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Mejia was recalled from Triple-A Reno on Monday, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Mejia will make his season debut as the starter in Monday's series opener against the Pirates. The right-hander got his first taste of big-league action last year when he posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.90 WHIP in 10 innings across three starts with the Marlins.

Rogers (personal) rejoined the Marlins for workouts just over a week ago and intends to rejoin the Miami rotation before the end of the season, though he remains without an official timeline to return from the restricted list, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports. "When he comes back, we'll get him in safely but there's not going to be any reins," pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. said of Rogers. "He's set for when he does come back to where there's no limitations other than bringing him back safely."

After Rogers made his 20th start of the season July 31, the Marlins placed him on the family medical emergency list three days later before transferring him to the restricted list last week. Rogers provided a detailed explanation for his extended absence in his interview with McPherson, noting that he chose to step away from the Marlins temporarily after both of his grandfathers passed away within one week of each other, on top of both of his parents having recently experienced serious symptoms of COVID-19. With both his mother and father now feeling healthier, Rogers is ready to turn his focus back to baseball, but he'll need time to build back up again after he was away from the team for more than two weeks. McPherson suggests that Rogers will likely throw a couple bullpen sessions this week before potentially heading out on a minor-league assignment that will consist of one or two rehab starts. Because the Marlins headed into the season with the goal of capping Rogers at 175 innings in 2021, the 23-year-old lefty shouldn't face any restrictions in his starts when he eventually returns, likely in early September. He currently sits at 110 innings for the campaign.

Lopez (shoulder) made his first rehab start at Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday, striking out three over three no-hit innings.

Lopez faced the minimum nine hitters in the start, erasing a hit batsman in the bottom of the first by inducing an inning-ending double play. Since he hadn't pitched for the Marlins since July 11 before landing on the injured list with a right shoulder strain, Lopez was pulled after 38 pitches Saturday. He'll likely push his pitch count up to the 50-to-60 range in his next rehab outing before potentially slotting back into the Miami rotation at some point next week.

The Marlins announced that Cabrera will be called up from Triple-A Jacksonville to start Wednesday's game against the Nationals in Miami.

The 23-year-old right-hander will be making his MLB debut this week after he compiled a 3.68 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 48:19 K:BB across 29.1 innings over his six starts at Triple-A upon receiving a promotion from Double-A Pensacola in mid-July. Cabrera's eye-popping strikeout rate will make him an intriguing flier in mixed leagues and NL-only formats, though he may need to demonstrate better command than he displayed at Triple-A in order to keep his ratios at acceptable levels.

Wainwright (12-7) tossed eight scoreless innings Sunday against the Pirates, allowing two hits and striking out nine.

The soon-to-be 38-year-old veteran delivered one of his most dominant performances of the season, as he nearly tossed a complete game and also recorded his third-best strikeout total of the campaign. Wainwright, who reduced his ERA to an impressive 3.10 through 162.2 innings, has also tossed seven straight quality starts and has posted a blistering 1.76 ERA during that span as well.

Gray fell to 7-10 after allowing five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out eight over 5.1 innings in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Since he surprisingly stayed put in Colorado after the July 30 trade deadline, Gray has seen his fantasy value trend downward. He's now lost four consecutive decisions, submitting a 6.75 ERA and 1.70 WHIP over that stretch. On a positive note, Gray has allowed only one home run across 20 innings while striking out 28, so his ratios should be in line for some correction in the likely event his .473 BABIP veers closer to his career mark (.316).

Montas fired seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out nine in the loss to the Giants on Sunday. He did not factor into the decision.

Montas allowed just four total baserunners across seven innings. It is the second time in his last five starts that he fired seven shutout innings. He left the game with the lead, but A.J. Puk surrendered a home run to lose the game. Montas has a 3.84 ERA and 1.24 WHIP with a solid 10.1 K/9 in 143 innings this season.

Webb allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings in the win over the Athletics on Sunday. He did not factor into the decision.

Webb fired five scoreless innings before allowing a run in the sixth on a Mark Canha single. That run was enough to keep Webb from getting the win. He has six straight quality starts dating back to July 27. The 24-year-old has a 2.84 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 105 strikeouts in 98.1 innings this season.

Suarez (5-7) took the loss in Sunday's 3-0 shutout against Cleveland, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in four innings.

Suarez didn't have his best stuff Sunday as he permitted a season-high nine baserunners and had traffic on the bases during all four innings. Given his age (23), Los Angeles' struggling rotation and its waning playoff hopes, Suarez should have a spot in the rotation for the rest of the season, barring injury.

Quantrill (4-2) won Sunday's 3-0 shutout of the Angels, permitting two hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in seven innings.

Quantrill dominated Los Angeles all game and limited rallies to the first and third innings, retiring the final 13 batters he faced. The young righty fell one strikeout short of his season high and required just 94 pitches to navigate seven innings. Quantrill has lived up to his first-round draft slot in August, compiling a 1.45 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 34:10 K:BB in five starts, and he is slated to make his next turn over the weekend against Boston.