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Triple-A Memphis placed Henderson on the 60-day injured list Wednesday due to a left elbow strain, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The left-hander was reinstated from the 60-day IL on Aug. 9 after missing the first three months of the season due to a flexor strain, and he's down with another arm injury after making just one start for Memphis. Henderson posted a 2.59 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 134:51 K:BB across 132 innings at Double-A Springfield last year, but his 2026 campaign has shaped up to be a lost season. The severity of his current injury is unclear as he continues to be evaluated.

Stone (shoulder) struck out five and allowed no hits and no walks over three shutout innings Thursday in his rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Stone faced just one batter over the minimum, with a first-inning error by first baseman Ryan Ward denying him a perfect outing. The 27-year-old righty hasn't made an appearance for the Dodgers since 2024 after undergoing shoulder surgery in October of that year and then experiencing a setback during the spring, but he's putting himself in position to help the big club in some capacity down the stretch. He's started in all three of his rehab appearances and has posted a magnificent 2.35 ERA, 0.52 WHIP and 13:1 K:BB over 7.2 innings, and while the Dodgers may not have a spot available for him in the rotation once he's activated from the 60-day injured list, Stone could offer value in multi-inning relief role.

Glasnow (back) struck out nine batters and gave up one run on one hit and one walk over 5.1 innings during his rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Oklahoma City.

The Dodgers had been targeting Glasnow for five innings and 75 pitches in the fourth start of his rehab assignment, and he was able to check both boxes by working into the sixth inning and tossing 77 pitches (54 strikes). The veteran righty generated 12 swings and misses on the evening, capping off a dominant stint in the minors in which he submitted a 1.32 ERA, 0.51 WHIP and 20:4 K:BB in 13.2 innings. From both a workload and results standpoint, Glasnow looks ready to make his return to the big leagues for the first time since early May, after a lengthy recovery from lower-back spasms. He'll likely come off the 60-day injured list and make a start at some point during the Dodgers' three-game series in Atlanta, which begins Tuesday.

Burrows struck out five and permitted one hit and two walks over 4.2 scoreless innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday.

After submitting a 5.99 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 18 appearances (17 starts) for Houston to begin the season, Burrows was on his way out of the big-league rotation before landing on the injured list July 13 due to right elbow neuritis. However, after posting an 8:3 K:BB while allowing just four hits over nine innings between a pair of rehab starts with Sugar Land, Burrows is looking more likely to get a look in the Houston rotation once he comes off the IL, especially with the Astros having received shaky results from a number of back-end starters in recent weeks. Burrows was able to build up to 78 pitches Thursday, so he shouldn't require another rehab start and would likely be able to handle a standard workload if he ends up rejoining the Houston rotation next week.

Mathews could be used at times in a piggyback role with Kyle Leahy down the stretch, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The Cardinals plan to curtail Leahy's workload down the stretch, and Mathews should be the biggest beneficiary. It's unclear what exactly that will look like, but it could be piggyback starts, spot starts or perhaps the implementation of a six-man rotation. Mathews has made two starts for the Cardinals so far, yielding three runs with a 10:6 K:BB over nine innings. The left-hander has logged a 3.27 ERA and 120:61 K:BB over 99 innings covering 21 starts at Triple-A Memphis in 2026.

Leahy's innings are expected to be "significantly curtailed," possibly as soon as his start Sunday in Philadelphia, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Leahy is at 122.1 innings this season, which is already a 34.3-inning jump from last year. His career high in innings is 144.2, but that came back in 2022 in the minors, the last year he was used as a full-time starter. The Cardinals currently have no plans to shut Leahy down, but he could make some piggyback starts or perhaps shift to the bullpen. Leahy has shown no signs of tiring in his transition to the rotation, logging a pristine 1.38 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 52:9 K:BB through 52.1 innings over his last 10 starts. However, the Cardinals want to be proactive in managing the right-hander's workload. Quinn Mathews stands to benefit from the curtailing of Leahy's innings, as he will likely make multiple starts and/or piggyback appearances down the stretch.

Webb (shoulder) is listed as the Giants' probable starting pitcher for Friday's game in Boston.

Webb took a comebacker off his right shoulder during his previous start last Saturday against the Rockies and was lifted from the game after tossing 80 pitches, but he looks like he was able to complete his between-starts bullpen session without issue. The right-hander shouldn't be in store for any major restrictions Friday and will look to continue his strong run since the All-Star break. Through his first six outings of the second half, Webb has gone 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 30:6 K:BB in 38.2 innings.

Leiter (ankle) allowed five runs (four earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out five over three-plus innings for Double-A Frisco on Thursday.

Leiter made his second rehab start for the RoughRiders and threw 59 pitches (38 strikes). The right-hander was sharp the first two innings before unraveling in the third. He walked the leadoff batter in the fourth before being removed. Leiter told Kennedi Landry of MLB.com that there have been no discussions about continuing to buildup on assignment, but given his pitch count, another outing would not be surprising. The 26-year-old is rehabbing from arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body in his right ankle on June 23.

Lambert (8-7) allowed nine runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 3.2 innings in a loss to the Angels on Thursday.

Lambert fell behind 1-0 in the first inning, but that looked like a pitching masterclass compared to how the rest of his outing went. The right-hander gave up three runs in the second frame and five in the fourth, though three of those runs were charged to him after he had given way to a reliever. Overall, the nine runs were by far a season-worst mark for Lambert, who entered Thursday having given up no more than two earned runs in any of his previous eight starts. The disastrous performance pushed the veteran hurler's season ERA from a solid 3.11 all the way up to 3.68. Lambert will try to bounce back in his next start, which is lined up to be a matchup against the Yankees in New York.

Rodriguez (4-5) earned the win over Houston on Thursday, allowing two unearned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six batters over seven innings.

Rodriguez looked like he could be in for a rough night when he allowed the first three batters he faced to reach base via two walks and a single. An ensuing error by third baseman Vaughn Grissom resulted in a Houston run and prevented Rodriguez from recording his first out, but the veteran hurler settled down and allowed just one more run to cross the plate in the frame. That ended up being the final run the Astros posted against Rodriguez, while the Angels offense exploded for a season-high 18 runs. The victory was the first of the second half for Rodriguez, who had struggled to a 6.75 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 0-3 record across his first six starts following the All-Star break. He's at a 6.41 ERA through 14 outings in his first campaign with the Angels, but Rodriguez will look to build upon Thursday's strong start and end the season on a high note.