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Phillips took a no-decision Monday against the Rangers, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out four.

It was Phillips' finest showing as a starter this year, as he turned in his first quality start Monday. The 28-year-old right-hander also threw a season-high 89 pitches, suggesting he's just about fully stretched out and ready to handle a traditional starter's workload going forward. Phillips, who has a 3.09 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 49:30 K:BB over 58.1 innings, tentatively lines up to take at least one more turn through Miami's rotation in St. Louis over the weekend.

Rushing left Monday's game against Minnesota early to rule out a concussion.

The Dodgers replaced Rushing early on in Monday's game to rule out a concussion after he was hit in the head with a foul ball. The Dodgers are already thin at catching depth with Will Smith (neck) on the injured list since June 11.

Rushing left Monday's game against the Twins early after taking a foul ball off the face mask, Adrian Medina of ESPN Los Angeles reports.

Chuckie Robinson has replaced Rushing behind the plate. Rushing exited the game in the bottom of the third after being hit by a foul ball. The Dodgers have yet to announce the specificity of the injury Rushing suffered Monday.

Tucker left Monday's game against Minnesota with low back spasms.

After mysteriously being replaced by Alex Call in the top of the second inning, the Dodgers announced that Tucker left the game due to low back spasms. With Teoscar Hernandez and Enrique Hernandez both on the injured list, the Dodgers cannot afford another injury to their already banged-up outfield.

Atlanta signed Leon to a minor-league deal on Monday, Lindsay Crosby of BravesToday.com reports.

Leon will be back with Atlanta after being designated for assignment on Thursday. The 37-year-old has struggled to get it going from the plate this season, slashing just .091/.091/.091 with no homers or RBI in 44 plate appearances this season.

Tucker left Monday's game against the Twins with an apparent core injury, Chad Moriyama of Dodgers Digest reports.

Alex Call replaced Tucker in the game. Tucker's nightmare debut with the Dodgers continues. He entered Monday's play hitting just .234/.331/.374 and had a horrible weekend against the Orioles, striking out to end one game, and dropping to seventh in the order in another.

Doyle (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday, Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette reports.

Doyle has missed the last month of action with an oblique injury but has progressed enough to play in rehab games. It's unlikely Doyle will be ready to return by this weekend when the Rockies have a brief three-game road trip, but he could be back next week then the club starts another homestand.

Beck (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday, Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette reports.

Beck has been shelved since mid-May with a left hamstring strain but is ready to test things out in a game setting. Since he's missed more than a month of action, Beck is likely to require a handful of rehab contests before returning to the Rockies' active roster.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

Moreno will get a breather for the series opener in St. Louis after he went 1-for-3 with a walk while playing eight innings behind the dish in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Twins. Adrian Del Castillo will handle catching duties for Arizona on Monday.

Senga will no longer start Monday against the Cubs after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in New York, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader Wednesday. The Mets will keep their rotation in order following the postponement, with Senga moving back a day in the schedule to start Tuesday's series opener, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.