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Hader (0-1) allowed one earned run on two hits to take the loss Saturday against Cleveland.

Hader came into the game in the bottom of the ninth inning looking to keep the game knotted at two. However, he allowed a leadoff double followed by a wild pitch and single to allow the winning run to cross the plate. The pair of hits were the first allowed by Hader this season, though he has surrendered 10 free passes across 11.2 innings. Overall, he has a 2.31 ERA with 18 punchouts and remains the clear closer in Milwaukee.

Howard (1-2) allowed three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three across four innings to take the loss Saturday against the Mets.

Howard put up two scoreless innings to begin the game but allowed all four of his hits and three runs across the last two frames. That resulted in an early hook, and Howard has now failed to complete five innings in four of his first five major-league starts. Across 20.2 frames, hes maintained a 5.66 ERA with an 18:8 K:BB. He'll look to get improved results in his next outing, currently projected to come Friday at the Marlins.

Antone will start Sunday against the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Manager David Bell will take advantage of Monday's off day and give Sonny Gray and the rest of his starters a couple extra days before their next starts, so Antone will make a start for the second weekend in a row.

Alzolay (0-1) took the loss in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, as he allowed two runs across 2.2 innings. He gave up two hits and five walks while striking out four.

The five walks really hurt Alzolay and contributed to his quick hook, as he needed 78 pitches to retire just eight batters. The righty was recalled as the team's 29th player for the doubleheader and will likely get sent back to Chicago's alternate training site. He remains an option to make spot starts the rest of the season.

Miller was recalled by the Cubs for Game 2 of the team's doubleheader against the Cardinals on Saturday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Miller was called up for the second time this season in order to give the Cubs another arm out of the bullpen for Saturday's nightcap.

Hernandez (lat) was transferred to the 45-day injured list Saturday and will therefore miss the remainder of the season.

Hernandez left his start Tuesday against the Blue Jays with right lat soreness, and the issue is evidently bad enough that he'll wind up getting shut down for the year. He'll end his third big-league season with a 3.16 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP in six starts. Both his 32.1 percent strikeout rate and 4.7 percent walk rate were excellent, though he'll head into 2021 with a fair amount of risk given his injury and the small size of his promising sample this season.

Hudson will start Sunday rather than starting the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader as previously scheduled, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Hudson will slide back into the spot that had been occupied by Kwang Hyun Kim, who landed on the injured list with a kidney issue Saturday. The Cardinals will go with a bullpen game for the second of Saturday's two contests.

Suter threw two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in Friday's victory over Cleveland.

As expected, Suter returned to the bullpen after making a spot start earlier in the week. Suter gave up four earned runs over his first two outings of the season, but he has allowed the same number in 15.1 innings over his last nine outings and has also posted an 18:1 K:BB and 0.91 WHIP over that span.

Suero (2-0) picked up the win in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against Atlanta, striking out two in a perfect inning of relief.

He was the fourth Nats pitcher to enter the game but the first to keep the opposition off the scoreboard, leading to the win in an eventual 10-9 victory. Suero remains in a fairly low-leverage role, and while his 17:4 K:BB through 15.2 innings is strong, he has a mediocre 4.60 ERA and 1.28 WHIP plus zero saves or holds in 13 appearances.

Hudson gave up two runs on a hit and a walk while striking out one over one inning Friday, but he still recorded his seventh save of the season in the second game of a doubleheader against Atlanta.

Called in to protect a 10-7 lead, Hudson served up a two-run blast to Travis d'Arnaud before he was able to get an out, but the veteran reliever settled down afterward to escape with the save. Hudson has been taken deep five times in 14.1 innings, leading to a 6.28 ERA, but his 19:5 K:BB and 0.98 WHIP remain strong, and his spot as the Nats' closer doesn't appear to be in jeopardy.