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Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley bounced back with a quality start on Sunday against the Padres, but failed to factor into the decision. He yielded three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over seven innings of a 4-3 defeat.

Miley has allowed 10 earned runs over his last 13 innings. He owns a 5.14 ERA and 40:18 K:BB ratio over 49 innings. He'll make his next start Saturday against the White Sox in Chicago.

Nationals manager Matt Williams announced a few changes to the starting rotation following Sunday's series finale against the Phillies, MASN reports. Williams will got with Jordan Zimmermann on Monday against the Dodgers. Tuesday's starter is yet to be determined.

Stephen Strasburg will start the series finale against Los Angeles on Wednesday, followed by Doug Fister on Friday against the A's in Oakland. It will be Fister's first start as a member of the Nationals.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will make his return from a back injury Tuesday against the Nationals. Catcher A.J. Ellis said Kershaw is ready to go after catching his bullpen session Friday.

"I think he has peace of mind that he's healthy," Ellis said, per MLB.com. "That was his sharpest bullpen session of the year. He was locked in. He seems ready to me. But I thought that two weeks ago when I caught him in the simulated game."

Braves pitcher Alex Wood fell to 2-5 with Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Giants, but he didn't pitch badly. Wood allowed two earned runs over five innings, striking out seven and walking one while yielding seven hits.

Wood labored to get through five innings, throwing 104 pitches. His ERA stands at 3.00.

It is unclear when Wood will start next, as the Braves have a glut of starting pitchers with Gavin Floyd now activated.

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is set to have his shoulder examined Monday, according to the Orange County Register. 

Ryu will travel back to Los Angeles Sunday, and be examined Monday. Team doctors will decide whether Ryu's injury requires an MRI Monday. Through seven starts, Ryu has a 3.00 ERA.

Braves pitcher Julio Teheran surrendered three home runs while giving up three earned runs on four hits and no walks in seven innings and striking out seven in his team's 3-1 loss to the Giants Saturday.

Teheran (2-2) pitched mostly well but couldn't keep the ball in the park when the Giants made contact. He still managed his seventh straight quality start to open the season. Teheran owns a sparkling 1.80 ERA and 33:9 K:BB ratio in 50 innings. He'll likely make his next start against the Cubs Friday.

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto surrendered two earned runs on three hits and one walk in eight innings while striking out 10 to earn a win in his team's 6-2 victory over the Brewers Saturday.

Cueto (3-2) was victimized by solo home runs in the second and fifth innings but otherwise pitched brilliantly while smacking an RBI single in one of his three at-bats. He owns a stellar 1.31 ERA and 60:15 K:BB ratio in 55 innings. Cueto will square off with the Rockies in Cincinnati Friday.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw completed a bullpen session that went well Saturday as he prepares to rejoin the rotation Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

Kershaw has been sidelined since March 22 while nursing a back injury. He made one start in Australia during the regular season, giving up one earned run in 6 2/3 innings while striking out seven, before hitting the disabled list.

Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels, who has made just two starts since recovering from a shoulder injury, will have his third start delayed. He has been scratched Sunday against Washington with an illness and will pitch Tuesday instead against Toronto.

Hamels was clobbered for six earned runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Mets in his last outing.

Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler was obliterated by the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday, suffering his third loss of the season in a 10-3 defeat. He was charged with seven runs -- six earned -- on seven hits and two walks while striking out one over four innings pitched.

Wheeler saw his ERA rise from 3.99 to 5.13 after Friday's abysmal outing. He owns a 1.53 WHIP and a 32:13 K:BB ratio over 33 1/3 innings pitched. He'll make his next start Wednesday at Miami.