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Bello (5-4) allowed a run on six hits and a walk while striking out five over 6.2 innings to earn the win Friday over the White Sox.

Bello has turned in four straight quality starts in June, allowing seven runs over 26.2 innings in that span. While his luck wasn't great to begin the month, he's won his last two starts, and he's gone five outings without giving up a home run. The right-hander looks to be settling in at the major-league level midway through his second season. He owns a 3.27 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 62:21 K:BB through 66 innings across 12 starts this year. Bello is expected to make his next start at home versus the Marlins.

Bieber (5-5) took the loss Friday, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks over five-plus innings against Milwaukee. He struck out eight.

The right-hander gave up a run on two hits during the opening frame but didn't allow a hit across the next four innings. He ran into trouble in the sixth, however, and surrendered a single and a double before Willy Adames ended his night with a three-run homer. It's the second straight outing Bieber has faded late after pitching well through most of the game, and he's allowed nine runs and four long balls between those two contests. The 28-year-old has a 3.69 ERA and 77:27 K:BB across 100 innings this year and tentatively lines up to face the Royals next week.

Schmidt allowed an unearned run on six hits and a walk while striking out three over 5.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Rangers on Friday.

Schmidt turned in another solid outing, though his winless stretch extended to six starts. Over that span, the right-hander has allowed eight runs (seven earned) across 32 innings with a 22:7 K:BB. It's an improvement on his 4.32 ERA and 1.42 WHIP through 77 innings across 16 starts overall. He continues to be an effective fill-in while the Yankees wait for Carlos Rodon (back) and Nestor Cortes (shoulder) to return to the rotation.

Dunning allowed two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two over seven innings in a no-decision versus the Yankees on Friday.

Dunning threw 87 pitches (58 strikes) in his longest outing of the season. While he again lacked dominant strikeout stuff, he's put up four quality starts over his last eight appearances. The right-hander is at a 2.76 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 41:21 K:BB over 71.2 innings across 17 appearances (nine starts). Dunning is projected for a home start versus the Tigers next week.

Smith-Shawver did not factor into the decision Friday, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks over 3.1 innings against the Reds. He struck out four.

Atlanta staked Smith-Shawver to an early 5-0 lead, but the right-hander gave it all back before exiting with one out in the fourth. He served up three home runs, more than he allowed in his first three appearances combined (two). It was an outing to forget in one of the game's most hitter-friendly parks, but Smith-Shawver still has a 4.32 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 16.2 total innings -- impressive for a 20-year-old in his first exposure to big-league hitters. He tentatively lines up to face the Twins at home next week.

Eickhoff signed a minor-league contract with the Guardians on Friday.

The right-hander was assigned to Triple-A Columbus. In 114.1 innings with Triple-A Indianapolis while a member of the PIttsburgh organization in 2022, Eickhoff registered a 4.93 ERA. It's likely he will just be organizational fodder despite 464 career innings of big-league experience.

Miley said the cramping issue that caused him to leave Friday's start versus the Guardians isn't serious, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. He picked up the win and threw six scoreless innings with three strikeouts before leaving.

Miley told reporters that he started feeling the cramping after his last pitch in the sixth, and he and the team decided it wasn't a good idea for him to continue despite needing only 67 pitches to get through the lineup twice. The left-hander should be able to make his next scheduled start, which is currently lined up for Thursday against the Mets.

Marceaux and Coleman Crow were acquired by the Mets from the Angels on Friday in the trade for Eduardo Escobar.

Marceaux was selected by the Angels out of LSU, and the right-hander has registered a 4.88 ERA and 45:19 K:BB over 59 innings with Double-A Rocket City over 12 starts. He isn't likely to help the Mets in 2023, but he could be a back-end rotation option for the club in the middle portion of the decade.

Wacha will bave his turn in the rotation skipped Saturday against the Nationals due to shoulder fatigue, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Wacha is expected to miss just one start before returning to the Padres' rotation in his usual spot, which lines up to be June 30 against the Reds. Matt Waldron will be promoted from Triple-A El Paso on Saturday to make a spot start against the Nationals.

The Padres will promote Waldron from Triple-A El Paso to start Saturday's game against the Nationals, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Waldron will be making his major-league debut in Saturday's game and will become the only active pitcher in the bigs that features a knuckleball in his arsenal. The 26-year-old righty has been hit around quite a bit in Triple-A this season with a 7.02 ERA and 1.65 WHIP alongside a 75:24 K:BB through 66.2 innings. No word yet on how the Padres' rotation will shift to accommodate for Waldron's arrival, but more information should come ahead of Saturday's game.