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Lee (shoulder) is set to begin a rehab assignment Saturday with Triple-A Gwinnett, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Lee made it through a live batting practice session earlier this week without issue and has been cleared to return to live games after missing nearly three full months due to lingering shoulder inflammation. The 29-year-old left-hander had pitched to a 3.10 ERA and 23:7 K:BB in 20.1 innings for Atlanta prior to this lengthy IL stint.

Mejia tossed two scoreless innings of relief in Thursday's 14-1 victory over the Pirates. He allowed two hits, struck out four and walked none.

Mejia has not been used much in key spots since joining Milwaukee's bullpen early last month, but he has been effective when summoned, posting a 2.16 ERA and 10:2 K:BB in 8.1 innings over seven appearances. Although he is near the bottom of the pecking order, he is out of minor-league options, which bodes well for his chances of hanging onto a roster spot.

Dominguez picked up the save in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Marlins, allowing one hit while striking out one over a scoreless inning.

Both Craig Kimbrel and Gregory Soto blew save chances Wednesday and had worked three of the last four days, so Dominguez was called upon in the bottom of the ninth inning to protect a two-run lead and proceeded to give up a leadoff single to Jazz Chisholm before retiring the next three batters. The right-hander has now converted his last two save opportunities after previously blowing all five of his save attempts prior to Aug. 1. With Thursday's scoreless appearance Dominguez lowered his season ERA to 4.45.

Antone (elbow) struck out one and threw 11 pitches in a perfect inning for Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

Antone's rehab moved from the Arizona Complex League to Triple-A over the weekend, and the right-hander made his season debut for the Bats. He's working his way back from a second Tommy John surgery and is tentatively set to rejoin the Reds on Aug. 19.

Alzolay tossed 1.1 scoreless innings to record the save in Thursday's win over the Reds. He didn't allow any hits or walks, and he struck out two.

Alzolay continued his good recent stretch, as he's now recorded seven straight scoreless outings, a span of 7.2 innings. He's a perfect 6-for-6 in save opportunities in that time and has 13 saves overall this season in 14 chances. Alzolay also has a tidy 2.27 ERA, and his strong play should keep him locked into the closer role for the Cubs moving forward.

Doval picked up the save in Thursday's 1-0 win over Arizona. He allowed two hits while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.

Doval worked around a pair of singles, inducing a Joc Pederson flyout to end the threat and earn his major-league leading 33rd save. After blowing a save against Boston on July 29, the 26-year-old flamethrower has turned in four consecutive scoreless appearances, allowing three hits while striking out five and issuing zero walks across four innings during that stretch.

Beck (3-0) earned the win in Thursday's 1-0 victory over the Diamondbacks. He allowed two hits without walking a batter while striking out three over four scoreless innings.

Beck turned in a solid bulk-relief outing, blanking the Arizona offense for four innings after Scott Alexander worked as the opener for San Francisco. The 27-year-old Beck, a rookie, has pitched well in his last six appearances for the big-league club, posting a sterling 0.60 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB across 11.1 innings during that span.

Barlow earned a hold against Colorado on Wednesday, striking out three batters in 1.2 scoreless innings.

After being acquired in a trade with the Royals on Tuesday, Barlow saw his first action as a Padre on Wednesday, coming on with San Diego holding a 4-1 lead with one out in the sixth frame. The right-handed reliever's own error put a runner on base in that inning, but that was the only misstep by Barlow in an impressive outing during which he threw 15 of 20 pitches for a strike and fanned three batters. Josh Hader is entrenched as the Padres' closer, so Barlow probably won't have many chances to add to the 13 saves he notched while with Kansas City, but he should still see plenty of high-leverage situations as a bridge to Hader.

The Brewers optioned Megill to Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.

Megill made only one appearance out of the Milwaukee bullpen during his five-day stay in the majors and gave up two earned runs on four hits in two innings. The 29-year-old right-hander owns a 5.84 ERA in 83 career appearances at the big-league level.

Miami selected Smeltzer's contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday.

Smeltzer has struggled in both the majors and minors this season, but the Marlins need a fresh arm heading into their series finale Thursday versus the Phillies. The 27-year-old left-hander figures to operate in long relief.