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Matz will start Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Matz has had an up-and-down season to this point. Though he has posted two quality starts in his last three outings, sandwiched in the middle was an eight-run blow up against the Giants, leaving his year-long ERA at 6.40. The 30-year-old will look to take advantage of the opportunity to face a Mets lineup that already played a game earlier in the day, and perhaps down a couple regulars.

Mikolas will draw the start in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Mets, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

After Monday's game got postponed, Mikolas will be on the mound for the front end of the Cardinals' doubleheader Tuesday. The right-hander has been elite this season, posting a 1.49 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over 42.1 innings in seven starts.

Peralta (3-1) picked up the win in Monday's 1-0 victory over Atlanta, giving up two hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings while striking out a season-high 10.

Two of the three baserunners Peralta allowed reached in the first inning, but after he snuffed out that threat, he dominated Atlanta the rest of the way. The right-hander fired 67 of 102 pitches for strikes as he won his third straight start and produced his second quality start of the year, and he'll take a 3.53 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 48:12 K:BB through 35.2 innings into his next outing. Peralta also reached 500 strikeouts for his career with the performance, and among active pitchers who have pitched at least as many innings as him, only Max Scherzer and Gerrit Cole have better lifetime K/9 rates.

Anderson (3-2) took the loss Monday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks over six innings as Atlanta fell 1-0 to the Brewers. He struck out three.

The game's lone run came on a wild pitch in the sixth inning which brought Hunter Renfroe home from third base. Anderson fired 61 of 103 pitches for strikes as he delivered his second quality start of the season, but he was outdueled by Freddy Peralta, and the Atlanta right-hander will carry a 3.75 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and disappointing 25:18 K:BB through 36 innings into his next outing.

Whitlock didn't factor into the decision in Monday's 6-3 win over the Astros, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over five-plus innings. He struck out three.

The right-hander kept Houston off the board for four frames before serving up a solo shot to Chas McCormick to lead off the fifth. Whitlock has yet to work more than five innings in any outing since moving into the rotation, but he's posted a 3.15 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 26:8 K:BB through 20 innings over his five starts.

Singer will be called up from Triple-A Omaha to start the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the White Sox, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Kansas City will presumably designate Singer as its 27th man for the twin bill, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll be sent out to Omaha immediately after the outing. Instead, Singer's performance in his first start with the big club this season along with how Jonathan Heasley fares in Game 1 of the twin bill will likely determine which of the two sticks around in Kansas City as the team's No. 5 starter. After failing to win an Opening Day rotation spot and making three appearances out of the bullpen before being optioned to Omaha in late April, Singer gradually upped his pitch count in the minors while serving as a starter. He most recently tossed six innings for Omaha on May 11, conceding four runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four in a game against Iowa.

Gonsolin (4-0) earned the win over Arizona on Monday, pitching six innings and allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Gonsolin picked up his second quality start of the campaign, tying his season high in innings and racking up his highest strikeout total of 2022. The right-hander gave the Dodgers 92 pitches, helping to conserve the bullpen near the tail end of a stretch of 14 games in 12 days. Gonsolin has been excellent for Los Angeles this season, posting a perfect 4-0 record while compiling a 1.64 ERA and 1.03 WHIP over 33 innings. His 30:15 K:BB isn't ideal, but he's giving up so few hits that the walks haven't been much of a hindrance thus far.

Gray (1-1) allowed four runs on eight hits and a walk over 5.1 innings Monday, striking out eight and earning a win over the Angels.

Gray gave up three runs in the first inning, including two runs from a Brandon Marsh single. He then coughed up another run on Andrew Velazquez's RBI single in the fourth. Gray has now given up at least three runs in four of his first five starts and has yet to complete six innings in any outing. He'll carry a 5.73 ERA into his projected start in Houston this weekend.

Syndergaard (3-2) allowed six runs (four earned) on four hits and two walks while taking a loss against the Rangers on Monday. He recorded two outs, including one strikeout.

Syndergaard took the mound with a 3-0 lead but he couldn't escape the first inning and ended up taking an ugly loss. He allowed just one extra-base hit, an RBI double by Adolis Garcia. His ERA jumped from 2.45 to 3.60 alongside a 22:8 K:BB through 30 innings on the year. Syndergaard will look for better results in his projected rematch with the Rangers at home next week.

Wood did not factor in the decision against Colorado on Monday, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five.

Wood gave up a run in the first inning but then kept the Rockies off the scoreboard in each of the following three frames. However, he was pulled in the fifth after giving up three straight one-out hits, and he was ultimately charged with two runs in the inning. This was the left-hander's shortest outing since his first start of the campaign, when he completed 4.1 frames against San Diego. Wood's next start will likely come at home against the Padres on Sunday.