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Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg coughed up a four-run as he served up homers in the eighth and ninth innings in Thursday's contest against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. He received a no-decision.

Strasburg, made his first start since he was ejected on Aug. 11, allowed a solo home run to Brian Bogusevic in the eighth and fell an out shy of picking up his second career complete game before he served up a two-run, game-tying home run to Donnie Murphy. The right-hander yielded four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out eight over 8 2/3 innings pitched.

Strasburg has allowed six earned runs over his last 18 2/3 innings pitched. He is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday at home against Miami. He is 1-1 with a 7.00 ERA in two starts against the Marlins this season.

Marlins pitcher Henderson Alvarez had a rough start against the Dodgers Thursday.

Alvarez gave up five runs in five innings. He gave up seven hits and walked two. Alvarez struck out three batters. His ERA jumped to 3.86.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw tossed eight scoreless innings Thursday against the Marlins.

Kershaw gave up five hits, and walked three batters. He notched six strikeouts. Kershaw improved his ERA to 1.72 with the win. 

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto has been transferred to the 60-day disabled list Thursday.

Cueto has been sidelined since June 28 with a lat injury. He just started throwing Wednesday, but there's no timetable for his return. Cueto has a 3.33 ERA in nine starts.

Marlins starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi ran into trouble in just one inning Wednesday against the Dodgers, but it was enough to sink him in a 4-1 loss.

Eovaldi allowed three runs over seven innings of work, all of which came in the fourth inning. Three runs came around to score on two hits and a pair of errors, one of which was charged to Eovaldi on a throwing error. 

Eovaldi ended up with three runs  -- two earned -- on six hits and a pair of walks over seven innings of work. He struck out five, while throwing 74 of 109 pitches for strikes in the loss.

Eovaldi is now 2-4 with a 3.82 ERA heading into his next start, scheduled for Tuesday against the Nationals. 

Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke overcame an early run to toss eight strong innings in a 4-1 win over the Marlins Wednesday.

Greinke was tagged for a solo home run by outfielder Giancarlo Stanton, but had little trouble settling down from that point on. He closed the game with seven scoreless innings before turning it over to Kenley Jansen for the ninth. 

Greinke allowed just the one run on six hits, while striking out seven batters and walking none. Greinke threw 70 of 99 pitches for strikes in the game on his way his fourth straight win.

Greinke is now 12-3 with a 2.91 ERA, the lowest his ERA has been since his third start of the season. His next start is set for Monday against the Cubs. 

Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio didn't factor into the decision in his team's 4-3 loss to the Phillies Wednesday after giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and one walk while striking out three in 5 2/3 innings.

Nicasio has made it through six innings just once in his last five starts. He owns a 7-6 record, 4.79 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 88:47 K:BB ratio heading into Monday's projected start against the Giants.

Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole was saddled with his sixth loss despite throwing a quality start in his team's 2-1 loss to the Padres Wednesday, giving up two earned runs on ten hits while striking out five and walking none in six innings.

It was the first time Cole didn't walk a batter since his first two starts in mid-June. He takes a 6-6 record, 3.81 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 57:17 K:BB ratio into Tuesday's start against the Brewers.

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto had a successful day throwing Wednesday.

Cueto was not expected to throw, but was able to play catch while the team's trainer watched. Cueto made about 40 throws. Cueto said he felt good, and wanted to throw. There's still no update on his return.

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto plans to throw Wednesday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. 

Cueto has been out since June 28 with a lat injury, and hasn't thrown since he was put on the disabled list. He has a 3.33 ERA in nine starts.