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Marlins starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco turned in a decent outing but did not factor in the decision Friday night against the Giants at AT&T Park. Nolasco surrendered three runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out one in 5 2/3 innings pitched in a 6-3 win.

Nolasco has allowed eight runs combined over his last three starts (18 innings). He is scheduled to make his next start Friday at home against San Diego.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw endured a rough outing as he suffered his fifth loss of the season Friday night against the Padres. Kershaw (5-5) surrendered four runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out seven in six innings pitched.

Kershaw has allowed eight earned runs over his first 26 innings pitched in June. He is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday at home against the San Francisco. He is 1-0 with a 0.56 ERA in two starts against the Giants.

Pirates rookie starter Gerrit Cole turned in another solid outing as he picked his third win of the season Friday night against the Angels.

Cole (3-0) pitched five scoreless innings before surrendering a solo home run to Albert Pujols and a run-scoring single to Alberto Callaspo in the seventh inning before his night was over. The right-hander allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking five in 6 1/3 innings pitched in a 5-2 win.

Cole has allowed just seven runs over his first 18 1/3 innings pitched in the majors. He is scheduled to make his next start Friday at home against the Brewers.

Diamondbacks starter Wade Miley endured a shaky outing and did not factor in the decision Friday night against the Reds. Miley surrendered three runs on five hits and four walks while striking out five in 4 2/3 innings pitched in an 11-5 win.

Miley has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his last four starts. He has a 4.70 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP in 15 starts. He is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday at Washington. He is 3-4 with a 3.96 ERA in 10 starts away from Chase Field.

Reds starter Johnny Cueto endured his worst start of the season as he was hit with his first loss of the season Friday night against the Diamondbacks.

Cueto (4-1) served up home runs to Gerardo Parra and Paul Goldschmidt. The right-hander was charged with seven runs on 11 hits and one walk while striking out three in 4 1/3 innings pitched in an 11-5 loss.

Cueto has allowed 12 runs combined over his last five starts. He is scheduled to make his next start Friday at Texas.

Braves starter Julio Teheran turned in a solid outing in a losing effort Friday night against the Brewers.

Teheran (5-4) surrendered a sacrifice fly in the first and a solo home run to Jean Segura in fifth inning for his only damage of the night. He surrendered two runs on eight hits while striking out five in 6 1/3 innings pitched in a 2-0 loss.

Teheran has allowed just two runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. He is scheduled to make his next start Friday at home against the Diamondbacks. He is 3-1 with a 2.52 ERA in six starts at Turner Field.

Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg bounced back with a dominant outing as he picked up his fourth win of the season Friday night against the Rockies.

Strasburg (4-6) surrendered a run-scoring single to DJ LeMahieu in the third for his only mistake of the night. He gave up one run on five hits while striking out nine in seven innings pitched in a 2-1 win.

"He threw great," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said of Strasburg. "We've been scoring practically nothing (for him). ... It was a big win for him and for us."

Strasburg has allowed one earned run or fewer in each of his last seven starts. He is scheduled to make his next start Thursday at home against the Diamondbacks.

Phillies starter Cole Hamels endured another shaky outing as he suffered his 11th loss of the season Friday against the Mets. Hamels (2-11) surrendered four runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out five in six innings pitched in a 4-3 loss.

Hamelsis now one loss away from matching a career high in a season. He has allowed seven runs combined over his last two starts (13 innings). He is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday at San Diego. He is 1-5 with a 3.54 ERA in eight starts away from home.

Marlins starting pitcher Henderson Alvarez will throw 85 pitches in what is expected to be his second-to-last rehab start Saturday at Double-A Jacksonville, the Miami Herald reports. Alvarez is expected to take one more rehab start next week before returning to the Marlins' rotation. He has allowed three runs on nine hits over 10 innings in two rehab starts.

Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn earned the win against the Cubs Thursday, allowing one earned run on three hits and two walks in six innings while striking out six. The only run came on a third-inning homer by catcher Welington Castillo.

Lynn (10-1) has struck out six in each of his four starts in June. He'll face the Astros Wednesday.