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Mahle didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 11-6 loss to the Brewers, giving up five runs on six hits and three walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out eight.

The whiffs salvaged his night from a fantasy perspective, but it was a disappointing outcome for the right-hander considering the Reds held a 4-1 lead through four innings. Mahle hasn't picked up a win since June 16, going 0-1 over his last five starts after a 5-0 record in his previous five, and on the year he sports a 3.93 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 126:38 K:BB through 100.2 innings.

Houser didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 11-6 win over the Reds, giving up four runs on four hits and three walks over four innings. He struck out one.

The right-hander exited the game after 71 pitches (41 strikes) with the Brewers in a 4-1 hole, but the team's bats came to life after Houser hit the showers. He continues to battle his control, walking multiple batters in five straight starts and nine of his last 11 while posting a 4.33 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 41:30 K:BB through 54 innings over that stretch.

Wainwright (7-6) was tagged with the loss Friday against San Francisco as a result of allowing four runs on five hits and one walk over six innings. He struck out seven.

The veteran kept the Giants off the board for three innings before Mike Yastrzemski tagged him for a solo homer in the fourth frame. Things didn't get any better for Wainwright from there -- a three-run homer by LaMonte Wade Jr. in the fifth essentially sealed his fate on a night when the Cardinals' offense was mostly quiet. The loss snapped a streak of six straight outings in which Wainwright avoided taking an L. He'll look to get back into the win column next week when he faces the Cubs at home.

Webb did not factor in the decision against St. Louis on Friday, hurling four innings and allowing one run on five hits and one walk while striking out two.

The right-hander picked up only two punchouts in the contest, but he was otherwise effective, limiting the Cardinals to a fourth-inning run. He is still building back up after missing over a month with a right shoulder strain, however, and was therefore unable to go deep enough Friday to qualify for the win. Webb has given up only one run across seven innings since returning from the injured list July 9, which could help him maintain a spot with the big club, at least temporarily. He tentatively lines up to next face the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Urias (12-3) allowed four earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking three across 5.2 innings to earn the win over the Rockies on Friday.

Urias had one bad inning, allowing all four of his runs on one swing of the bat from C.J. Cron in the third frame. Otherwise, he was fantastic in his outing. He got his third win in a row despite allowing over twice as many hits as strikeouts for the first time this season. The 24-year-old has a 3.78 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 112 innings. He is tied with Kyle Hendricks with the most wins in all of baseball.

Hendricks (12-4) won Friday's 5-1 victory over Arizona, allowing one run on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Hendricks breezed through the first two innings but allowed his only run in the third and loaded the bases with one out in the fourth, though he was able to escape the jam. The soft-tossing righty's 101 pitches are tied for his second most on the season and his 12 wins tie him with Julio Urias for the MLB lead. He'll take a 3.65 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 84:23 K:BB into next week's scheduled start against St. Louis.

Paddack (5-6) picked up the win Friday versus Washington. He allowed four runs on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts in five innings.

All Paddack had to do Friday was complete five innings to earn the win, as the Padres supported him with a franchise-best 24 runs in the contest. While it was far from a strong outing for the right-hander, he was able to get in the win column for the first time since June 18. He's struggled to a 5.49 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 83:19 K:BB through 82 innings overall. Paddack lines up for a road start in Atlanta next week.

Stroman (6-8) took the loss versus Pittsburgh on Friday. He allowed two runs on eight hits and hit a batter while striking out three in five innings.

The right-hander avoided issuing a walk for the second straight start, but the eight hits he allowed matched a season high. Stroman hasn't pitched more than five innings in any of his last five starts dating back to a hip injury June 22. He's given up 14 runs (10 earned) in 19 innings in that span. Overall, the 30-year-old has a 2.78 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 86:25 K:BB through 103.2 innings this year. He lines up to start in Cincinnati next week.

Suarez struck out three and allowed one hit over a scoreless inning in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Marlins en route to his third save.

He has now logged five straight scoreless appearances and has recorded a save in three of his last four appearances, seemingly grabbing hold of the closer role in Philadelphia. Jose Alvarado and Hector Neris went unused in Friday's twin bill, while Archie Bradley logged 1.2 scoreless frames in front of Suarez in the matinee.

Alcantara (5-9) gave up five runs (three earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out three over three innings in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies. He took the loss.

All three earned runs came in the first inning. Bryce Harper doubled with two outs, the next two batters walked and Travis Jankowski hit a broken-bat, bases-clearing double just inside the first-base bag. Alcantara needed 80 pitches to get through the three frames. This was his second-shortest start of the year, and it only raised his ERA to 3.23. Alcantara tentatively lines up to start Wednesday in Washington.