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Coonrod (thumb) made back-to-back appearances out of the Philadelphia bullpen Wednesday and Thursday against Atlanta, covering 1.1 innings while striking out two.

The first of the two appearances marked Coonrod's first game action since Sept. 22, as the Phillies had stayed away for him for about a week while he dealt with a right thumb injury. The 29-year-old owns a 4.04 ERA and 1.32 WHIP in 42.1 innings on the season.

Gsellman (lat) was activated from the 60-day injured list Saturday.

Gsellman last took the mound for the Mets on June 19. However, he began a rehab assignment Sept. 6 and appeared in six games, totaling 6.1 innings while allowing seven earned runs on 10 hits and three walks. Gsellman is likely to serve as a low-leverage reliever across the Mets' final two games; it's possible that he could work multiple frames.

Nance was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Nance joins a lengthy list of Cubs who have landed on the COVID-19 injured list late in the year, and it's not yet clear whether he's tested positive for the virus or whether he's considered a close contact. Right-hander Joe Biagini's contract was selected from Triple-A Iowa.

White was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday.

White was sent down in mid-September, but he'll rejoin the major-league roster after Clayton Kershaw (forearm) was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday. The right-hander has recorded a 3.74 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 45.2 innings across 20 appearances (four starts) in the majors this year and will likely serve as a reliever following his call-up.

Lambert was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday.

Lambert started Wednesday's game against the Nationals and allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out one in two innings. He gave up seven runs in 5.2 innings across two major-league starts this year but will head back to the minors after Chi Chi Gonzalez (oblique) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Saturday.

Chavez will start Saturday's game against the Mets.

Chavez will likely serve as an opener in Saturday's matchup since Atlanta plans to utilize its bullpen in the penultimate game of the regular season. The right-hander has recorded a 0.79 ERA and 0.71 WHIP in 11.1 innings across his last 11 appearances.

Avila was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.

Avila wasn't going to pitch again this season after throwing four innings in his season debut Friday. He'll give his roster spot to James Norwood, who was recalled in a corresponding move.

Brogdon landed on the 10-day injured list with right groin tightness Saturday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Brogdon had only just returned from a stint on the injured list with a strained right groin Tuesday, and the issue evidently hadn't completely healed. He looked good in his two appearances since his return, striking out five over 2.2 scoreless innings, but his season is now over. Seranthony Dominguez was recalled to take Brogdon's place in the bullpen.

Dominguez was recalled by the Phillies on Saturday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Dominguez was an effective reliever in 2018 and the first half of 2019, saving 16 games while riding a 30.2 percent strikeout rate and 55.3 percent groundball rate to a 3.27 ERA. He then developed elbow problems which eventually required Tommy John surgery, but he's set to return to big-league action just shy of 28 months since his last appearance at the highest level. He hasn't been good in 20.1 innings in the minors this season as he works his way back to full strength, struggling to a 7.97 ERA, though he hasn't allowed an earned run in any of his last five trips to the mound. Connor Brogdon (groin) hit the injured list to clear space on the roster.

Kelly earned a hold against Milwaukee on Friday despite allowing one run on a hit and a walk over two-thirds of an inning. Both outs he recorded came via strikeout.

After walking Christian Yelich to lead off the frame, Kelly bounced back to strike out the subsequent two batters. However, Yelich stole second and came around to score when Daniel Vogelbach notched a two-out single. That was the end of the outing for Kelly, as Kenley Jansen took over from there and recorded the four-out save. The run allowed by Kelly was his first in over a month. Since Sept. 1, the right hander has posted a minuscule 0.75 ERA and 0.67 WHIP while striking out 13 batters over 12 innings. Over that stretch, he has picked up one save and six holds.