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Garcia settled for a no-decision against the Angels on Wednesday despite pitching six innings of shutout ball. He allowed three hits and three walks while striking out one.

Garcia wasn't flawless in the outing, as he threw only 42 of 79 pitches for strikes and induced just six swings-and-misses. However, the right-hander kept Los Angeles off the scoreboard for six innings and departed with a 3-0 lead. Houston's bullpen quickly let that lead evaporate, however, as the Angels put up five runs in the seventh frame. Though Houston ultimately pulled out the win, Garcia was left with a no-decision despite the strong performance. He did, however, notch his first quality start in nearly a month, and Garcia will look to build upon this performance in his scheduled start at home against the Rays next week.

Hendricks (14-7) allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and no walks while striking out three across 5.2 innings to take the loss Wednesday against the Twins.

Hendricks surrendered a pair of home runs -- both to Max Kepler -- that accounted for all of his earned runs. He was fairly sharp otherwise, as he did not surrender a walk for the first time in his last four starts. Even so, Hendricks is ending the season in poor form, as he has now managed only one quality start in his last six appearances. Overall, he has maintained a 4.81 ERA with a 126:43 K:BB across 176 innings.

Sale (5-0) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over five innings, picking up the win in Wednesday's 12-5 victory over the Mets.

Sale was staked to a sizeable lead early on Wednesday and cruised through five solid innings. He matched his season high with eight strikeouts, including one where he got Javier Baez to swing at a slider that ended up hitting him in the back foot. If you won the race to the waiver wire to add Sale after he spent the first four months of the season on the injured list recovering from Tommy John surgery, congrats. The lanky left-hander has not allowed more than two earned runs in any single outing this season and seems to be just warming up.

Walker (7-11) allowed six runs on six hits and two walks with one strikeout over two innings, taking the loss in Wednesday's 12-5 defeat to the Red Sox.

This was another disastrous outing for Walker, as the right-hander labored through two innings of painful baseball. Kyle Schwarber threw a jab in the first inning with a solo homer, then landed the knockout punch in the second with a three-run round-tripper. Walker has now allowed nine home runs in his last five starts and has pitched to an 8.10 ERA over that same span. With a contract that could feasibly see the 29-year-old remain in Queens for two more seasons, the Mets better hope that the one-time All-Star figures things out.

Kluber tossed 4.1 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and striking out four in the win over the Rangers on Wednesday.

After tossing a no-hitter in his last start against them, the 35-year-old struggled to keep the Rangers off the bases in this one, ultimately surrendering three separate RBI singles. The eight hits allowed were his highest total of the season, while he went without giving up a walk for the first time. Overall he has posted a 5.73 ERA and 1.59 WHIP over 22 innings since returning from the 60-day injured list Aug. 30. Kluber is expected to face the Blue Jays on Tuesday in his next start.

Wheeler pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks while striking out nine in the win over the Orioles on Monday. He did not factor into the decision.

The 31-year-old avoided surrendering any runs until Austin Hays doubled in Ryan Mountcastle in the sixth inning, providing the only damage against him in this one. It was his fourth consecutive start in which he surrendered one or fewer runs, posting a 1.14 ERA over those outings. After a rough month of August where his ERA went from 2.45 to 3.01, the hot streak has Wheeler's ERA back down to 2.79. He'll draw Atlanta in his next start Tuesday.

Mikolas (2-2) allowed two runs on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts through seven innings, picking up the win in Wednesday's 10-2 victory over the Brewers.

Mikolas was staked to a 6-0 lead by the time the second inning rolled around and cruised to his second victory of the season Wednesday. The right-hander entered play having gone no deeper than 5.2 innings in a start this year, so to see him go seven is a boon for a Cardinals team that is as hot as any in baseball. The 33-year-old also set a new season high in pitches thrown with 91. He'll look to replicate this performance in his next outing, which figures to come against these same Brewers on Tuesday.

Gray (1-2) allowed two runs on six hits and a walk over six innings against Miami on Wednesday to earn his first career victory. He also registered eight strikeouts.

Gray bounced back in a big way after having been pounded for 22 runs (and 14 walks) over his four previous starts, limiting the Marlins to RBI singles by Lewin Diaz and Jesus Sanchez. Gray stranded a pair of runners in the sixth inning to complete his fourth quality start since being acquired from the Dodgers at the trade deadline. Despite his inconsistencies, the 23-year-old has likely flashed enough -- including a 9.86 K/9 over 59.1 innings -- to solidify a rotation spot entering 2022. Gray is lined up to face the Rockies at Coors Field next Monday.

Stripling (5-7) allowed five runs on five hits and a walk in 1.1 innings, taking the loss Wednesday versus Tampa Bay.

The right-hander was expected to serve as the primary pitcher in the contest, but he made a mess of the third inning and only ended up recording four outs. Stripling now has a 4.89 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 94:30 K:BB across 99.1 innings this year. He's still building up his pitch count after returning from an oblique injury nearly two weeks ago. If Hyun Jin Ryu (neck) isn't ready to return next week, Stripling could serve in a piggyback role during the three-game series versus the Yankees.

Cueto (elbow) will report to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday for a rehab start, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Cueto went through a bullpen session Monday with no issues and will advance to a rehab assignment Thursday. Assuming all goes well, the 35-year-old should rejoin the Giants' rotation sometime next week.