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Eder has excelled in his first professional game action this season, posting a 1.13 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 71:17 K:BB through 47.2 innings for Double-A Pensacola, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald reports.

A fourth-round pick out of Vanderbilt in 2020, Eder showed flashes of a high ceiling in college but was also extremely inconsistent. The 22-year-old southpaw has worked hard to streamline his mechanics, however, and the results have been impressive. "All we needed to do, we felt, is clean up the timing out of his glove and then you would get more consistency," Marlins amateur scouting director DJ Svihlik said on a Zoom call this week. "And that's what you saw [minor-league pitching coordinator] Scott Aldred and his group with what they were able to do, and with Jake himself. The player is accountable here for what he wants his career to become. Jake happens to be a guy who is really highly motivated, always has been. So you take the talent that we saw, with his motivation, the creativity and the work by our player development staff and you get a player who is outperforming his draft position." Miami isn't going to rush him to the majors, so the best-case scenario might be a 2022 big-league debut, but Eder has put himself just behind Max Meyer in the team's pitching pipeline.

Woodruff (7-3) picked up the win Tuesday, giving up one run on four hits and three walks over six innings in a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. He struck out eight.

The right-hander fired 66 of 104 pitches for strikes en route to his 13th quality start in 16 trips to the mound. Woodruff has allowed more than two earned runs only twice all year, and he'll take a 1.87 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 119:27 K:BB through 101 innings into his next outing.

Davies (5-5) took the loss Tuesday, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks over four innings as the Cubs were downed 2-1 by the Brewers. He struck out six.

The right-hander needed 84 pitches (47 strikes) to record only 12 outs, and while Davies was once again tough to make solid contact against, the results weren't as impressive as his last time out when he helped no-hit the Dodgers. He'll take a 4.32 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 55:44 K:BB through 83.1 innings into his next outing.

Martinez (4-9) earned the win over Arizona on Tuesday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks while striking out six over six innings.

The veteran right-hander entered the contest mired in a five-start losing streak, during which he posted a 13.73 ERA, 2.44 WHIP and 7.8 BB/9 across 19.2 innings. A matchup against Arizona -- which currently holds the worst record in baseball -- proved to be at least a temporary remedy, as Martinez collected his first victory since May 8 while notching his seventh quality start of the season. He will try to carry the momentum into his next outing, which is tentatively scheduled to take place at Colorado on Sunday.

Marquez (7-6) earned the win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday, tossing a nine-inning shutout in which he allowed one hit and one walk while striking out five.

The veteran right-hander took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Ka'ai Tom broke up the bid for history with a single to center field. Marquez stayed in the game after the hit and quickly induced a double play before finishing off the shutout by getting Adam Frazier to ground out. Colorado's ace was extremely efficient in the outing, needing only 92 pitches -- 65 of which were strikes -- to hurl the second shutout of his career. For good measure, Marquez helped his own cause at the dish, collecting a pair of doubles and an RBI while crossing the plate twice. He has bounced back from a difficult appearance against the Reds on June 12 during which he yielded eight earned runs with a three-start stretch in which he has given up only one run over 23 innings. He'll carry a 3.62 ERA into his next outing, which is tentatively slated to take place Sunday at home versus St. Louis.

Rogers (7-5) was charged with the loss against the Phillies on Tuesday after allowing two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out nine across 5.2 innings.

After giving up an RBI single to Andrew McCutchen in the first inning, Rogers blanked the Phillies steadily until the sixth. Although the southpaw opened the frame with a pair of strikeouts against Bryce Harper and McCutchen, the next batter proved to be his final one of the night, as Rhys Hoskins swatted a solo home run on Rogers' 99th pitch. The 23-year-old left the game in line for the loss and never received enough run support from his teammates. Rogers has uncharacteristically failed to pitch at least six innings for two straight starts. He'll look to shake it off during his next projected outing Sunday at Atlanta.

Ashby will start Wednesday's series finale against the Cubs, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The 23-year-old will make his big-league debut versus Chicago as Milwaukee finishes the series with a bullpen game. Ashby began the season as a starter at Triple-A Nashville and posted a 2.93 ERA across 27.2 innings, but he was shifted to the bullpen in early June to expedite his move to the majors as one of the organization's top prospects. He hasn't pitched more than two frames in nearly a month while working as a reliever and shouldn't be expected to pitch deep Wednesday, but he'll at least have the familiarity of starting the contest in his first MLB appearance.

Velasquez (3-2) earned the win Tuesday after holding the Marlins scoreless across seven frames. He allowed two hits and no walks while striking out seven.

After lasting less than six innings in each of his last five starts, Velasquez turned in his longest outing of the season against Miami. The right-hander displayed brilliant command by issuing no free passes while collecting a season-high-tying seven punchouts. Although his 4.22 ERA and 1.28 WHIP aren't the stuff fantasy championships are made of, those are actually some of the best ratios of Velasquez's career. The 29-year-old will look to remain in the win column during his next projected start at home Sunday against San Diego.

Morton allowed three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings Tuesday against the Mets. He did not factor into the decision.

Morton held the Mets scoreless through six innings, but he opened the seventh inning by allowing a single, a walk and then a three-run home run to spoil his otherwise stellar outing. Despite the disappointing conclusion, Morton continued his strong form of late, as he's still surrendered only three earned runs across his last three starts (20.2 innings). Overall, Morton has a 3.74 ERA with a 100:29 K:BB across 86.2 frames.

Megill allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out eight across five innings Tuesday against Atlanta. He did not factor into the decision.

The outing marked Megill's second big-league start, and he went deeper this time while showing more swing-and-miss stuff. He racked up an impressive 14 swinging strikes on 85 total pitches, doubling his strikeout total from his major-league debut. The only major damage against him was a three-run homer by Ozzie Albies. Through 9.1 innings, he's now allowed five earned runs while posting a 12:4 K:BB.