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Cincinnati placed Legumina on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right ankle contusion, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.

Legumina will miss at least two weeks while dealing with the ankle bruise. The Reds are bringing in a plethora of new arms, including Kevin Herget and Silvino Bracho, before Sunday's game against the Marlins to help stabilize the bullpen.

The Mets selected the contract of Santana from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Santana has a good chance to pitch at some point in Sunday's twin bill against the Nationals. The Mets designated Seth Elledge for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster for Santana while Joey Lucchesi was optioned to Syracuse in a corresponding transaction.

Diaz picked up the save in Saturday's 6-5 win over Miami, allowing one run on one hit and three walks while striking out three over 1.2 innings.

Diaz's command was a bit shaky, and he allowed his first run since April 8, but he was still able to secure his second multi-inning save of the year. He's a perfect 9-for-9 in save opportunities this season and sports a 2.40 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 29:7 K:BB over 16 appearances (15 innings). He pitched Friday and Saturday, so Diaz will likely be unavailable for the series finale against Miami on Sunday.

The Rockies plan to recall Pint from Triple-A Albuquerque ahead of Sunday's game against the Phillies, Russell Dorsey of Bally Sports reports.

The No. 4 overall pick in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, Pint has finally reached the big leagues after spending seven seasons in the minors and even retiring for a brief period in 2021. The 25-year-old right-hander made the conversion to full-time relief duty upon ending his retirement and pitched well enough between stops at Albuquerque and Double-A Hartford to earn a 40-man roster spot this offseason. Though he's turned in a 7.41 ERA and 2.06 WHIP in 17 innings at Albuquerque in 2023, Pint has had the misfortune of pitching in some hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League parks and has still struck out 27.9 percent of the batters he's faced for all of his struggles. Pint will likely be ticketed for low-leverage work out of the bullpen during his first stint in the majors.

Chafin got the final out of the eighth inning in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Giants.

Starter Zac Gallen cruised through 7.2 innings before giving up a run-producing double on his 97th pitch. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo brought in Chafin for the left-handed hitting LaMonte Wade to escape the inning. The appearance in the eighth inning was the second straight for Chafin, who's been the Diamondbacks' primary closer but has hit a rough patch over the last week. The left-hander will continue to pitch in high-leverage situations, but Chafin may not be the automatic ninth-inning option for now.

Gallegos picked up the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox. He allowed one hit over one scoreless inning. He didn't record a strikeout.

Gallegos retired Raimel Tapia and Jarren Duran to open up the ninth before Triston Casas hit a single as a pinch hitter, but he never advanced past first base. Gallegos remains firmly behind Ryan Helsley as the Cardinals' closer and likely saw the save opportunity because Helsley threw two perfect innings Friday. Through 14.2 innings, Gallegos owns a 2.45 ERA with 12 strikeouts and has converted three of his four save attempts.

Soto pitched a perfect inning to earn his first save of the season in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Rockies.

Soto had no trouble protecting a three-run lead, retiring the side on 10 pitches. This was his first outing since Jose Alvarado (elbow) landed on the injured list. Craig Kimbrel got the first save chance Friday, but Soto should also be in the mix in what's likely to be a closer committee for the next few weeks. Soto has a 4.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 21:10 K:BB while logging seven holds over 20 appearances (18 innings) this season.

Ferguson struck out the only batter he faced to earn the save in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Padres.

Brusdar Graterol allowed a pair of two-out singles in the ninth inning, but Ferguson was able to strike out Jake Cronenworth on five pitches to end the threat. Ferguson has two wins and a save over his last three appearances, and he stretched his scoreless streak to 11.1 innings. The southpaw has a 1.17 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 17:3 K:BB across 15.1 innings while adding five holds and a 3-0 record this season. As long as he's pitching well, he should continue to serve in a setup role.

Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Adon will be called up from Triple-A Rochester to serve as the club's 27th man for Sunday's doubleheader with the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Since the doubleheader Sunday includes the resumption of Saturday's suspended game, Adon won't be eligible to pitch until the second game of the day, which will be a traditional nine-inning contest. He'll provide some length out of the bullpen for the second contest behind starter Jake Irvin.

McHugh will start Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.

McHugh hasn't covered more than three innings or 41 pitches in any of his prior nine relief appearances this season, so he likely won't push too far past those limits as he makes his first start since 2021. Depending on how he fares Sunday, Atlanta could have McHugh get stretched out for a permanent spot in the rotation, given that all of Max Fried (forearm), Kyle Wright (shoulder), Kolby Allard (oblique), Huascar Ynoa (elbow) and Ian Anderson (elbow) are on the shelf with long-term injuries.