Jesús Luzardo is a top rated starting pitcher for his home start versus the Giants.

No respite over the weekend: Bubic, Scherzer, Choi, Stanton, and Winker. Plus bad news for Woodruff. Earlier: It's worse. Goodness, there are injuries galore: I. Anderson, Carlson, Springs, Arcia, Manning, Seager, and maybe some light at the end of the tunnel for Bryce Harper.

Andrew Abbott appears to be the next young pitcher to emerge in CIN. Plus, Tyler O'Neill looks like the odd man out in STL; the closer role could be in flux in CHC; Johan Oviedo is claiming his role in the rotation in PIT; plus, pitching depth in MIL.

Sonny Gray will look to keep rolling in his two-start week.

Another busy day of IL moves, plus an ominous update on Brandon Woodruff...

We have a full day of action today, so check out the HQ daily matchups to see what pitchers to start and sit.

Eloy Jimenez and Seiya Suzuki return to action; the news isn't as good for Yoan Moncada, Jeffrey Springs, and others...

Beware of Bubic and Braxton; Elder and Ashcraft could excel; Kikuchi could be HR victim.

Jared Shuster, Dylan Dodd, and Bryce Elder battle for a rotation spot, but injuries keep hitting the starters in Ian Anderson, Max Fried, and Mike Soroka. How do the Phillies replace Darick Hall after losing Rhys Hoskins? We also cover the Marlins' starting rotation, the Nationals' closer mix, and the Mets' catcher replacements.

With the injury to Orlando Arcia, Vaughn Grissom is like to get the call. Plus playing time shuffles in CIN, BAL, MIN and more.

We have a full evening an action on Friday, and Nestor Cortes is near the top of our Matchups Rating leaderboard.