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Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw appears destined to start Monday against Washington. He will join the team this weekend in Miami for a bullpen session. If all goes well, he will make his second start of the season when the team begins its series against the Nationals.

Kershaw has been sidelined for four weeks with a back injury.

Mets pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard struck out seven hitters over seven innings Wednesday. 

Syndergaard allowed four hits, and two walks. He allowed one run. Through six starts, Syndergaard has a 3.94 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 32 innings. 

Rockies starting pitcher Jordan Lyles had no trouble dealing with the Diamondbacks Wednesday, but the bullpen cost him a win in a 5-4 loss.

Lyles tossed his third quality start in a row, limiting Arizona's offense to just one run on three hits. He walked two batters and struck out one, while picking up nine groundball outs.

Lyles exited the game in line for a 4-1 win, but the bullpen surrendered four runs over the final three innings, leaving him saddled with a no-decision. He remains 3-0 on the season with a 2.70 ERA heading into his next start, set for Monday against the Rangers. 

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke surrendered just one unearned run on seven hits and one walk in six innings while striking out six to pick up another win in his team's 6-4 victory over the Twins Wednesday.

Greinke (5-0) continued his remarkable run of great pitching, with his last start of more than two earned runs coming all the way back on July 25. Including playoffs, the streak now spans 21 games. He owns a 2.04 ERA and 46:6 K:BB ratio in 35 1/3 innings over six starts this season. His next shot should come Monday against the Nationals.

Marlins starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi continued his strong start to the season and was rewarded for it Wednesday, in a 9-3 win over the Braves.

Eovaldi tossed seven strong innings in the win, and the offense gave him more than enough help. He limited the Braves to one run on three hits and a walk in his seven innings, while striking out five batters and throwing 64 of 94 pitches for strikes.

Eovaldi is off to the best start of his career, and now has a 2.58 ERA and 2-1 record through six starts. His next start is set for Monday against the Mets. 

Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw made what will likely be his final rehab appearance Wednesday, and he was dominating while doing so.

Kershaw started for Double-A Chattanooga and allowed just one earned run over five innings of work. He struck out nine while throwing 86 pitches for strikes, which should be his last before returning from the disabled list.   

The Dodgers haven't said when Kershaw's next start will be, but he should be with the team for the start of next week's series in Washington, D.C. 

The Braves might surprisingly have a surplus of starting pitching, with Gavin Floyd set to come off the disabled list Sunday. In fact, they have so many pitchers, manager Fredi Gonzalez is not yet sure how he will handle the glut when Floyd is ready.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Braves will activate Floyd Sunday, at the end of his rehab assignment, but there is no plan to get him into the rotation yet. Alex Wood is still scheduled to start Sunday, and Gonzalez also told MLB.com he does not plan on moving him to the bullpen. 

Following Wednesday's rainout, the Pirates announced Charlie Morton will start the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Orioles, per MASNsports.com. Brandon Cumpton, who was slated to start Thursday, will pitch in the second game.

The Phillies announced following Wednesday's rainout against the Mets that they will skip Kyle Kendrick, who was scheduled to start Wednesday.

The weekend rotation against the Nationals will be Cliff Lee, A.J. Burnett and Cole Hamels. Kendrick will slide back into the rotation Monday vs. Toronto, and he will be followed by Roberto Hernandez Tuesday before the rotation resets.

The Mets have decided to push back their rotation following Wednesday's rainout, per ESPN.

Bartolo Colon, who was scheduled to start Wednesday at Philadelphia, will now open a four-game series at Colorado Thursday. He will be followed by Zack Wheeler, Jenrry Mejia and Dillon Gee.

Jonathon Niese, who led New York to a 6-1 win Tuesday, will no longer start Sunday in Colorado and has been bumped back to Monday's series opener at Miami.