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Cabrera (biceps) made his most recent rehab appearance at Double-A Pensacola on Saturday, covering 4.1 innings while striking out seven and giving up one run on two hits and one walk.

Cabrera was making the third appearance of his rehab assignment and his first with Pensacola after having made his prior two starts at Low-A Jupiter. Considering Cabrera built up his pitch count to 67 on Saturday, he could be ready to slot back into the Triple-A Jacksonville rotation during the upcoming week.

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker confirmed that Muller will be called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to start one game of Monday's doubleheader with the Mets, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Ian Anderson will start the other doubleheader game, but Atlanta has yet to decide whether Anderson or Muller will get the ball for the first contest. Muller made his MLB debut last week against Boston in a relief role, giving up two runs on four hits over an inning of relief. He's fared better over his seven starts with Gwinnett, compiling a 4.90 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and a 41:19 K:BB in 31.1 innings.

Brubaker (4-6) was tagged with the loss Sunday against Cleveland despite allowing two runs on three hits across 6.2 innings, striking out nine.

Brubaker was a victim of poor run support, as the Pirates mustered just one run and six hits. As a result, he picked up his sixth loss of the campaign despite finishing with a season-high mark in strikeouts. The right-hander owns a 3.77 ERA across 71.2 innings on the season and is scheduled to take the ball again next week at St. Louis.

The Rockies placed Gomber (forearm) on the 10-day injured list Sunday.

Colorado is still classifying the injury that forced Gomber out of Saturday's game against the Brewers as right forearm tightness, but it's possible he'll be sent in for an MRI as the Rockies look to assess whether he's dealing with a strain. In any case, Gomber will be on the shelf for at least the new week and a half. The timing of the injury is unfortunate for Gomber, who had emerged as the Rockies' most reliable starter over the past five weeks. Before he exited Saturday's outing after two innings, Gomber posted a 1.28 ERA, 0.76 WHIP and 8.7 K/9 over his preceding seven starts.

Mets manager Luis Rojas said Lucchesi (elbow) will undergo an MRI on Monday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Lucchesi was moved to the injured list Saturday with what was believed to be a minor case of left elbow inflammation, but the Mets apparently have a higher degree of concern about his health one day later. The MRI should provide clarity about whether Lucchesi is dealing with anything more than elbow inflammation, and a potential timeline for his return will likely emerge once those test results are available. The Mets haven't appointed a replacement in the rotation for Lucchesi and could opt to lean on their cadre of long-relief arms to fill innings when the team requires a fifth starter.

The Mets selected Eickhoff's contract from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

New York designated outfielder Mason Williams for assignment to clear room for Eickhoff on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster. According to Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record, Eickhoff will be available out of the bullpen for Sunday's series finale in Washington, and if he ends up going unused, he'll be a candidate to start one half of Monday's doubleheader with Atlanta. The 31-year-old right-hander hasn't been overly impressive through eight starts at Syracuse this season, posting a 5.52 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 8.4 K/9 across 44 innings.

DeGrom (shoulder) confirmed after playing catch Sunday that he'll be ready to start one game of Monday's doubleheader with the Nationals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Despite exiting his second straight start early due to an injury, deGrom's sore right shoulder checked out fine following a full bullpen session Saturday and a round of catch Sunday. The 33-year-old's durability is starting to become more of a concern, but he's left little doubt that he's the game's best pitcher when he's healthy enough to pitch. He'll carry an incredible 0.54 ERA and 0.51 WHIP into his 12th start of the season Monday.

Buehler (7-0) earned the win over Arizona on Saturday, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out 11 over 7.1 innings.

The right-hander made it through 7.1 frames without allowing a hit before David Peralta led off the eighth inning with a single. Buehler was pulled two batters later after a Nick Ahmed single, and he was charged with a pair of runs after both runners came around to score following his departure. Though Buehler's fantastic outing won't enter the no-hit annals, he tied the Dodgers' franchise record with his 23rd straight start without being charged with a loss. He'll carry a 7-0 record, 2.38 ERA and 88:19 K:BB into his next start, which lines up to come at home against the Cubs next week.

Manager Bud Black said the forearm tightness that forced Gomber to leave his Saturday start against the Brewers showed up more in the thick of the muscle as opposed to closer to the joint, which the club considers a good sign as of now, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

The Rockies will continue to evaluate the left-hander, but it sounds like the team is optimistic that he's avoided the worst-case scenario based on Black's initial update. Gomber can be considered questionable to make his start in Milwaukee next weekend, with further updates likely to come on the 27-year-old in the coming days.

Houser allowed five runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out two in six innings in a no-decision versus Colorado on Saturday.

The right-hander's run of allowing two or fewer runs ended at four starts, but he was able to complete six innings for the first time since May 8. Houser was spared from the loss when Willy Adames hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning. Houser has a 3.95 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 56:28 K:BB across 70.2 innings this season. He'll remain at 4-5 heading into his next start, tentatively set as a rematch versus Colorado.