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Nola (4-4) earned the win Wednesday after he pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits while striking out six against the Brewers.

Nola was electric Wednesday, limiting the Brewers to just four singles and earning his third consecutive victory on the mound. The right-hander has been masterful against Milwaukee this season, tossing 15 scoreless frames with 15 punchouts over two starts against the team. Nola has been in a pattern of alternating strong outings and difficult outings over his last six starts, producing a 3.60 ERA and 0.90 WHIP with 44 strikeouts over 40 innings. He'll look to break that trend in his next outing, which tentatively lines up with him facing the Marlins on Monday.

Houser (3-6) got the loss Wednesday after he pitched six innings, surrendering five runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out five against the Phillies.

Houser had trouble with the Phillies lineup in this one, particularly when it came to the long ball. He gave up a two-run shot to Bryson Stott in the top of the third, another two-run homer to Kyle Schwarber in the fourth and a solo shot to Odubel Herrera in the fifth. The three home runs allowed were a season high for the 29-year-old, and he has now given up 11 runs over 15 innings in his last three starts. Houser's difficult stretch has raised his ERA from 2.98 to 3.92 over 57.1 frames in 11 starts this season. He'll look to right the ship Tuesday when he's tentatively set to face the Mets.

Hendricks isn't listed among the Cubs' probable starters for Friday's or Saturday's games against the Yankees, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The Cubs have already given Hendricks some extra rest coming off his last start June 1, and it's unclear if he'll being taking the ball this weekend in New York. Chicago has yet to list a starter for Sunday, but Marcus Stroman will also be in the mix to pitch given his outing Wednesday was postponed due to inclement weather. One or both of Hendricks and Stroman will have to wait until next week before retaking the mound.

Gonsolin (7-0) got the win Wednesday after he pitched six innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk while striking out five versus the White Sox.

Gonsolin was in full control Wednesday, limiting the White Sox to just one run on a Jake Burger solo homer in the bottom of the fifth inning. He has now rattled off five straight quality starts and has six total on the season. The 28-year-old has earned a win in four consecutive outings and now owns a superb 1.58 ERA and 0.86 WHIP with 54 strikeouts over 57 innings in 11 starts this year.

Miley (shoulder) will be activated off the 15-day injured list to start Friday against the Yankees, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

The left-hander missed the first month of the season with an elbow issue and made only three starts before heading back to the injured list with a shoulder strain, but he's poised to rejoin Chicago's rotation Friday. Miley didn't make any rehab starts this time around and hasn't pitched in a game since May 22, so he could face some workload limitations in his first game back from the injury.

Stroman won't start as scheduled Wednesday at Baltimore since the game was postponed due to inclement weather.

Wednesday's game was postponed following a lengthy rain delay, and it will be made up in mid-August. The Cubs have a scheduled day off Thursday, and it's unclear when Stroman will next take the mound, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago, since Wade Miley (shoulder) and Matt Swarmer are poised to start Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Manager David Ross said Wednesday that Miley (shoulder) is "definitely an option" to return during the Cubs' weekend series against the Yankees, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The Cubs haven't yet announced their rotation for their three-game series in New York, but Miley is eligible to return from the injured list Friday and will be in the mix to rejoin the rotation at Yankee Stadium. The southpaw has made three starts this season and has posted a 3.38 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 16 innings.

The Nationals optioned Adon to Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday.

Adon's demotion comes after he took his league-high 10th loss of the season while giving up eight earned runs in three innings during Tuesday's 12-2 loss to the Marlins. The rough outing inflated Adon's season ERA and WHIP to 6.95 and 1.76, respectively. With Adon heading to the minors, Evan Lee is expected to take over as Washington's No. 5 starter.

Farrell was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday with an unspecified injury, Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register reports.

Farrell has made six appearances (four starts) in Iowa this year and has posted a 4.63 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in 23.1 innings. He gave up four runs in 4.1 innings during Saturday's start and is apparently dealing with an injury that will force him to miss at least a week.

Dunn (shoulder) threw a full bullpen session Sunday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Sunday marked the third time Dunn has thrown off a mound since suffering a setback with his right shoulder in March, but it was the first time in which he incorporated breaking pitches into the mix. Dunn is scheduled to throw two simulated innings in a bullpen session Friday before reporting to the Reds' spring training complex in Arizona to continue building up for a rehab assignment. Though Dunn indicated that he feels healthy now, the Reds are likely to take things slowly with him since he missed the entire second half of the 2021 season with the Mariners after he strained the same shoulder. Dunn doesn't look to be on track to return from the 60-day injured list until July.