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Jackson pitched four scoreless innings against Pittsburgh on Monday, allowing two hits and four walks while striking out five. He did not factor in the decision.

After Justin Bruihl opened for the Dodgers with a scoreless frame, Jackson took over and tossed four scoreless innings of his own. He struggled with his control, throwing only 39 of 71 pitches for strikes and issuing four free passes, but the right-hander was able to work around the wildness. Per Eric Stephen of SBNation.com Jackson's scoreless debut was the 16th in Dodgers history of at least four innings. It remains to be seen how Los Angeles will utilize Jackson moving forward. Although it's possible that he heads back down to the minors, his strong first impression and the team's current health issues in the rotation could provide an opportunity for Jackson to stick with the big club.

Howard (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Howard has missed over a month with a strained right oblique. It's unclear how many rehab appearances he'll need to make, but he doesn't need to build up a high pitch count as a reliever, so he could be back before too long.

Atlanta optioned Webb to Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Webb's demotion clears a spot on the active roster for starting pitcher Huascar Ynoa (hand), who was reinstated from the 60-day injured list ahead of his scheduled outing Tuesday in Miami. During his four-day stint with the big club, Webb made two appearances out of the Atlanta bullpen, tossing a scoreless frame in both outings.

Castro (3-4) took the loss in Monday's 7-5 defeat at the hands of San Francisco, allowing two runs on two hits with two strikeouts in 1.1 innings.

Castro relieved Rich Hill with two on and two out in the fourth and induced a Tommy La Stella lineout to escape the threat, but he surrendered a Kris Bryant two-run home run in the fifth to fall in line for the loss. The earned runs were the first in August so far for Castro, who now has 3.38 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 56:29 K:BB in 50.2 innings this season.

Jansen saved Monday's 2-1 triumph over the Pirates, allowing one hit with one strikeout in the ninth.

Jansen was called upon to pitch the ninth inning of a 2-1 game and delivered despite surrendering a one-out double to Yoshi Tsutsugo. The All-Star reliever has slowed noticeably since the start of July as the save is just his fourth in that span and his ERA has more than doubled from 1.34 to 2.85.

Treinen (3-5) won Monday's 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh, recording two strikeouts in 1.1 innings.

Treinen entered with two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh and induced a Colin Moran groundout on just one pitch to neutralize the threat. He then stayed in for the eighth and fell in line for the win once Los Angeles took the lead in the bottom of the inning. The victory was the reliever's first since late June, and he's yet to permit a run in seven August innings.

Weathers yielded five runs on eight hits over four innings in Monday's loss to the Rockies. He struck out three and did not factor in the decision.

Weathers got off to a rough start, coughing up a leadoff blast to Connor Joe. The rest of the damage against him came during a four-run fourth inning, including a two-run homer by Charlie Blackmon. It was his fourth consecutive outing allowing at least five runs but he managed to avoid taking a fourth straight loss. Weathers' ERA shot up to 5.06 with a 59:26 K:BB through 78.1 innings this season. He's currently lined up to face the Phillies at home this weekend.

Strahm will start Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

Strahm has made five appearances since he was reinstated from the injured list in early August, and he's recorded an 8.44 ERA and 2.25 WHIP in 5.1 innings. The southpaw will make his first start since 2019 during Tuesday's contest and likely won't be kept in the contest for more than a few innings. He'll likely return to a relief role following the start.

Bard (6-5) allowed three runs on three hits over one inning Monday, striking out one and earning a win over the Padres.

Bard allowed a pair of singles to start the ninth inning and, after retiring the next two batters, served up a game-tying, three-run blast to Trent Grisham. He had converted his last four save opportunities but fell to 19-for-26 after Monday's mishap. On the bright side, he was granted the win after C.J. Cron walked it off in the bottom of the ninth. Bard's ERA is up to 4.53 alongside a 61:21 K:BB through 47.2 innings.

Rucker allowed six runs on four hits across two innings of relief in Monday's loss to the Reds. He walked two and struck out four.

The four strikeouts are about the only silver lining for Rucker, who was otherwise hit hard by Cincinnati in a 14-5 romp for the Reds. The 27-year-old has struggled with a 9.26 ERA across 11.2 innings of work since getting the call to the majors at the end of July, and he's only a low-leverage option for the Cubs at this point.