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Sale (5-4) notched the win Wednesday against the Mets, giving up five hits and one walk in 8.2 scoreless innings. He struck out seven.

The All-Star left-hander narrowly missed out on what would've been his fourth career shutout, as Brandon Nimmo poked a bloop single to end the hurler's bid with two outs in the ninth inning. Sale still continued his recent tear on the mound, twirling at least six innings while allowing one run or fewer in his sixth straight start. His slow start to the year is becoming a distant memory, as Sale has drastically improved his 6.17 ERA from April 19 to 2.53 on the campaign following Wednesday's gem. The southpaw boasts a 1.23 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 82:19 K:BB over his last 10 appearances (66 innings), and he's scheduled for a rematch against the Mets early next week.

McGreevy will be called up from Triple-A Memphis to start the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

McGreevy owns a 2.51 ERA and 1.20 WHIP across 61 innings in Triple-A and will now come up for another spot start in the closing game of Thursday's twin bill. The 24-year-old righty has previously appeared in two games for the Cardinals in 2025, most recently allowing four runs in a six-inning start against the Dodgers on June 8.

Taillon and the Cubs won't face the Brewers on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to rain in Chicago, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Chicago and Milwaukee will play a doubleheader Aug. 18 to make up for Wednesday's game. Taillon's next outing will be pushed back to Thursday's series finale, during which he'll be looking to record his sixth consecutive win.

Gray and the Cardinals will not play against the White Sox on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago, Jack Ankony of SI.com reports.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday, with Gray likely to take the mound for one of those contests. The veteran right-hander recorded four consecutive quality starts before yielding six runs across 4.1 innings in a loss to the Brewers his last time out.

Misiorowski and the Brewers won't face the Cubs as scheduled Wednesday, as the game was postponed due to rain, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

The two sides will make up Wednesday's contest during a doubleheader Aug. 18; meanwhile, Misiorowski will likely take the mound for Thursday's series finale. The 23-year-old righty will aim to remain dominant after throwing five hitless innings during his MLB debut last week.

The Giants activated Verlander (pectoral) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start against the Guardians on Wednesday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Verlander has been cleared to return to the Giants' rotation after a near four-week stint on the IL due to a right pectoral strain. He was able to skip a rehab assignment and could face some workload limitations in his first start since May 18 against the Athletics. Verlander went 0-2 in his six starts prior to landing on the IL, registering a 2.97 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 24:12 K:BB across 33.1 innings over that span.

Heaney and the Pirates won't play the Tigers on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Detroit.

The game will be made up Thursday as part of a split doubleheader. Heaney is slated to start the first game of the day, while Paul Skenes will remain on turn to start the second contest, according to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic.

Meyer said Wednesday that he will soon be examined by a hip specialist, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.

Meyer has missed most of June due to a left hip impingement. He played catch Monday, but the revelation that he is headed to see a specialist suggests the pitcher's recovery is not coming along as hoped. The Marlins should have more information on Meyer's condition once the specialist's evaluation is disclosed.

The Dodgers activated Sheehan (elbow) from the 60-day injured list to start Wednesday against the Padres.

Sheehan is set to make his season debut versus San Diego after completing his recovery from May 2024 Tommy John surgery. The right-hander made four rehab starts, posting a 3.97 ERA and 21:1 K:BB over 11.1 frames. Sheehan went 3.1 innings and threw 63 pitches in his last outing, so he's not stretched out for a full workload. Per Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com, lefty Justin Wrobleski will be available out of the bullpen and could be tasked with covering multiple innings once Sheehan exits the contest.

The Marlins recalled Mazur from Triple-A Jacksonville ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday against the Phillies in Miami.

Acquired from the Padres in a six-player deal last summer, Mazur will be making his Marlins debut Wednesday, joining the Miami rotation as a replacement for the injured Max Meyer (hip). Though Meyer has been able to play catch since landing on the injured list, it's unclear how close he is to being reinstated, so Mazur may be in store for multiple turns through the rotation. Over his 12 outings (11 starts) with Jacksonville this season, the 24-year-old righty has recorded a 3.62 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 55:16 K:BB in 59.2 innings.