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DeGrom (4-2) earned the win Monday against the Diamondbacks after tossing six scoreless innings, giving up two hits and fanning eight.

It was another dominant effort from the star hurler, who has yet to allow more than one earned run in any of his eight appearances this season. DeGrom also has six quality starts and a sterling 0.71 ERA that, if sustained across an entire season, would be a career-best mark by a wide margin. He will try to extend his blistering start to the season Saturday at the Padres.

Flaherty will undergo further testing on his left side Tuesday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Flaherty exited his Monday start against the Dodgers after just five innings because of tightness in his left side. The Cardinals will take a closer look at the right-hander Tuesday in attempt to reach a conclusive diagnosis and possible timeline for a return. The 25-year-old is currently lined up to make his next start Saturday against the Reds.

Kelly (2-6) was beaten by the Mets on Monday after allowing five runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out six over 6.2 innings.

Kelly did his best to keep the Diamondbacks in the game against New York's ace, Jacob deGrom, but Pete Alonso's two-run homer in the seventh inning stretched the Mets' lead to 5-0 and that was that. It was the fourth consecutive loss for Kelly, who has a respectable 4.10 ERA and 1.29 WHIP since his last win April 27. He's expected to make a second start this week Saturday on the road in Milwaukee.

Flaherty was removed from Monday's game against the Dodgers after five innings with left side tightness, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Not factoring into Monday's decision, the right-handed ace struck out nine and allowed two runs on back-to-back, second-inning homers. He also walked a batter and hit another. It's unclear whether Flaherty is dealing with a substantial injury and if he'll require a trip to the injured list, but the Cardinals may need to look elsewhere for innings Saturday, when Flaherty is scheduled to make his next start.

Paddack (2-4) allowed five runs on six hits and a walk over 4.1 innings Monday, striking out six and taking a loss against the Cubs.

Paddack was cursed by the long ball Monday with all five runs scoring against him coming off three homers, starting with a two-run shot by Javier Baez in the third inning. It was his first start of the season allowing multiple home runs. The 25-year-old righty had allowed just three runs over his previous 19 innings but saw his ERA jump to 4.24 after Monday's outing. Paddack is lined up to face the Mets at home this weekend.

Morton (4-2) allowed three runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in five innings to earn the win Monday versus Washington.

Morton had a shaky fourth inning -- he gave up a two-run home run to Josh Bell and an RBI single to opposing pitcher Joe Ross. Other than that, it was a decent effort for Morton's second consecutive win. The right-hander has a 4.11 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 67:21 K:BB across 57 innings this year. He lines up to face the Dodgers this weekend in his next start.

Burnes didn't factor into the decision in Monday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Tigers, allowing one run on six hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out seven.

The right-hander exited after 93 pitches (61 strikes) in line for his third win of the year, but Trevor Richards promptly gave up the tying run in the top of the seventh as soon as he was out of the game. Burnes had to settle for his sixth quality start, and he'll carry a 2.24 ERA and eye-popping 81:7 K:BB through 52.1 innings into his next outing.

Cueto (4-1) allowed one run on five hits over seven innings Monday, striking out five and earning a win over the Angels.

After allowing an RBI groundout in the second inning, Cueto settled in and rolled through the next five innings without much resistance from the Angels' offense. It was his second-longest outing of the season and he lowered his ERA to 3.45 through 44.1 frames. He's allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four starts. Cueto is projected to take the mound at home again this weekend against the Cubs.

Gallen (elbow) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

The Diamondbacks cleared Gallen to take the next step forward in his rehab program for a UCL sprain after he played long toss from 90 feet Monday with no renewed discomfort. Gallen will need several weeks to build up to a starter's workload before being ready to rejoin the Arizona rotation, assuming he can steer clear of any setbacks along the way. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect him to be reinstated from the 10-day injured list until late June at the soonest.

Gausman said Monday that an MRI on his sore left hip came back clean, leaving him optimistic he remains on track to make a start during this weekend's series with the Cubs in Chicago, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The MRI was likely performed as a precaution, as Gausman previously said after his start Sunday against the Dodgers that he didn't expect to miss time because of the injury. Gausman will likely throw a between-starts bullpen session Tuesday or Wednesday before the Giants render a formal verdict on his status for the weekend.