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Lopez took a no-decision during Thursday's loss to the Phillies, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out five across seven innings.

Lopez looked solid, holding the Phillies scoreless until the fourth inning when he gave up a leadoff homer to Rhys Hoskins and allowed another run to score on a sacrifice fly by Matt Joyce. That would be the only damage of the day for the 25-year-old, who has allowed four runs across his last three starts (19 innings). It was the third occasion this season Lopez stretched out for seven innings, needing 92 pitches to do so this time around. The right-hander will take a 2.71 ERA and 1.13 WHIP during his next projected start Tuesday at Toronto.

Marquez (3-5) was charged with the loss during the first end of Thursday's twin bill against the Mets after allowing one run on three hits and a walk while striking out six across six innings.

Marquez turned in a solid outing, blanking the Mets until the third inning when he gave up a leadoff home run to Jose Peraza. That would be the only damage of the day for the 26-year-old, who got strapped with an unfortunate loss after his teammates failed to provide any run support. The right-hander will look to continue improving upon a 4.47 ERA and 1.49 WHIP during his next project start Tuesday against Texas.

Stroman (4-4) picked up the win during the first end of Thursday's doubleheader after blanking the Rockies across six innings. He allowed three hits and a pair of walks while striking out three.

Stroman turned in one of his best performances of the season, blanking his opponent for just the second time. The right-hander cruised through six innings in 90 pitches and received just enough run support to finish things off. The win was the first of the month for Stroman, who has gone 1-3 in May. The 30-year-old has compiled a 2.47 ERA and 1.05 WHIP on the year and is projected to take the mound again Tuesday at Arizona.

Manager Gabe Kapler announced that Webb (shoulder) would be activated from the 10-day injured list to start Saturday's game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Webb will only end up missing one start due to the mild right shoulder strain that resulted in him being placed on the IL on May 17. Rather than sending Webb out on a minor-league rehab assignment before activating him, the Giants were satisfied enough with the right-hander's health after he used all his offerings in a 35-pitch bullpen session Wednesday. The Giants could still choose to bring Webb back with a more limited workload than usual, with Scott Kazmir potentially piggybacking him for two or three innings out of the bullpen.

Malone was reassigned to the GCL Pirates on Thursday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Malone began the season with Low-A Bradenton and gave up four unearned runs on four hits and five walks while striking out two in 3.2 innings. He missed time early in the year due to a finger injury and will now attempt to sort things out with the GCL Pirates in the near future.

Syndergaard won't throw for six weeks due to right elbow inflammation but has avoided structural damage to his UCL, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

Syndergaard left his second rehab start after just a single inning with what was originally called right elbow soreness. While he's avoided the worst-case scenario in his return from Tommy John surgery as his ligament is still intact, he now won't throw again until after the All-Star break. He'll still have a considerable portion of his build-up process left to go at that point, so there's a real chance he won't throw a major-league pitch this season.

Smyly (2-3) took the loss Wednesday, coughing up seven runs on five hits and a walk over 5.1 innings as Atlanta fell 9-5 to the Red Sox. He struck out four.

The night got progressively worse for the lefty as it went on -- Boston scored one run in the second inning and two in the fourth before things completely fell apart in the sixth. The disaster snapped a streak of three straight quality starts for Smyly, but he's been incredibly volatile all year, and in his eight outings he has four quality starts and four in which he got tagged for at least five earned runs. He'll carry a 5.95 ERA, fueled by a 2.76 HR/9, and a 37:14 K:BB through 42.1 innings into his next start.

Kelly did not factor in the decision against San Francisco on Wednesday, pitching six innings and allowing two runs on five hits and no walks while striking out six.

The right-hander was dominant through five innings, allowing only two hits and no runs. However, San Francisco got to him for a pair of runs in the sixth frame, and the Giants added three more in the eighth to deny Kelly a victory. After yielding a combined 15 runs through his first 16 innings of the season, Kelly has turned things around, collecting four quality starts and posting a 3.46 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 42:12 K:BB across his past seven outings covering 41.2 frames. He's tentatively scheduled to face the Mets at home Monday.

Cueto pitched five innings against Arizona on Wednesday, allowing four runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out five. He did not factor in the decision.

The right-hander did not have his best stuff in the contest, as he tied his season high by allowing eight hits while yielding four runs. He left the game with San Francisco in a four-run hole but was spared a loss when the offense scored five runs over the final four innings. Cueto has been decent but unspectacular this season, registering a 3.86 ERA and 31:6 K:BB across 37.1 innings. His next start is likely to come against the Angels early next week.

Lauer allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out six across six innings Wednesday against the Padres. He did not factor into the decision.

Lauer was recalled from Triple-A Nashville prior to this start, and he performed well both from the mound and with his bat. None of the four hits he surrendered went for extra bases, and he also racked up an impressive 14 swinging strikes across 85 total pitches. Lauer also provided the only offense for the Brewers, slugging a solo homer in the third inning. For the season, he now owns a 2.45 ERA with a 22:3 K:BB across 22 innings of work as both a reliever and starter.