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Marlins pitcher Henderson Alvarez started a minor league injury rehab assignment on Tuesday, at Single A Jupiter.

Alvarez is on the 15-day disabled list with an elbow injury. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out five, without walking a batter. 

Marlins pitcher Henderson Alvarez has been placed on Class A rehab assignment with Jupiter, according to the Miami Herald.

Alvarez, who is currently on the 15-day DL with an elbow injury, is expected to begin his rehab assignment at some point this week. He has made just two starts this season with a 4.50 ERA and five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu has delayed his throwing program for the foreseeable future, according to MLB.com.

Ryu, who is currently on the 60-day DL with a shoulder injury, lost some velocity in his last bullpen session last week.

"I wouldn't call it indefinitely," manager Don Mattingly said. "He felt some stiffness last week. He's doing everything but throwing, but I expect him to be throwing soon."

Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is set to make his major-league debut Tuesday, and manager Terry Collins believes he's made huge progress this season and is ready for the challenge of pitching in the majors, NJ.com reports.

"I'm pretty impressed with the makeup," Collins said. "I think he's made a huge stride from last year. I saw the way he went about things in spring training this year. I think he's ready. That's why I told him this isn't just a gift to see if you can pitch here. You earned your right to be here."

Pitching boach Dan Warthen agrees after believing the pitching prospect was a "little bit on the immature side" last season.

"I just don't think he's overwhelmed," Warthen said. "I think he's matured a great deal. I don't think he's going to be overwhelmed by the bright lights and big cities."

Syndergaard, who was ranked the No. 10 prospect in baseball by MLB.com before the season, is 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA and 34:8 K:BB ratio in 29 2/3 innings across five starts with Triple-A Las Vegas.

Despite leaving the game with a lead, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke did not earn his sixth victory of the season during Monday's 5-3 win over the Marlins.

Greinke allowed one run on six hits over seven innings of work. He also struck out five batters and walked two. His lone mistake was allowing a solo home run to Marcell Ozuna in the seventh inning.

Greinke was in line for the win, but Yimi Garcia blew the 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth inning. However, the Dodgers scored three runs in the ninth to win the game. He received a no-decision Monday, which ended his streak of five consecutive wins.

Greinke has pitched at least six innings and not given up more than three runs in any of his seven starts this season. His next expected start is scheduled for Saturday against the Rockies.

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom allowed four runs on five hits in five innings of work in New York's 4-3 loss to the Cubs on Monday. 

DeGrom struggled in the very first inning when he allowed back-to-back home runs to Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo for three runs. Then in the fourth, deGrom surrendered an RBI single to Addison Russell.

"It boils down to location," deGrom said. "Tonight I struggled with it and I think that kind of gets me off my game plan. I can't throw the pitches I want for strikes and make some mistakes over the plate and they seem to hit a long way."

DeGrom, now 3-4, moved his ERA to 3.46 in 41 2/3 innings of work. He will look to get back on track Saturday against the Brewers.

"I saw that tonight for the first time," manager Terry Collins said. "But you've also got to also understand, he really hasn't struggled like this before. So we've got to get him through it and we've got to get that confidence back, still trust in his stuff and make pitches with it."

Cubs pitcher Neil Ramirez was able to throw a bullpen session at the team's facility in Arizona, according to MLB.com. 

Ramirez was placed on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation in mid-April. It's still expected that Ramirez won't return for at least a couple of more weeks. 

Ramirez has appeared in five games this season and as a 3.00 ERA. 

Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw allowed five runs on eight hits and walked four batters in 5 2/3 innings of work for a no-decision Sunday against the Rockies. 

The Dodgers led 2-0 before the Rockies scored five times in the fourth inning off Kershaw, producing the biggest inning against the lefty since May 2014. 

"Definitely not up to par for what I expect and this team expects," Kershaw said. "Fortunately [Zack] Greinke's pitching great and Brett [Anderson] has pitched good his last two times out, [Carlos] Frias has pitched really well. Need to start getting on pace with those guys."

It was the fourth unsuccessful attempt for Kershaw, the reigning NL MVP and CY Young winner, to win his 100th regular-season game. 

Kershaw recorded the 1,500th strikeout of his career in the game.

Kershaw will try for No. 100 again on Friday against the Rockies.

Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings on Sunday, giving up five hits and fanning three for a no-decision against the Brewers.

All five hits surrendered were singles.

Hendricks shook off his last outing where he gave up four runs in five innings.

Hendricks will return to the mound for his next start on Friday against the Pirates.

Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen didn't factor into the decision Sunday after giving up one earned run on seven hits and four walks in five innings and striking out two in his team's 4-3 loss to the White Sox.

Lorenzen put plenty of people on base in the game but was able to limit the damage to just an RBI single in the second inning. It's his second straight start allowing just one earned run.

Lorenzen owns a 2.81 ERA and 11:8 K:BB ratio in 16 innings. He's on track to face the Giants at home Friday.