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Wheeler pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks while striking out nine in the win over the Orioles on Monday. He did not factor into the decision.

The 31-year-old avoided surrendering any runs until Austin Hays doubled in Ryan Mountcastle in the sixth inning, providing the only damage against him in this one. It was his fourth consecutive start in which he surrendered one or fewer runs, posting a 1.14 ERA over those outings. After a rough month of August where his ERA went from 2.45 to 3.01, the hot streak has Wheeler's ERA back down to 2.79. He'll draw Atlanta in his next start Tuesday.

Mikolas (2-2) allowed two runs on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts through seven innings, picking up the win in Wednesday's 10-2 victory over the Brewers.

Mikolas was staked to a 6-0 lead by the time the second inning rolled around and cruised to his second victory of the season Wednesday. The right-hander entered play having gone no deeper than 5.2 innings in a start this year, so to see him go seven is a boon for a Cardinals team that is as hot as any in baseball. The 33-year-old also set a new season high in pitches thrown with 91. He'll look to replicate this performance in his next outing, which figures to come against these same Brewers on Tuesday.

Gray (1-2) allowed two runs on six hits and a walk over six innings against Miami on Wednesday to earn his first career victory. He also registered eight strikeouts.

Gray bounced back in a big way after having been pounded for 22 runs (and 14 walks) over his four previous starts, limiting the Marlins to RBI singles by Lewin Diaz and Jesus Sanchez. Gray stranded a pair of runners in the sixth inning to complete his fourth quality start since being acquired from the Dodgers at the trade deadline. Despite his inconsistencies, the 23-year-old has likely flashed enough -- including a 9.86 K/9 over 59.1 innings -- to solidify a rotation spot entering 2022. Gray is lined up to face the Rockies at Coors Field next Monday.

Cueto (elbow) will report to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday for a rehab start, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Cueto went through a bullpen session Monday with no issues and will advance to a rehab assignment Thursday. Assuming all goes well, the 35-year-old should rejoin the Giants' rotation sometime next week.

Flaherty (shoulder) will start Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Flaherty will have been sidelined exactly a month when he retakes the mound Friday, and he'll face some workload limitations since he wasn't able to build up to a full starter's workload during his rehab work. The 25-year-old will act as a pseudo-opener and is unlikely to pitch deep enough to qualify for a potential victory.

Rogers dropped to 7-8 after giving up four runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks across 5.1 innings in Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Nationals. He tied his career high with 10 strikeouts in the outing.

Rogers has yet to record a win since June 10, and while the All-Star rookie has seen his effectiveness wane since that time, he's pitched well enough to deserve a better outcome. Over that 0-5 stretch which has spanned 11 starts, Rogers has turned in 3.78 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 62:21 K:BB while allowing only two home runs in 52.1 innings. Rogers will tentatively line up for two starts in the final week of the season, with the first of those outings set to come in the Marlins' Sept. 28 doubleheader in New York versus the Mets.

Miley won't make his next start until at least Monday's make-up game with the Pirates in Cincinnati after the Reds pushed him back in their pitching schedule while he manages a stiff neck, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

After Cincinnati had its series finale Wednesday with Pittsburgh postponed due to inclement weather, manager David Bell has elected to reorder the rotation. All of Luis Castillo, Sonny Gray, Vladimir Guerrero and Tyler Mahle will pick up starts in this weekend's series with the Nationals, so unless he's deployed out of the bullpen against Washington, Miley will go the entire week without pitching. The neck issue isn't viewed as a major concern, and Cincinnati may just want to skip Miley's turn as a result of his recent struggles. Over his last four outings, Miley has hammered for 18 runs (17 earned) in 18.1 innings while surrendering 36 hits, including seven long balls.

Overton is listed as the Pirates' starting pitcher for Thursday's game against the Phillies in Philadelphia, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Overton had been in line to serve as an opening pitcher as part of a bullpen game Wednesday against the Reds, but the contest was postponed due to inclement weather in Cincinnati. Though he'll get an extra day to rest up, Overton is still likely to have a restricted workload Thursday after he tossed an inning out of the bullpen in Monday's game against the Reds.

Overton and the Pirates won't face the Reds on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Cincinnati.

The two teams will make up the contest next Monday, the lone mutual off day remaining in their respective 2021 schedules. In light of the postponement, expect the Pirates to skip Overton's turn in the rotation, as the team had planned to treat Wednesday's contest as a bullpen day featuring the right-hander as more of an opener than a traditional starter.

Castillo and the Reds won't face the Pirates on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Cincinnati.

The two teams will make up the contest next Monday, the lone mutual off day remaining in their respective 2021 schedules. In light of the postponement, expect Cincinnati to simply move all members of its five-man rotation back a day in the pitching schedule. Castillo will line up to make his next start in Thursday's series opener versus the Nationals at home.