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The Rockies placed reliever Brooks Brown on the 15-day disabled list Thursday due to right shoulder inflammation, per MLB.com. The Rockies recalled Christian Bergman from Triple-A Albuquerque.

Brown is back on the disabled list after missing a few weeks in May due to a shoulder injury.

Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels was scratched from his scheduled start Friday against the Cardinals due to a mild right hamstring strain, the team announced Thursday. Phillippe Aumont will start in Hamels' absence.

Hamels tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out a season-high 12 batters in his last start Sunday at Pittsburgh. The left-hander is 4-2 with a 2.20 ERA in his last eight starts, lowering his season ERA from 4.14 to 2.96 in that span.

Cubs reliever Neil Ramirez (shoulder) kicked off a rehab assignment with Double-A Tennessee on Wednesday. He tossed a scoreless inning, while throwing 7 of 12 pitches for strikes.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw gave up four runs — three earned — in Wednesday night's 5-3 loss to the Rangers. 

Kershaw had previously given up a total of three earned runs over his past three games. Against Texas, Kershaw gave up five hits. He did strike out 10 batters, which is the sixth time he's done that this season. 

Kershaw went six innings before being pulled. Kershaw now has a 5-4 record and possesses a 3.29 ERA. 

His next start is projected for June 22 against the Cubs. 

Padres pitcher Odrisamer Despaigne gave up six earned runs in Wednesday night's 16-2 blowout loss to the Athletics.

Despaigne was beat up early, with Oakland scoring four runs in the first inning. His first pitch of the game was tagged for a double by Billy Burns. From there, his first frame spiraled out of control. 

Despite the poor start, Despaigne still went six innings. He gave up eight hits and one walk while striking out two batters. This marked the sixth game in a row that Despaigne has gone at least six innings. 

Despaigne now has a 4.79 ERA for the season. 

His next start is projected for June 2 against the Giants. 

Reds starter Johnny Cueto faired decently in his outing against the Tigers on Wednesday night. The right-hander lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out four. His night ended early as a one hour, 14 minute rain delay knocked him out of the game in the sixth inning.

Just before the rains came, however, Cueto managed to serve up a three-run home run to Miguel Cabrera to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. The Reds' bats were able to get Cueto off the hook, as he took the no-decision. 

Cueto has allowed seven earned runs in 12 1/3 innings over his last two starts, as he'll carry a 2.98 ERA into his next start, scheduled for Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Diamondbacks pitcher Chase Anderson gave up two earned runs in Wednesday night's 3-2 win over the Angels. 

This marked Anderson's third consecutive strong start. Anderson gave up seven hits but only walked one batter while striking out two. Anderson improved to 3-1 and now holds a 2.84 ERA for the season. 

His next start is projected for June 23 against the Rockies. 

Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez took a tough-luck loss on Wednesday. Martinez worked 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits. He walked three and struck out six, but got no support from his offense, as the Cardinals lost to the Twins 3-1. 

Martinez (7-3) gave up both runs in the fourth inning, but was otherwise solid in this outing, in which is ERA actually dropped to 2.80.

"I thought he was good," manager Mike Matheny said, per Fox Sports Midwest. "He kept his composure and kept us in the game. We've got to score some runs."

After a rough start to the season, the young right-hander has allowed a total of six earned runs in 45 1/3 innnigs over his last seven starts.

He's scheduled to make his next start on Tuesday in Miami.

Braves left-hander Alex Wood was solid in a no-decision in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Red Sox. Wood worked six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits. He walked two and struck out seven, as he left with the game tied 2-2. The Braves pushed ahead the go-ahead runs in the seventh, after Wood had departed.

Wood had the lead until he served up a solo home run to Mike Napoli in the sixth inning to tie the game. 

This was a solid bounceback effort for Wood, who gave up seven earned runs over 11 1/3 innings in his previous two starts. He'll try to get back in the win column when he takes on the Nationals on Tuesday in the Nationa's Capital.

The Rockies announced that pitcher Jordan Lyles was moved to the 60-day disabled list on Wednesday. 

Lyles is done for the season after sustaining a toe injury that requires surgery. Lyles tore every ligament in his big toe. His season finished with a 2-5 record, a 5.14 ERA, a 1.49 WHIP and 30:19 K:BB ratio over 49 innings.