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Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright issued his first walk of 2013 in another dominant outing on Tuesday against the Nationals. He worked 8 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up just five hits while striking out nine in a 2-0 win.

Wainwright issued a free pass to Bryce Harper in the sixth to end his streak of 34 2/3 innings without a walk. The right-hander was pulled after putting a man on in the ninth and threw 74 of his 113 pitches for strikes. He also lowered his ERA from 2.48 to 1.93 while earning his fourth win.

His next start is scheduled for Monday against the Reds. In three starts against Cincinnati last season, Wainwright went 1-2 with a 5.29 ERA.

Despite having an ERA under 1.00, Braves pitching prospect Alex Wood remains winless through four starts (0-1) for Double-A Mississippi. Wood tossed six scoreless innings Monday at Mobile and now has tossed 13 scoreless innings in his last two starts.

Wood hasn't allowed a run in three of four starts, helping him post a 0.82 ERA. Wood has struck out 25 and walked four in 22 innings, while posting a .182 opponents' batting average.

The 2012 second-round pick is considered the Braves' sixth-best prospect by MLB.com.

"He's got a little funk in his delivery, which I think helps him," Braves general Wren told MLB.com in March. "The good thing is there are guys who have funk who can't repeat. He repeats his delivery and throws quality strikes, along with having good quality stuff. He's got good life and a good breaking ball. Depending on the role as he moves forward, he's another guy you watch over the next year or so to determine what is the ideal role. You know at the very least he can be a quality left-handed reliever that throws real hard."

Just hours before the start of Tuesday's first game, the Marlins decided to flip their pitching order for a doubleheader at Minnesota. Jose Fernandez will make his fourth career start in Game 1, while Ricky Nolasco takes the hill for the second game of the twinbill.

The Twins kept their starters intact with Kevin Correia starting the first game followed by Mike Pelfrey.

Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley turned in his fourth straight quality start to begin the year on Monday night against the Giants. He allowed two runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings of work.

The left-hander gave up all of his damage in the first when he gave up three consecutive doubles. He cruised after that but was pulled when Guillermo Quiroz hit a two-out single in the seventh.

Miley, who threw 65 of his 90 pitches for strikes, left in line for the win but the bullpen was unable to hold the lead. He lowered his ERA to 2.77 and also struck out seven with no walks.

His next start is scheduled for Saturday against the Rockies. Miley went 2-0 with a 3.28 ERA in four appearances (three starts) against Colorado last season.

Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton will move his rehab assignment to Double-A Altoona on Tuesday. The right-hander started for Class A Bradenton last week as he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery. 

Reds pitcher Jonny Cueto played catch for the first time since his injury Monday, according to the Cincinnatti Enquirer.

Cueto was placed on the disabled list with a strained right lat, and was expected to miss between 3-4 starts. This is the first step toward getting Cueto back in the team's rotation. Tony Cingrani is expected to fill-in for Cueto until he's ready to return.

The series opener between the visiting Miami Marlins and Minnesota Twins was postponed Monday because of poor weather and will be made up as part of a split doubleheader Tuesday. Since April 14, the Twins have had four of their scheduled eight games postponed because of weather conditions.

The two teams are expected to keep their rotation intact for the doubleheader with Miami's Ricky Nolasco (0-2) and Minnesota's Kevin Correia (1-1) -- Monday's probables -- scheduled to pitch Tuesday.

Rockies starter Juan Nicasio did not last long as he ran up his pitch count Sunday afternoon against the Diamondbacks.

Nicasio, who made his fourth start of the season, gave up a solo home run to Didi Gregorius and was charged with another run before leaving the game. He yielded two runs and three hits in 4 1/3 innings in a 4-3 defeat. He also struck out three and walked three in 96 pitches, 62 strikes.

Nicasio has a 5.31 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP. The 26-year-old is slated to take the mound Friday in a rematch against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. He has allowed six runs in 11 innings away from Coors Field.

The Rockies recalled relief pitcher Rob Scahill from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Sunday to take the roster spot of Jhoulys Chacin (back) after he was placed on the disabled list. Scahill, who appeared in six games for Colorado during his MLB debut last September, is expected to stay with the team until it promotes another pitcher to start Wednesday's game against Atlanta in Chacin's absence.

Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn was back on his game Saturday, holding the Phillies scoreless in seven innings by allowing one hit and three walks while striking out eight to move to 3-0.

Lynn has alternated between great and poor starts over the first few weeks. He'll face the Pirates at home Friday.