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Wilson (1-2) was charged with the loss Thursday against the Cubs after surrendering four runs on seven hits and a pair of walks while striking out one batter across three innings.

As expected, Wilson covered a few innings as Atlanta's pseudo-opener. The 23-year-old got off to a rocky start, ending Chicago's 20-inning scoreless streak by giving up an RBI single to Kris Bryant in the first inning and then balking a run in. Trouble struck again with another pair of runs in his third and final frame of the night. On the season, Wilson has compiled a 6.75 ERA and 1.92 WHIP across 12 innings.

Alzolay (1-2) earned the win Thursday after holding Atlanta to two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out six across six innings.

Making his first career start against Atlanta, Alzolay turned in an impressive performance. The only damage against him came from an RBI single by Austin Riley in the fourth inning and a solo home run by Marcell Ozuna in the sixth. Otherwise, the 26-year-old looked strong in his longest outing of the season, throwing 62 of 94 pitches for strikes. Alzolay projects to take the mound next at home Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Lawrence was recalled by the Rockies on Thursday.

Lawrence was recalled in a corresponding move to Yency Almonte (hand) being placed on the 10-day injured list. Assuming he appears in a game, Lawrence will be set for his big-league debut. He last pitched in official game action in 2019 at Triple-A, where he posted an 8.71 ERA and 2.08 WHIP across 10.1 innings.

Almonte was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hand contusion Thursday.

Almonte has contributed 8.2 innings out of the Rockies' bullpen this season, struggling to the tune of a 12.46 ERA and 2.31 WHIP in that span. Justin Lawrence was recalled in a corresponding move.

Uceta was recalled by the Dodgers on Thursday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

The Dodgers placed Brusdar Graterol (forearm) on the 10-day injured list, with Uceta's promotion being the corresponding move. He'll provide needed depth in the team's bullpen, which is already missing Joe Kelly (shoulder), Corey Knebel (lat) and David Price (hamstring), among others.

Graterol was placed on the 10-day injured list with right forearm tightness Thursday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Graterol has been used sparingly after a delayed start to the season, as he's thrown only 1.1 innings across three appearances. It's unclear when he suffered the injury, though he last pitched April 26. The nature of the injury is cause for some concern, but no timeline for his absence has been disclosed.

Weigel was optioned to the alternate site Thursday.

Weigel was recalled for Wednesday's game, in which he threw two scoreless innings. With the Brewers' pitching depth having been tested of late, the team needed fresh arms in the bullpen. Jordan Zimmermann had his contract selected in a corresponding move.

White was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Thursday.

White was dealing with COVID-19 vaccine side effects across the last few days, but he'll be available out of the bullpen for Thursday's game against the Brewers. Outfielder Luke Raley was sent down by Los Angeles in a corresponding move.

Devenski (personal) was activated from the restricted list Thursday.

Devenski had been unavailable since April 7 due to personal reasons, but he'll be available to return against the Rockies on Thursday. The right-hander had converted on one of his two save chances to begin the season, giving up two runs on two hits and no walks while striking out one in two innings. Stefan Crichton should be the top option for save chances, but Devenski could also be part of the picture now that he's back with the team.

Cleavinger exited Wednesday's win over the Reds in the ninth inning after being hit on the triceps by a line drive off the bat of Tyler Stephenson, and the team expects to know more about his status Thursday, per J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News.

The incident took place with two outs in the ninth inning. Cleavinger was able to field the ball and throw to first base for what was initially called an out, but the call was overturned upon replay review. The left-hander was subsequently removed from the game in favor of Dennis Santana, who closed out the win. It's not yet clear whether Cleavinger is expected to miss any time, and manager Dave Roberts sounded hopeful after the contest that the reliever avoided a serious injury. "We're still kind of seeing how he feels," Roberts said. "It was on the tricep. That's a good thing, relative to potentially being the elbow. We'll know more tomorrow."