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Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran (4-3) continued to pitch well on Sunday and extended his scoreless streak to 15 innings in his team's 7-0 win over the Rockies. The right-hander, who tossed a complete-game shutout his last time out, surrendered four hits and one walk while striking out seven in six scoreless frames.

Teheran has improved his ERA from 2.20 to 1.77 over his last two starts. He will make his next start Friday against the Marlins in Miami. He allowed one earned run in seven innings pitched in his previous outing against Miami on April 21.

Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel (5-3) turned in a decent outing on Sunday but was charged with the loss in a 4-3 defeat to the Padres in San Diego. The right-hander permitted three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out five in 5 2/3 innings.

Over his last three starts covering 16 2/3 innings, Hammel has yielded nine earned runs. He owns a 3.08 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP in 10 starts (64 1/3 innings). He will make his next start Saturday at Milwaukee.

Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel will make his scheduled start Sunday against the Padres.

Hammel suffered a deep bone bruise after getting hit in the hand by a line drive Tuesday, but he expressed certainty he would make Sunday's start. He is 5-2 with a 2.91 ERA and 49:13 K:BB ratio in 58 2/3 innings.

Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole tossed a quality start and pitched well enough for the win. However, the right-hander was forced to settle for a no-decision in a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Nationals on Saturday.

Cole served up a solo home run to Ian Desmond in the fourth and a run-scoring single to Wilson Ramos in the fifth. He was charged with two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out seven in six innings of work. He tossed 112 pitches, 69 for strikes.

Over his last four starts covering 25 2/3 innings, Cole has allowed 11 earned runs. He is scheduled to make his next start Thursday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. He is 2-3 with a 4.40 ERA in five starts away from home.

Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg twirled a gem on Saturday, but was not backed by enough run support and was hit with the loss, in a 3-2 defeat to the Pirates in Pittsburgh.

Strasburg (3-4) allowed a home run to Neil Walker in the fourth inning and two runs in the seventh, including a go-ahead run-scoring single to Josh Harrison. The right-hander permitted three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven in seven innings of work.

Strasburg has allowed three earned runs in two of his last three starts. He owns a 3.42 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP and 81:18 K:BB ratio in 68 1/3 innings pitched. He will make his next start Friday at home against Texas.

Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler was solid after a pair of subpar outings Saturday, but his winless streak reached seven starts in a 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Wheeler pitched into the seventh inning for just the seventh time all season, allowing Diamondbacks to score three runs -- two earned -- in his first quality start in three outings. He struck out seven batters and walked none, while matching his season-high with 118 pitches thrown in the loss.

Wheeler is now just 1-5 through 10 starts, with a 4.31 ERA. He will try to get back on the sinning side in his next outing, set for Thursday in Philadelphia. 

Rockies starting pitcher Juan Nicasio was effectively wild in picking up his fifth win of the season Saturday against the Braves.

Nicasio walked four batters but still made it through six shutout innings, as he limited the Braves to just two hits. He struck out five batters while throwing a season-high 103 pitches in the 3-1 win.

Nicasio is now 5-2 with a 3.61 ERA on the season, and has made it through six innings in each of his last three starts. He will go for win No. 6 in his next start, set for Friday in Cleveland. 

Rockies starter Jordan Lyles bounced back from his first loss of the season, but didn't get much help in settling for a no-decision Friday against the Braves.

Lyles limited the Braves to just two runs in six innings of work, but left in line for a no-decision, as the Rockies would go on to lose 3-2. He allowed six hits and walked just one batter, while striking out six on 95 pitchers.

Lyles remains 5-1 on the season, while lowering his ERA to 3.45 through 60 innings of work. He will try to get back on the winning side in his next outing, set for Wednesday against the Phillies.  

Coming off one of his worst outings ever, Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw was back at the top of his game in a 2-0 win over the Phillies Friday.

Kershaw topped the 100-pitch mark for just the second time this season in the outing, as he made it through six innings of work. He allowed just two hits while twirling a shutout, and matched a season-high with nine strikeouts, while walking three batters.

Kershaw has allowed one or fewer runs in three of his five starts, and has a win for each. He is 3-1 with a 3.49 ERA head into his next outing, set for Wednesday against the Reds.  

The Diamondbacks and Mets announced their Friday game has been postponed, after a rain delay of more than two hours hit in the fourth inning.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Sunday. The Giamondbacks were up 2-0 when the game was called, but it will not be picked up when play resumes Sunday.

Neither team announced their pitching plans for the doubleheader, though Bartolo Colon and Chase Anderson lost their starts.