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The Padres recalled reliever Tommy Layne from Triple-A Tuscon prior to Saturday's game against the Blue Jays. Layne is 1-3 with a 3.79 ERA in 20 appearances at Triple-A.

Mets pitcher Collin McHugh filled in for an injured Jonathon Niese Saturday against the Marlins in his first start of the season. 

McHugh struggled with the usually quiet Marlins, allowing four runs on six hits in four innings. He struggled to throw strikes, walking three batters and striking out just one, while throwing 44 of 69 pitches for strikes. 

McHugh took the loss in an 8-1 final, dropping his record to 0-1. He is unlikely to get another starting opportunity, as Niese is expected to miss just the one start with shoulder tendinitis. 

Cardinals starting pitcher Shelby Miller snapped a three-game winless streak Saturday against the Giants.

Miller struck out seven and walked just one over seven shutout innings, his first quality start in four outings. He allowed just six hits in the game, and only one of them went for extra bases.

Miller is 6-3 on the season with a 1.82 ERA. He will try to continue his momentum Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. 

Diamondbacks pitcher Daniel Hudson will make at least two minor-league rehab starts, beginning Tuesday in Double-A Mobile, before the team considers calling him up. According to the Arizona Republic, manager Kirk Gibson will re-evaluate Hudson after his second start, June 10, and then determine a possible return to the majors.

Hudson has been out since June 2012 after having Tommy John Surgery.  

Friday's series' opener between the Giants and Cardinals was postponed due to a severe storm system making its way near Busch Stadium. The game will be made up Saturday with a day-night doubleheader. Friday's starters Shelby Miller and Matt Cain will take the mound for the first game. 

Mets reliever Collin McHugh will get a chance to start this weekend, as Jonathon Niese has been scratched from his start Saturday against the Marlins.

McHugh has appeared in two games this season as a reliever, allowing four runs in three innings. He was starting at Triple-A New Orleans prior to his call up, posting a 2.74 ERA in 49 1/3 innings. 

The Padres will use Anthony Bass as a starter at Triple-A Tucson, according to MLB.com. Bass, who was optioned to Tucson Thursday, was being used as a reliever for the Padres this season after making 15 starts for them in 2012.

Despite the move to the rotation, the team does not necessarily view Bass as a long-term starter. This move might just be to get him extra work. 

The Padres optioned reliever Anthony Bass to Triple-A Tucson Thursday after he allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in just two-thirds of an inning in his last outing.

Bass has a 4.55 ERA for the season, but he has allowed eight runs in his last four innings of work. Nick Vincent was recalled from Tucson to replace Bass on the roster. 

The Cubs purchased the contract of pitcher Zach Putnam from Triple-A Iowa Thursday and brought him to the bullpen. Putnam fills the roster spot cleared by the option of Alex Burnett to Iowa.

Putnam last appeared in the majors with the Rockies, tossing two scoreless innings in 2012. He had a 3.26 ERA in 19 1/3 innings at Triple-A. 

Diamondbacks starting pitcher Daniel Hudson threw 74 pitches in his extended spring training outing Wednesday, and may only need a few starts in the minors before he is ready to return to the majors. General manager Kevin Towers would not confirm as much, but he did not deny it.

"We'll see how it goes," Towers told the Arizona Republic.

Towers did say he expects Hudson to begin his minor-league rehabilitation assignment Tuesday, June 4, at Double-A Mobile.

Hudson has been sidelined since last June, after undergoing Tommy John surgery.