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Woodruff (9-9) allowed three runs on four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings, taking the loss Wednesday versus Detroit.

The right-hander was reasonably effective, but he ran into trouble in the fourth and fifth innings. Milwaukee's offense only mustered three hits in support of Woodruff, leaving him to take a loss despite his third quality start in his last four outings. For the season, the 28-year-old has a 2.55 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 198:42 K:BB through 169.1 innings. He's projected to make his next start versus St. Louis next week.

Manning (4-6) tossed six innings of one-run ball to pick up the win Wednesday against the Brewers. He allowed two hits and three walks while striking out six.

This was probably the best start of Manning's rookie campaign, as he struck out a season-high six batters and tied a season high with the six innings pitched. There was some concern the 23-year-old might miss this start after taking a liner off his left knee in his last outing, but he looked no worse for the wear. It's still been mostly a struggle this year for Manning with a 5.75 ERA, though he's allowed just two total runs across his last two starts. The righty will look to build on the positive momentum in his next scheduled appearance Monday against the White Sox.

Ray (12-5) picked up the win in Wednesday's 6-3 victory over the Rays, allowing one run on four hits over seven innings. He struck out 13 without walking a batter.

The lefty continues to steamroll the opposition, regardless of who he's facing. Ray has fanned double-digit batters in five of his last six starts, lowering his ERA to 2.64 and WHIP to 1.01 -- both career bests, if he maintains that pace through his final outings -- while taking the MLB lead in strikeouts at 233 and bolstering his Cy Young case.

Velasquez (finger) signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Wednesday and is expected to be added to the 28-man active roster to start Friday's series opener against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

The 29-year-old was cut loose by the Phillies on Tuesday after being designated for assignment over the weekend, and the injury-plagued Padres will bring him aboard and quickly insert him into the starting rotation. The team hasn't formally announced which game of the series in St. Louis that Velasquez is slated to pitch, but Friday makes the most sense, given that Blake Snell (groin) -- the previously scheduled starter that day -- was placed on the injured list. Velasquez landed on the injured list with Philadelphia due to a right middle finger blister in early August, but he made six rehab appearances in the minors before parting ways with the organization and appears to be healthy again.

Wacha (3-5) took the loss Wednesday, coughing up six runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings as the Rays fell 6-3 to the Blue Jays. He struck out five.

After a handful of solid outings, Wacha turned in a dud. The right-hander served up a three-run blast to Bo Bichette in the first inning and never really recovered, although he was able to hang on for six innings to help save the bullpen a little. Wacha will carry a 5.56 ERA and 109:28 K:BB through 111.2 innings into his next start.

Snell was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left adductor groin strain.

Snell was removed from Sunday's start against the Dodgers after only 11 pitches due to the injury, and he'll require stint on the injured list before rejoining the rotation. The left-hander was initially expected to be ready to make his next start, but he's continued to feel soreness over the past couple days and will miss some time. Vince Velasquez signed a minor-league deal with the Friars and is expected to fill Snell's spot in the rotation for now.

Kelly (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of his start against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Kelly has spent the past month on the injured list after testing positive for COVID-19, but he'll rejoin the rotation Wednesday after making one rehab start. The right-hander threw 66 pitches in that outing and figures to have some minor workload limitations in his first start back.

Taillon (ankle) completed a bullpen session Wednesday, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports.

After playing catch Monday without any discomfort in his right ankle, Taillon was cleared to take the next step forward in his recovery from the injury by getting back on a mound. The Yankees will presumably re-evaluate Taillon on Thursday before determining whether he's ready to rejoin the rotation this weekend versus Cleveland, or if he'll need to first ramp back up with a simulated game or minor-league rehab assignment. Once Taillon is ready to go, he'll likely bump Luis Gil from New York's rotation.

Mets manager Luis Rojas said Wednesday that Syndergaard (elbow) will throw another live batting practice session in the coming days before the team determines his next step, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

While squaring off Wednesday against rehabbing outfielder Brandon Nimmo (hamstring), Syndergaard threw approximately 15-to-20 pitches in a live BP session, with his fastball velocity sitting in the low-to-mid-90s during the session. Rojas indicated that Syndergaard was deliberately not throwing at 100 percent velocity, so the right-hander will presumably ramp up the intensity in his next throwing session as he looks to prove that he's moved past the bout of elbow inflammation that resulted in him being shut down in late May. Assuming he experiences no further setbacks during his throwing program, Syndergaard could make it back from the 60-day injured list during the final two weeks of the season in a relief role.

German (shoulder) is scheduled to make another rehab appearances Friday or Saturday before returning from the injured list, Max Goodman of SI.com reports.

German delivered two scoreless frames for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, and he'll make one more appearance in the minors before rejoining the Yankees. Assuming all goes well, the right-hander should be activated from the injured list early next week.