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Urias (3-6) allowed two runs on three hits and no walks while striking out 10 in six innings, but he took the loss Sunday versus the Giants.

Despite allowing only eight runs in his last 23.1 innings, Urias has now gone four starts without a win. A pair of first-inning solo home runs to Austin Slater and Mike Yastrzemski accounted for all of the damage in this contest. Urias has a 2.80 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 56:15 K:BB across 64.1 innings, which makes his 3-6 record seem highly unlucky. He's projected for a home start versus the Guardians next weekend.

Ashcraft allowed four runs on nine hits and struck out two in 4.2 innings, taking a no-decision versus the Cardinals on Sunday.

Ashcraft served up a two-run home run to Nolan Arenado in the third inning to account for half of the damage on his line. He also allowed a run to score on a wild pitch in the first and gave up a ground-rule double to Albert Pujols before exiting in the fifth. While 71 of his 99 pitches were strikes, Ashcraft was easy to get hits off of -- the nine hits he allowed were more than double his previous season high, and he posted just a 22 percent CSW (called strikes plus whiffs) rate. The 24-year-old has done more good than bad through five starts, posting a 2.22 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB across 28.1 innings with a 3-0 record. He'll look to produce more command next weekend in a home start versus the Brewers.

Cabrera (2-1) took the loss Sunday versus the Astros. He allowed five runs on seven hits, three walks and a hit batter with two strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

Cabrera cruised through six innings in each of his first two starts, but those came against the Rockies and the Nationals. The Astros presented a much firmer challenge, and the 24-year-old was pulled after running into trouble in the fourth inning Sunday. He's at a 3.45 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 15:9 K:BB across 15.2 innings, with the free passes continuing to be the most concerning aspect of his stat line. He'll look to get back on track in a road start versus the Mets next week, and Cabrera's place in the rotation should be safe until at least one of Cody Poteet (elbow) or Jesus Luzardo (forearm) can return, which is still likely weeks away.

Sanchez was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday.

Sanchez has spent three separate stints on the big-league roster this season, posting an unimpressive 4.60 ERA in 15.2 innings. Jose Alvarado was recalled to take his spot in the bullpen.

Lodolo (back) will pitch in a rehab game at the Reds' complex in Arizona on Monday, and from there he will move his rehab assignment to Triple-A, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Given this timeline, Lodolo will head to Durham to meet Triple-A Louisville in advance of a potential rehab start next weekend. Lodolo could require multiple rehab starts at Triple-A, but that's to be determined.

Liberatore will be recalled to start the first half of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Pirates, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Liberatore has made one strong start and two poor ones thus far in his brief big-league career, giving him a 5.54 ERA and 10:8 K:BB overall. His major-league debut came against the Pirates in late May and was one of those poor outings, as he allowed four runs on seven hits across 4.2 frames, but his prospect pedigree suggests that better results should be coming soon.

Kershaw (4-1) took the loss against San Francisco on Saturday, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four batters over four innings.

Kershaw was expected to be capped at 70 pitches in his first major-league start in over a month, and that proved to be accurate as the left-harder finished with 71 pitches over four frames. He wasn't as sharp as he had been prior to hitting the injured list, as this was only the second time this season that he's given up more than one run or issued multiple walks. Kershaw was nonetheless able to limit the damage against him to a pair of second-inning runs, and he'll likely be allowed to raise his pitch count in his next start.

Corbin (3-8) picked up the win in Saturday's 8-6 victory over the Brewers, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks over six-plus innings. He struck out two.

The veteran southpaw got plenty of run support and took an 8-1 lead into the seventh inning before hitting the wall and costing himself his fifth quality start of the season by allowing four straight hits, including two doubles and a homer. Corbin has won three of his last four outings, but his 6.65 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and 55:26 K:BB through 66.1 innings on the year remain grim reminders of the fantasy risk he poses despite his recent success.

Wheeler (5-3) went six innings against Arizona on Saturday, allowing no runs on two hits while striking out eight to earn the win.

Wheeler earned his fifth straight quality start Saturday, which also resulted in his second win in a row and his fifth of the season. The veteran had a slow start to the year and saw his ERA balloon to 5.79 by the end of April. Since then, the righty has dropped his ERA to 2.84 after allowing just eight earned runs in his last 44.2 innings.

Lauer (5-2) took the loss Saturday, surrendering eight runs on seven hits -- including three home runs -- and four walks over five innings as the Brewers were downed 8-6 by the Nationals. He struck out two.

The Nats hung a pair of four-spots on Lauer, including a fifth inning in which the southpaw served up back-to-back-to-back homers to Juan Soto, Nelson Cruz and Josh Bell. This was by far Lauer's worst performance of the year, as he hadn't allowed more than four runs in any prior outing, but his early season success appears to have faded. He's walked multiple batters in four straight starts, posting a 13:13 K:BB in 20 innings over that stretch to go along with a 5.85 ERA and 1.75 WHIP.