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Keller (3-6) allowed one run on five hits over seven innings Monday, striking out five and earning a win over the Marlins.

Keller faced little pushback from Miami's lineup through five shutout frames until he finally coughed up a run in the sixth. It was a nice bounceback after he was tagged with nine runs on 19 hits and five walks over his previous two outings. The 26-year-old is in the midst of another inconsistent season with a 4.88 ERA and a 71:32 K:BB through 83 frames. Keller is projected to start in Colorado this weekend.

Lynch left Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers with an undisclosed injury, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. He allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits and one walk while striking out three over four innings prior to exiting.

Lynch gave up a leadoff single to start the fifth inning, and the team trainer came out to check on him immediately after. He was then walked off the diamond. Lynch will be considered day-to-day until the nature of the injury is revealed.

Keller (5-9) allowed one run on three hits and a walk over seven innings in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader. He struck out eight and earned a win over the Tigers.

Keller dominated through five shutout frames before Riley Greene scored on a wild pitch in the sixth. He's now 4-1 with an impressive 2.15 ERA over his last five starts. The 26-year-old righty lowered his season ERA to 4.15 with a 67:32 K:BB through 97.2 frames. Keller is lined up to take the mound in Toronto this weekend.

DeGrom (shoulder) is scheduled to make a rehab start at Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

DeGrom was targeting Wednesday or Thursday for his third rehab start, and the team will ultimately choose the latter option so he has an additional day to rest before pitching for the Triple-A club. He's expected to throw at least 50 pitches during Thursday's outing, and it's not yet clear whether he'll make a fourth rehab start or whether his next appearance after Thursday will be with the major-league club.

Keller will start Monday's game against the Marlins.

It took the Pirates longer than usual to confirm their starting pitcher for Monday night, but it turns out Keller will take the ball on normal rest. After allowing eight total earned runs over six outings from mid-May through mid-June, Keller has allowed nine earned runs over his last two starts alone.

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said that Chirinos (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment Saturday with the Rays' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The upcoming appearance will mark Chirinos' first at any level since Aug. 16, 2020, as he's spent the better part of two years rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and another procedure to address a fracture of the same elbow. Chirinos had served as a starter for the Rays during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, but he could be preparing for a multi-inning relief role with the big club while he's out on the rehab assignment.

Luzardo (forearm) is scheduled to throw a two-inning live batting practice session Tuesday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

If the session goes well, Luzardo will likely face hitters again later in the week before the Marlins set up a minor-league rehab assignment for the 24-year-old lefty. Luzardo has been on the injured list since May 15 with a left forearm strain.

Cabrera (elbow) tossed a two-inning live batting practice session Monday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

The Marlins will likely assess Cabrera's condition Tuesday before deciding whether he's ready to embark on a minor-league rehab assignment. Since he's been on the injured list since June 15 with right elbow tendinitis, Cabrera will presumably require two starts in the minors before being activated from the IL, likely at some point shortly after the All-Star break.

Oviedo (hand) struck out two and worked around two hits over 1.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen Sunday in the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Phillies.

Oviedo had been pulled from his previous relief appearance July 4 against Atlanta after he was struck on his pitching hand by a comebacker, but a few days of rest was all he needed to heal up. With Sunday's scoreless outing, the 24-year-old lowered his ERA to 3.10 over 20.1 innings at the big-league level this season.

The Cardinals transferred Flaherty (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.

When Flaherty was moved back to the IL on July 27 after experiencing a setback with his right shoulder, the Cardinals had been keeping his timeline for a return open-ended. The decision to move him to the 60-day IL, however, likely indicates that Flaherty hadn't progressed as quickly as the Cardinals hoped in the two weeks since he was shut down. With Flaherty now on the 60-day IL for the second time this season and ineligible to return until late August, fantasy managers in redraft leagues could be justified in dropping him for a healthier option rather than waiting it out for the next six weeks (or longer).