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The Marlins announced that Cabrera will be called up from Triple-A Jacksonville to start Wednesday's game against the Nationals in Miami.

The 23-year-old right-hander will be making his MLB debut this week after he compiled a 3.68 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 48:19 K:BB across 29.1 innings over his six starts at Triple-A upon receiving a promotion from Double-A Pensacola in mid-July. Cabrera's eye-popping strikeout rate will make him an intriguing flier in mixed leagues and NL-only formats, though he may need to demonstrate better command than he displayed at Triple-A in order to keep his ratios at acceptable levels.

Wainwright (12-7) tossed eight scoreless innings Sunday against the Pirates, allowing two hits and striking out nine.

The soon-to-be 38-year-old veteran delivered one of his most dominant performances of the season, as he nearly tossed a complete game and also recorded his third-best strikeout total of the campaign. Wainwright, who reduced his ERA to an impressive 3.10 through 162.2 innings, has also tossed seven straight quality starts and has posted a blistering 1.76 ERA during that span as well.

Gray fell to 7-10 after allowing five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out eight over 5.1 innings in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Since he surprisingly stayed put in Colorado after the July 30 trade deadline, Gray has seen his fantasy value trend downward. He's now lost four consecutive decisions, submitting a 6.75 ERA and 1.70 WHIP over that stretch. On a positive note, Gray has allowed only one home run across 20 innings while striking out 28, so his ratios should be in line for some correction in the likely event his .473 BABIP veers closer to his career mark (.316).

Webb allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings in the win over the Athletics on Sunday. He did not factor into the decision.

Webb fired five scoreless innings before allowing a run in the sixth on a Mark Canha single. That run was enough to keep Webb from getting the win. He has six straight quality starts dating back to July 27. The 24-year-old has a 2.84 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 105 strikeouts in 98.1 innings this season.

Stroman (9-12) picked up the win in Sunday's 7-2 victory over the Dodgers, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

New York scored three runs in the first inning off Los Angeles starter David Price, and that proved to be all the support Stroman needed on the day. The 30-year-old retired 15 of 17 batters faced outside of the fourth inning, the frame during which Stroman permitted both runs and four total baserunners. He's now recorded a decision in nine straight starts, a stretch that's seen Stroman go 3-6.

Houser allowed one unearned run on three hits and two walks over 3.1 innings in Sunday's win over Washington. He struck out two and did not factor in the decision.

It was Houser's first outing since Aug. 3 after nearly three weeks on the COVID-19 injured list. The only run he allowed Sunday came in the third inning on a throwing error by Manny Pina. Over his last four outings, the 6-foot-3 righty has allowed one earned run over 16.2 innings (0.54 ERA) with a 10:9 K:BB. Houser is lined up to face the Twins on the road next weekend, and he should be able to work deeper into the game.

Gibson (9-5) allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out three across eight innings, earning the win over the Padres on Sunday.

Gibson allowed a pair of doubles to start the game, leading to a run in the first inning. However, he proceeded to post seven straight scoreless innings and completed eight innings for the third time this season. The only downfall is that he struck out just three batters. The 33-year-old has a 3.77 ERA and 1.32 WHIP with 19 strikeouts in 31 innings since joining the Phillies. He has five quality starts in his last six outings.

Syndergaard (elbow) is expected to begin a rehab assignment this week, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Syndergaard threw a pair of live batting practice sessions recently, and he'll take another step by returning to game action this week. The Mets haven't yet announced where the right-hander will begin his rehab assignment or when he'll make his first appearance, but he shouldn't require much time to build up his workload since he's expected to serve as a reliever once he's activated.

Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday that Contreras (forearm) recently faced hitters in a live batting practice session, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Contreras is scheduled to throw another live BP this week before he's cleared to return to game action. The Pirates could send Contreras out on a brief rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League to have him build up his pitch count before he returns from the 7-day injured list at Double-A Altoona. Over his nine starts with Altoona prior to being shut down with a right forearm strain, Contreras posted a 2.35 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 65:11 K:BB In 46 innings.

Lodolo (shoulder) struck out the side in a perfect inning in his start Sunday for Triple-A Louisville.

Since Lodolo had been out of action for nearly two weeks with a sore left shoulder, his workload was capped in his return to the Louisville rotation. Even though he was limited Sunday, Lodolo was still mightily impressive in the outing, pumping in all 11 of his pitches for strikes while facing the minimum. He'll likely have a longer leash the next time his turn in the rotation comes up, though Lodolo shouldn't be expected to work more than 3-to-4 frames.