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The Reds scratched starting pitcher Johnny Cueto from Wednesday's start against the Rockies, though no reason was immediately given. Pedro Villarreal was recalled from Triple-A Louisville to start in Cueto's absence.

Cueto, who was on the disabled list from mid-April through mid-May with an oblique injury, was 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in three starts since his May 20 activation.

Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran was four outs away from his first career no-hitter during Wednesday's 5-0 win against the Pirates. Teheran (4-2) had retired the first two batters he faced in the eighth inning before Brandon Inge broke up the no-hitter with a single to left field.

Teheran retired the next batter before turning the game over to David Carpenter in the ninth inning to finish off the Pirates. The right-hander allowed one hit, hit two batters and struck out a career-high 11 in eight scoreless innings. Teheran won for the first time in three starts, but he has allowed one or no earned runs in three of his last four starts.

Teheran is expected to be back on the mound Monday at San Diego. He is 2-1 with a 3.58 ERA in six road starts this season.

After a promising MLB debut May 30 against the Royals, Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha struggled in his encore Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, allowing six runs on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings. 

"I was in pretty good pitcher's counts with most batters, and I just wasn't able to make pitches whenever I needed to," Wacha said, per FOX Sports Midwest. "I left balls up in the zone, and they were able to get hits off them."

Manager Mike Matheny also weighed in on what plagued the rookie Tuesday.

"He just didn't locate his fastball well," Matheny said. "That really hurt him. And actually, his changeup had a little sail to it as well."

Wacha is eager to get back on the hill and forget about Tuesday's shelling. He's slated to return to action Tuesday against the Mets.

"I'm already ready to pitch again," he said.

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo seemed to hint during a radio interview Wednesday he's not expecting starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who is dealing with a Grade 1 lat strain, to take the mound Saturday against the Twins, according to CSN Washington. Rizzo said Ross Detwiler, who is on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique injury, might start Saturday for Washington.

Marlins starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi (shoulder) will make another rehab start for Double-A Jacksonville before the team decides to activate him off the 60-day disabled list, according to The Palm Beach Post. Eovaldi is 0-1 with a 4.61 ERA through three rehab starts between Class A and Double-A.

Prior to losing a fourth straight game Tuesday against the Nationals, Mets manager Terry Collins stressed Zack Wheeler's impending promotion to the majors isn't going to solve all the team's problems.

"I hope that everybody understands, if and when [Wheeler] comes, he’s not going to be the savior," Collins said, per the New York Post. "There’s a lot of pieces that have to work. One guy is not going to turn this around for us. He’s got great stuff, but there’s been so much made of this poor kid that he hasn’t pitched a game in the big leagues yet, and it looks like he’s going to be in the finals for the Cy Young. He’s not even here. We’ve got to let him get up here and pitch a little bit."

Pirates starting pitcher Charlie Morton (elbow, shoulder) is expected to throw 95 pitches in his next rehab start for Triple-A Indianapolis Saturday. Morton is 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA in three rehab starts for Indianapolis and is 1-2 with a 3.41 ERA in eight rehab starts this season.

Diamondbacks starting pitcher Wade Miley has fallen on hard times following a promising start to the season. After beginning the year 3-1 with a 2.93 ERA through seven starts, Miley takes a four-game losing streak into Wednesday's start against the Cardinals.

"I don't want to think about it," Miley said, per MLB.com. "I don't even want to talk about it until after. I just want to go pitch. That's pretty much it."

Miley has allowed seven runs in each of his last two starts and has a 9.14 ERA during his four-game slide, which has sent his ERA skyrocketing to 5.01.

"If you get too analytical, it's very, very dangerous," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "It's more of a feel of how you're going to do it; you've got a conviction of where you're going to throw your pitch, or offensively what kind of pitch you're going to hit."

Cardinals starter Michael Wacha took a step back from his solid debut as he was roughed up in a no-decision Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

Wacha surrendered a run-scoring single to opposing starter Tyler Skaggs in the second and a three-run home run to A.J. Pollock in the fourth. The right-hander also allowed two runs in the fifth and was charged with six runs on 10 hits and a walk while striking out four in 4 2/3 innings.

Wacha's ERA ballooned to 5.40 after his second big-league start. He will make his next start June 11 against the Mets at Citi Field.

Rockies starting pitcher Juan Nicasio turned in a solid outing but failed to factor in the decision Tuesday night against the Reds. Nicasio surrendered three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three in six innings.

Nicasio has not pitched more than six innings this season. He has a 4.76 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP through 12 starts. He is scheduled to make his next Sunday at home against the Padres. He is 2-1 with a 4.62 ERA in five starts at Coors Field.