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Dodgers reliever Kenley Jansen faced just one batter on Tuesday night against the Nationals. He came on in the ninth inning with one on, two out and a two-run lead. The right-hander got Tyler Moore to strike out swinging to strand the runner and secure the 2-0 win.

It was Jansen's second save of 2013.

The Mets promoted reliever Josh Edgin to Triple-A Las Vegas Tuesday, ESPN reports.

Edgin carried a 7.88 ERA through five relief appearance at Double-A Binghamton. He allowed 10 hits and walked five while striking out 10 in eight innings of work out of the bullpen.

The Mets have called up pitcher Collin McHugh from Triple-A Las Vegas prior to Tuesday's game against the Cardinals.

McHugh went 3-2 with a 2.74 ERA as a starter at Triple-A, but will be used a reliever in the majors. He threw 102 pitches Sunday and will not be available to pitch Tuesday night, according to ESPN.

Cardinals' starters have gone deeper into games this year, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The rotation is a averaging 101.5 pitches per start. No other National League rotation has averaged over 100 pitches per start. The team's rotation has the second best FIP in baseball, with a 2.81 mark. The high pitch counts may be a result of the team's success in the rotation. It also shows the Cardinals are willing to let their starters go deeper in games if they are experiencing success. The team has already seen Adam Wainwright and Shelby Miller turn in complete games.

It's impossible to accurately predict complete games or shutouts for Fantasy purposes, but it's encouraging to know the Cardinals will let their starters throw a higher workload if things are going well.

Diamondbacks starting pitcher Daniel Hudson, who is working his way back from Tommy John surgery, is expected to throw 50-55 pitches when he throws in an extended spring game Friday, according to The Arizona Republic. Hudson threw 46 pitches in a simulated game Saturday.

Hudson is projected to be out until the All-Star break in July, but the paper suggests Hudson might be back before the end of June.

Rockies starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz is off to a stellar start in 2013 for Triple-A Colorado Springs. The 2010 first-round pick is 5-0 with a 3.18 ERA and 1.19 WHIP through seven starts.

Pomeranz has struck out 44 batters, walked 14 and has allowed three home runs through 39 2/3 innings.

"Drew has done a great job developing his changeup," Colorado Springs pitching coach Dave Schuler said, per The Denver Post. "When he pitches in the big leagues, he'll face mostly right-handed hitters, and for a left-handed pitcher, a change up is very important. He definitely has the pitches to be in the big leagues."

Pomeranz has struggled in his first two stints in the major leagues. He's 4-10 with a 5.01 ERA through 26 starts, but the Rockies are far from giving up on the left-handed hurler. Rockies director of player development Jeff Bridich said Pomeranz's struggles were because he was "rushed to the major leagues." Even Colorado Springs manager Glenallen Hill, who was a Rockies coach the last two years, sees a more confident pitcher this year.

"This year Drew has a clear understanding of who he is and where he wants to go," Hill said. "He's learned that he doesn't have to force anything."

As the Mets' top pitching prospect, Zack Wheeler has deservedly garnered nearly all of the attention at Triple-A Las Vegas this season. However, Collin McHugh has also stood out for the 51s and is trying to work past the sour impression he left during his major-league debut a year ago.

The 25-year-old righty, who went 0-4 with a 7.59 ERA in eight games (four starts) with New York late last season, recorded his third win Sunday against Albuquerque (Dodgers). He permitted a run and six hits over seven innings -- the third time in the past four outings he has worked seven innings -- to shave his ERA to a solid 2.74 in the Pacific Coast League, notoriously regarded as a hitter's league.

"Honestly it's just keeping the ball down, keeping the ball out of the middle of the plate," McHugh told MLB.com. "You're going to give up your fair share of dinks and dunks in this league, some fly balls are going to get out, some are going to end up being doubles to the wall. That's what I've been trying to do. I'm not trying to overpower guys, I'm not trying to change what I do."

Diamondbacks pitcher Daniel Hudson, who is working his way back from Tommy John surgery, threw three innings in a simulated game Saturday at Salt Rivers Field, MLB.com reports.

Hudson remains on track to return around the All-Star break, according to the report.

Pirates starter Jeanmar Gomez was forced to leave Sunday's game after five innings with left calf tightness, the club announced.

Gomez allowed a run on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts in his five innings. It's unlikely his injury will keep him out for an extended period.

While Shelby Miller and Adam Wainwright both fell just short of throwing no-hitters Friday and Saturday, respectively, the two did help the Cardinals make some history.

Miller and Wainwright combined to retire 40 straight Rockies hitters between the two of them, which tied the streak the Rangers set against the Tigers back in 1996, according to the Ellias Sports Bureau.

Miller got things started by retiring 27 batters after allowing a leadoff single Friday night and Wainwright continued the steak Saturday, retiring the first 13 batters he faced before issuing a one-out walk to Todd Helton in the fifth inning.

In addition to retiring 40 consecutive batters, St. Louis also held the Rockies hitless over a span of 50 batters between Eric Young's single Friday and Nolan Arenado's hit Saturday.