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The Cardinals recalled Mathews from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday ahead of his start against the Phillies.

Mathews will return to the majors to help fill the holes in a St. Louis rotation that has lost both Andre Pallante (elbow) and Hunter Dobbins (forearm) to the injured list within the past couple of days. Mathews owns a 3.27 ERA at Triple-A this season and has given up just three runs across nine innings during his two starts in the big leagues.

Padres manager Craig Stammen said that Musgrove (elbow) will throw a bullpen session this weekend before likely making a final minor-league rehab start during the upcoming week, 97.3 The Fan San Diego reports.

Musgrove most recently made his third rehab start Aug. 14 with Triple-A El Paso, striking out five while allowing five earned runs on nine hits and one walk. Though Musgrove built up to 70 pitches in that outing and looked like he might have been ready to return from the 60-day injured list at some point this week to make his 2026 Padres debut, Stammen revealed that the right-hander "had a little back issue pop up" during a recent workout. Fortunately for Musgrove, the back issue isn't viewed as a major concern, and he hasn't incurred any setbacks with his surgically repaired elbow since beginning his rehab assignment Aug. 4. Assuming his back responds well to the bullpen session, Musgrove should be in line for a sizable workload in his upcoming minor-league appearance before joining the San Diego rotation immediately thereafter for what would be his first big-league outing since Sept. 26, 2024.

Woodruff did not undergo surgery on his right shoulder and is scheduled to begin a throwing program Wednesday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Woodruff said in July that he would undergo season-ending capsule repair surgery on his right shoulder, but he first wanted to exhaust all his options before going under the knife. Imaging on his shoulder taken four weeks after he suffered his injury revealed unexpected healing, eliminating the need for the 33-year-old to undergo surgery. The Brewers will put him through a five-week throwing program before re-evaluating him, per Hogg, which will keep Woodruff out through the end of the regular season but could enable him to pitch in the postseason if things go well.

Burnes (elbow) threw 20 pitches in a live batting practice session Friday, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

This was Burnes' first session facing live hitters. He'll follow up with two innings and 35 pitches in a bridge game Tuesday. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo indicated that Burnes is anxious to pitch in a real game, but the manager will hold off on that until sometime shortly after Sept. 1.

Gallen (elbow) threw two innings and 35 pitches to live hitters Thursday, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

Gallen is next scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday, after which the club will decide his next steps. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said there is a target date for Gallen and fellow injured starter Corbin Burnes (elbow), but the manager wasn't ready to reveal it and prefers to take the progression step-by-step before making any announcements.

Nelson (elbow) threw 25 pitches in the bullpen Friday, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

Nelson began his bullpen progression Friday. If the right-hander comes out of Friday's session without issue, he'll throw another one Tuesday. The Diamondbacks are leaning toward bringing Nelson back as a reliever, which will require a shorter ramp-up, as injured starters Corbin Burnes (elbow) and Zac Gallen (elbow) are ahead of him.

Luzardo didn't factor into the decision Friday, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk over 5.2 innings in a 7-6 extra-inning victory over the Cardinals. He struck out nine.

All the damage off Luzardo came via the long ball, as Joshua Baez drove a first-inning fastball over the fence in right-center field for a two-run shot, before Jordan Walker put one out to nearly the same spot for another two-run blast in the sixth. It's the first time since June 5 that Luzardo has served up multiple homers in the same game, but he continues to pile up Ks -- over seven starts since the All-Star break he's compiled a 2.96 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 58:12 K:BB through 45.2 innings. He'll look for his 12th win of 2026 in his next outing, which lines up to come on the road next week in Seattle.

Chandler allowed four runs on four hits, two walks and a hit batsman while striking out six over four innings in a no-decision versus the Dodgers on Friday.

Chandler had won his last three starts, but he wasn't up to the challenge the Dodgers presented in this contest. The right-hander gave up a pair of runs in the first and third innings for his most runs allowed in a game in August. He has 4.38 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 114:66 K:BB across 125.1 innings over 25 games (24 starts) this year. Chandler's next outing is projected to be at San Diego.

Yamamoto allowed two runs on five hits, a walk and two hit batsmen while striking out nine over 6.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Pirates on Friday.

The Dodgers' bullpen couldn't hold the lead Yamamoto left them with, but it was still another quality start for the star right-hander. He's given up just six runs over 26 innings with 27:7 K:BB through four starts in August. For the season. Yamamoto has a 2.61 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 145:35 K:BB through 151.2 innings over 23 starts. He's projected to make his next start at Detroit.

Vasquez (9-6) earned the win Friday against Minnesota, allowing two runs on two hits and no walks over seven innings. He struck out three.

The right-hander worked in bulk relief his previous time out, but he started Friday's contest and completed seven frames for the second time this season. Vasquez hasn't been tagged with a loss since late June, and in nine appearances (five starts) during that span he's gone 3-0 with a 3.65 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 14:6 K:BB across 37 innings. Even when the 27-year-old is pitching well, the lack of strikeout potential and inconsistent role limit his fantasy upside.