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Urias (suspension) will throw a bullpen session Sunday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Urias has been ineligible to play since Aug. 17 while serving a 20-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. Because he previously served five games while on administrative leave, Urias can return to the Dodgers on Sept. 2. The Dodgers are looking to stretch the 23-year-old out during his absence in order to have him available as a starting option when the playoffs start in October.

Ryu may have a September start skipped, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Manager Dave Roberts indicated Saturday that the Dodgers are considering skipping Ryu's spot in the rotation sometime in September in order to mitigate possible fatigue. The 32-year-old has struggled in his last two starts, allowing 11 runs in 10 frames to increase his season ERA from 1.45 to 2.00. He has pitched 152.2 innings this season, a mark he has topped only once in his career -- as a rookie in 2013.

Stripling (biceps) will pitch three innings in an Arizona Summer League game Tuesday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Stripling is closing in on a return to the club, though it's still to be determined if he needs an additional rehab appearance after Tuesday's effort. Regardless of when he's activated, Stripling is currently slotted into a role as a long reliever.

Hill (forearm) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session Saturday morning,Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Hill threw only fastballs but plans to mix in breaking balls during his next session. More importantly, Hill suffered no setbacks and is continuing to make progress towards a projected return in early September.

Gomber (biceps) opened High-A Palm Beach's loss to Fort Myers on Friday, allowing three earned runs on two hits, two walks and a wild pitch across one-third of an inning.

As his final line implies, Gomber was anything but sharp in his first rehab turn, despite the low level of competition. The southpaw fired 22 pitches overall but only nine pitches found the strike zone. Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports that the Cardinals still hope to have Gomber back as a reliever at some point in September, but manager Mike Shildt is leaving all options on the table. "We'll take an evaluation after tomorrow," Shildt said. "It's unfair to say -- what ends up happening is you'll say, 'Well, we need you here by X day in September.' Then you start to push toward that, and you're pushing instead of evaluating and taking it as it comes. We would love for that to happen, but all we can do is evaluate where he's at and where he's at today and how he recovers."

Lyles (8-8) picked up the win in Friday's 6-1 victory over the Diamondbacks, walking two batters and striking out five over six no-hit, scoreless innings.

Devin Williams ruined the potential combined no-no in the seventh inning after Lyles had hit the showers, but that takes nothing away from the right-hander's fantastic performance. Lyles has given the Brewers two quality starts in five trips to the mound since joining their rotation, and he'll carry a 4.69 ERA and 113:46 K:BB through 109.1 innings into his next outing Wednesday, at home against the Cardinals.

Kelly (9-13) allowed six runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out five over 4.1 innings in a loss to the Brewers on Friday.

Kelly has not pitched well of late, surrendering 31 runs (30 earned) over his last 29.1 innings, but he had received the support of manager Torey Lovullo until this most recent outing. "I'll tell you what, that's where we're at right now: no playing time is guaranteed, no next starts are guaranteed," Lovullo told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. "It's something we're constantly evaluating and trying to push forward with the best decisions moving to the next day. I'm sure we'll have some discussions. At this point, I don't know. I don't know that answer." The right-hander has not logged consecutive quality starts since mid-June, and this most recent six-start stretch could cost him his job as the Diamondbacks remain in shouting distance of a spot in the postseason. If Lovullo were to make a move, he may only need to look at Friday's box score to note the performance of Taylor Clarke, the starter working out of the bullpen right now, who retired all six batters he faced.

DeSclafani allowed one run on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts across six innings during a no-decision against the Pirates on Friday.

Like last season, DeSclafani has experienced some difficulty keeping the ball in the park, but he did just that Friday and yielded only one run for the second straight start. The right-hander came into the night having alternated wins and losses in his last six outings, but he remains 8-7 with a 4.27 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 131 strikeouts in 128.2 innings this season. DeSclafani will pitch next at the Marlins on Wednesday.

Keller struck out nine while allowing one run on six hits and a walk across six innings during a no-decision against the Reds on Friday.

While Keller wasn't able to capture his second victory, he is on the right track. He's allowed six runs three times in his first six starts, so he has some ugly numbers, but Keller's ERA is a respectable 4.43 overall his last four outings. Overall, he is 1-2 with a 7.24 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and 33 strikeouts in 27.1 innings. Keller will look to build upon this outing at the Phillies on Wednesday.

Ryu (12-4) allowed seven runs on nine hits and a walk over 4.1 innings Friday, striking out seven and taking the loss in a 10-2 loss to the Yankees.

Solo shots by Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez put Ryu behind, but Didi Gregorius' fifth-inning grand slam accounted for the most significant damage against the Dodgers' starter. It's a second straight poor start from Ryu, who has seen his ERA inflate from 1.53 to 2.00 over his last three outings. He still owns a 0.98 WHIP and 133:19 K:BB heading into his next start versus the Diamondbacks on Thursday.