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Ferguson was optioned back to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Andy McCullough of The Los Angeles Times reports.

Ferguson allowed four runs off two hits and three walks while striking out three over 1.2 innings during the first major-league start of his career. The left-hander only recorded 32 strikes out of his 57 pitches. He'll return to the minor leagues in order to continue receiving consistent time on the mound.

Paredes was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Andy McCullough of The Los Angeles Times reports.

Paredes has only appeared in one big-league game this season but has fared well at the Triple-A level, posting a 0.60 ERA with a 21:12 K:BB in 15 innings of relief. Prior to his appearance against Sacramento on Tuesday, the left-hander hadn't given up a run all year. Expect to see him utilized out of low-leverage situations while he's with the Dodgers.

Strahm started Wednesday's contest, going 2.1 innings with a run surrendered and two strikeouts in a 3-1 victory over the Braves.

This was technically Strahm's longest outing of the season, but he wasn't allowed to go long enough into the contest to earn a win. The 26-year-old has experience as a starter in the minors, but the Padres continue to handle him with kid gloves coming off of a knee injury last season. Wednesday's bullpen game came in Joey Lucchesi's (hip) spot in the rotation, and a similar situation figures to unfold Tuesday with the injured starter expected to miss at least one more start.

Ferguson didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 11-9 loss to the Pirates, allowing four runs on two hits and a three walks over 1.2 innings while striking out three.

The left-hander was not sharp in his big-league debut, throwing 32 of 57 pitches for strikes and also hitting two of the 11 batters he faced. Expect Ferguson to be returned to Triple-A Oklahoma City, and for the Dodgers to consider other options for their fifth starter spot if Kenta Maeda (hip) isn't quite ready to rejoin the roster the next time through.

Hand allowed one hit and struck out four across two innings to record the save Wednesday against the Braves.

Hand entered the game in the eighth inning and immediately allowed a leadoff double to Ozzie Albies before proceeding to strikeout the next three batters he faced. It was his first two-inning save of the season, though he has worked more than one inning on several occasions. He now has 18 saves, good for second in the National League.

Boxberger allowed two earned runs on a hit and a walk to blow the save chance Wednesday against the Giants.

Boxberger entered the game in the ninth inning with a two-run lead but could not secure his 15th save of the season after allowing a two-run home run to Alen Hanson. He has now blown two saves this season and has also allowed at least one earned run in consecutive appearances. His numbers for the season are still strong, so his role as closer should be safe for the time being.

Peralta gave up a home run to the Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez in Tuesday's loss and allowed three runs overall, raising his ERA to 4.94 in the process.

While this was the first homer allowed by Peralta in 2018, he has given up 27 hits and 23 walks in 27.1 innings so far. The fact that this was his first homer allowed is the only thing keeping his ERA from stratospheric levels. Though he has five holds on the season, he's been used less frequently in high-leverage situations lately.

Bowman (finger) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis on Thursday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

Bowman has been cleared to make his return to game action after getting through another bullpen session -- his third in a six-day span -- earlier in the week with no issues. The Cardinals haven't confirmed how many rehab appearances the right-hander will need to make before rejoining the big club, leaving his exact return date murky, though he's seemingly close. He's been sidelined since May 18 with blisters on his right index and middle fingers.

Hernandez is expected to pitch out of the bullpen moving forward, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Trevor Richards will be summoned from Triple-A New Orleans on Thursday to take Hernandez's place in the rotation. The 23-year-old allowed five runs on five hits (including three homers) in just three innings in his most recent start, raising his ERA from 2.50 to 4.29 in the process. The Rule 5 pick will now revert back to the long-relief role he initially served in before joining the starting rotation in mid-May.

Richards will be recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Thursday to start against the Cardinals, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Richards will take the rotation spot of Elieser Hernandez, who is expected to shift to the bullpen after allowing five runs on five hits -- including a trio of homers -- in just three innings during his most recent start. The 25-year-old Richards owns a sharp 2.06 ERA and 0.89 WHIP across six starts (39.1 innings) with the Baby Cakes this season. He produced mixed results through five starts with the big club earlier in the season, compiling a 4.94 ERA and 24:14 K:BB across 23.2 innings of work.