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The Reds recalled Busenitz from Triple-A Louisville on Friday.

With Derek Law headed for the 15-day IL due to a right elbow sprain, Busenitz will join the Reds' bullpen. He made his first major-league appearance since 2018 on Sunday, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over 0.2 innings. Busenitz holds a 1.80 ERA and 1.40 WHIP through 15 Triple-A frames, and he shouldn't be expected to see high-leverage usage with Cincy.

Cincinnati placed Law on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to May 17, with a right elbow sprain.

Law has delivered an impressive 2.57 ERA through 21 innings this season, at times working as an opener, so this is a fairly significant blow to the Reds' staff. It's unclear how long he might be sidelined.

Alvarado (elbow) played catch on flat ground Friday, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Alvarado will throw from a distance of 75 feet for a couple more days before ramping up toward a return to mound work. The lefty reliever has been sidelined since May 10 due to elbow inflammation. He is tracking toward being ready for activation around the end of May.

The Cubs optioned Thompson to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

Thompson surrendered three earned runs while recording no outs in his last appearance Wednesday versus the Astros. He carries an overall 4.22 ERA in 21.1 innings of relief this year with Chicago.

Luetge (biceps) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Friday.

Left bicep inflammation forced Luetge to the injured list April 17, but he is now ready to return to Atlanta's bullpen. The 36-year-old looked rather unimpressive prior to his injury, surrendering six earned runs in 6.2 frames across five appearances. However, Luetge struck out three batters over 1.2 scoreless innings during his lone rehab outing with Double-A Mississippi, so perhaps he can return to form quickly.

Atlanta placed Lee on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to May 17, with left shoulder inflammation.

Lee struggled in his last appearance Tuesday versus the Rangers, yielding three runs -- two earned -- on six hits and one walk over just 1.1 innings of work. There is no timeline yet for the 28-year-old reliever's return.

The Dodgers selected Cyr from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

Cyr put together a decent campaign in the majors last season with Oakland and Philadelphia. However, his numbers have taken a step back in the PCL this year with a 4.86 ERA and 1.67 WHIP through 16.2 frames. The 30-year-old righty will provide depth to the Dodgers' bullpen and take the place of Andre Jackson, who was optioned to Oklahoma City on Friday.

The Dodgers optioned Jackson to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.

Jackson allowed three earned runs over 3.1 innings of mop-up relief in Thursday's blowout loss to the Cardinals. He carries a 7.98 ERA in 14.2 total innings this season at the MLB level.

The Giants selected Walker's contract from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.

Walker will join the Giants ahead of their three-game series with the Marlins. The right-hander has produced an impressive 0.89 ERA and 0.84 WHIP with 23 strikeouts over 20.1 inning s in 15 appearances, including three starts, with Sacramento this season. Walker will help replace Ross Stripling (back), who was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday. This will be Walker's first career stint in the big leagues and he could be asked to make a spot start or two.

Anderson (2-0) walked one and struck out one in a scoreless eighth inning Thursday to pick up the win in a victory over the Rangers.

The 32-year-old right-hander continues to look good in a comeback campaign. Anderson managed to work only 22.1 innings over the prior three seasons while dealing with multiple injuries, but so far in 2023 he's posted a 2.95 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 21:3 K:BB through 18.1 frames with a save and six holds. His velocity remains down over two mph from his 2019 big-league debut and he might never rack up an elite strikeout rate north of 40 percent again, but Anderson has still been very effective in a setup role ahead of Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias.