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Freeland (2-5) earned the win during Saturday's 6-2 victory over San Diego in Game 2 of a doubleheader, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Freeland was staked to an early 6-0 lead and coasted to an easy victory, only surrendering runs on Luke Voit RBIs in the fourth and sixth innings. The 29-year-old has now surrendered one or zero runs in six of his last nine starts, though he has just two wins to show for it. He has also struck out four or fewer batters in seven of 12 turns. Freeland now owns a 4.39 ERA and 1.42 WHIP with a bottom-10 2.18 K/BB and lines up for a rematch with San Diego next weekend.

Feltner pitched six innings in Game 1 of a doubleheader against San Diego on Saturday, allowing one run on two hits and one walk while striking out six. He did not factor in the decision.

Feltner was called up from the minors prior to the game and limited the Padres to a single run on a third-inning Trent Grisham solo homer. The right-hander notched his second quality start this season, but Colorado's lack of offense prevented him from taking his second victory. Feltner has struck out at least six batters in four of his five major-league appearances this season and has allowed two or fewer runs in three of his outings. A six-run, three-inning dud against Atlanta on June 5 has pushed his season ERA to 4.85, but Feltner has pitched well enough so far to earn consideration for a full-time stay in the rotation.

DeSclafani (ankle) allowed three hits and struck out three over three scoreless innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

DeSclafani was excellent in his first game action since April 21. The right-hander still isn't eligible to come off the 60-day injured list until late June, so he's likely to make another start or two with Sacaramento to build his pitch count back up before he rejoins the Giants' roster.

Carrasco (7-2) took the loss during Saturday's 11-6 defeat at the hands of the Angels, allowing five runs on nine hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in 4.2 innings.

Carrasco was hit hard for the fourth time this season, permitting multiple runs in the first and fifth innings to fall in line for the loss. The 35-year-old has now surrendered four or more runs in four starts, though he's kept opposing offenses to two runs or fewer in his other eight turns. Carrasco carries a 3.93 ERA and 1.22 WHIP into his next start, scheduled to come next weekend against Miami.

Buehler's MRI revealed a flexor strain in his right elbow Saturday, which will prevent him from throwing for 6-to-8 weeks, but the Dodgers aren't calling him done for the season, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The positive spin on Buehler's injury is that it's believed to be manageable via rest and rehab rather than surgery, but that's where the optimism ends. The given timeline means he won't even pick up a baseball until sometime in late July or early August, and the length of his absence means he'll have to fully build back up at that point. That puts his likely return sometime in September and means that even a minor setback could end his regular season.

Garrett (1-1) allowed an unearned run on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 5.2 innings to earn the win Saturday over the Astros.

An error allowed Jeremy Pena to reach in the fifth inning, and Jose Altuve knocked him in with an RBI double. That was the only damage on Garrett's line in an otherwise productive outing for his first win in two games this season. Hes now given up five runs (four earned) on 11 hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts across nine innings. Garrett has a chance to continue in the rotation as injuries have piled up for the Marlins -- he's projected for a road start versus the Mets next week.

Morton allowed four runs on five hits and a walk with 12 strikeouts in six innings, taking a no-decision versus the Pirates on Saturday.

Morton left the game with Atlanta trailing, but a seventh-inning rally got him off the hook. He gave up solo home runs to Bryan Reynolds and Daniel Vogelbach in the first inning and a pair of RBI doubles in the fifth to Reynolds and Ke'Bryan Hayes. While Morton has allowed four runs in each of his last four starts, this was the first time in nearly a month he's completed six innings. He has a 5.67 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 66:26 K:BB in 60.1 innings overall across 12 starts. He's projected for a road start against the Cubs next week.

Kershaw will be on a pitch count of approximately 70 pitches Saturday against the Giants, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

It's no surprise to see the veteran lefty treated carefully in his first start back following a month-long absence due to a pelvic injury. He made just a single rehab start and threw just 59 pitches across four innings, so the Dodgers won't want to add significantly to that total in his return. The pitch count decreases Kershaw's fantasy value for this particular start, though he still has a chance to pitch long enough to secure a win if he's particularly efficient.

Grove was recalled by the Dodgers on Saturday.

Grove is up to replace Walker Buehler, who's set to miss an extended period due to a forearm strain. Grove has made one start and one relief appearance thus far in his rookie season, allowing seven runs (three earned) in 4.2 innings while striking out three batters and walking four. While he could replace Buehler in the rotation, the Dodgers have two off days next week and should have Andrew Heaney (shoulder) back from the injured list next weekend, so it looks as though Grove may be a reliever for now.

Buehler was diagnosed with a right forearm strain Saturday and placed on the 15-day injured list.

Buehler was pulled from his start Friday against the Giants with what was originally called elbow discomfort, but the diagnosis has been updated to a forearm strain following an MRI. A forearm strain is sometimes the first sign of an issue which winds up requiring Tommy John surgery, a procedure which Buehler underwent back in 2015. While there's been no indication so far that this specific injury will require such a surgery, manager Dave Roberts did say that the righty will miss "a good bit of time," so don't expect him back on the mound any time soon. Michael Grove was recalled to take his place on the roster.