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Kim (4-5) allowed five hits and a walk while striking out seven over six scoreless innings, earning the win Saturday over the Cubs.

Kim has found a groove lately, allowing one or fewer runs in five of his last six starts. He's now pitched 13 consecutive scoreless innings after keeping the Cubs off the board Saturday. The southpaw has a 3.11 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 59:25 K:BB through 72.1 innings overall. He'll look to keep the positive momentum going after the All-Star break, although he'll probably face a tough San Francisco team in his first start of the second half.

Davies (5-6) allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three in 4.1 innings, taking the loss versus St. Louis on Saturday.

This was the third straight start in which Davies failed work into the sixth inning after doing so in his four previous outings. He mostly settled in after allowing an RBI single to Matt Carpenter in the first inning, but Paul Goldschmidt took him deep in the fifth. Tyler O'Neill followed with a single, and reliever Adam Morgan allowed O'Neill to score on a Tommy Edman home run. Davies' ERA ticked up to 4.37 with a 1.45 WHIP and 59:48 K:BB across 92.2 innings this year. He's alternated strong and poor stretches, so he'll probably welcome the All-Star break to get some additional rest.

Manager Bud Black said that Gomber (forearm) threw around 35 pitches during a two-inning simulated game Saturday, Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com reports. The left-hander will throw a side session on Wednesday and could make a rehab start as soon as Friday.

Saturday's simulated game marks a big step for Gomber in his return from forearm tightness. It's not clear how many starts Gomber will require in the minors, but if he is indeed able to make his first rehab start next weekend, he should have a solid chance of rejoining the Rockies' rotation by the end of July. Gomber was pitching exceptionally prior to suffering the injury June 19, allowing just three earned runs across 21 innings dating back to June 3.

DeSclafani (10-3) tossed six shutout innings in Saturday's win over the Nationals, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out six.

DeSclafani turned in his third quality start in his last four outings, limiting the Nationals to three singles and a Trea Turner walk en route to his career-high 10th victory. The 31-year-old DeSclafani has been a terrific free-agent addition for the Giants, posting a 2.68 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with a 99:29 K:BB in 107.1 innings. He's tentatively lined up to open the second half at St. Louis on July 17.

Cabrera (biceps) made his fourth start for Double-A Pensacola on Tuesday, working five innings and giving up two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out seven.

Heading into spring training, Cabrera appeared on track to open the season as a member of the Triple-A Jacksonville rotation, but right biceps inflammation nixed those plans. He was cleared to begin a rehab assignment in early June, and after two outings at Low-A Jupiter, Cabrera was ultimately reassigned from Jacksonville to Pensacola. Through his four outings at Pensacola, Cabrera owns an impressive 1.77 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and a 26:5 K:BB In 20.1 innings, so a move up to Triple-A could be coming in the near future.

Anderson (COVID-19 list) made his third rehab start for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday, tossing 65 pitches (40 strikes) while working three innings and surrendering four earned runs on six hits, no walks and six strikeouts.

Anderson hasn't pitched for the Phillies since May 31 after being placed on the COVID-19-related list on two occasions. The right-hander resumed game action with the Triple-A club nearly a month later, and the Phillies appear to be building him up for starting duty. Given his poor results with the big club earlier this season (7.34 ERA and 1.61 WHIP across 38 innings) and in light of his underwhelming outing Friday, Anderson likely won't warrant much consideration for the big-league rotation once activated. Instead, he'll presumably serve as a long-relief option if the Phillies don't elect to designate him for assignment.

Ynoa (hand) will throw off a mound in the next few days, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Ynoa was off to a brilliant start this season, posting a 3.02 ERA in 44.2 innings of work before punching a bench and fracturing his hand in mid-May. He was originally expected to miss at least two months, a period which has nearly elapsed. He won't be back in game action any time soon and doesn't have a clear updated timeline, but he's at least taking steps in the right direction.

The Giants optioned Webb to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Webb is expected to get some work in with the minor-league club during the All-Star break, as he's still building up his innings load after a shoulder injury. Joey Bart was recalled in a corresponding move.

Soroka underwent surgery on his Achilles tendon this week that Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said was successful, McClain Baxley of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The right-hander first tore the tendon last August, but his initial rehab process went far from smoothly as he dealt with a sore shoulder before needing a cleanup procedure on the tendon in mid-May and then tearing it again June 24. Having undergone three surgeries on his Achilles in less than a year, it's impossible to predict what the timeline for Soroka's recovery will be, both because of the risk of further issues and the fact that the team will be extra cautious with him.

Freeland exited Friday's game after five innings due to a blister on his left middle finger, Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com reports.

The lefty certainly had more in the tank after throwing just 64 pitches but could not continue pitching with the blister. It's unclear how severe the blister is, but the looming All-Star break gives Freeland some additional recovery time before his next scheduled start.