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Reyes recorded the final four outs of Wednesday's win over the Padres in Game 1 of the Wild Card Round to pick up the save.

Reyes' first career postseason appearance couldn't have gone much better. He was called upon to face Fernando Tatis with the tying run on second base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth and was able to finish the inning with a groundout. He remained in the game for the ninth inning after the Cardinals scored an insurance run and got the job done, retiring the side in order.

Jansen walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning en route to the save Wednesday in Game 1 against the Brewers.

He got Eric Sogard to fly out and then got Keston Hiura to ground out to start the frame. Jace Peterson then walked as a pinch hitter before Christian Yelich struck out while representing the tying run. Jansen should be available for Thursday's Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series.

Suter gave up three earned runs on three hits and five walks in 1.2 innings Wednesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Dodgers. He took the loss.

Suter needs to get by on command and deception, and the five walks, two of which were with the bases loaded, were essentially a sign that he would rather give up one run at a time than let the Dodgers blow the game completely open. The rest of the Brewers' relievers held up their end of the bargain, as the Brewers outscored the Dodgers after Suter exited, but Suter had already given up the deciding runs in a 4-2 loss. He probably won't pitch again in this series.

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said that Hudson (elbow) underwent successful Tommy John surgery Monday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Hudson is expected to rest up and recover for the next several weeks before he begins his rehab program in earnest during the winter. The 26-year-old right-hander is expected to remain sidelined through the 2021 season.

The Cardinals added Ponce de Leon to their 28-man roster Wednesday ahead of the team's wild-card series with the Padres, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Ponce de Leon is slated to work in long relief for the Cardinals, which have already announced their starters for the three-game series (Kwang Hyun Kim, Adam Wainwright and Jack Flaherty). After struggling with his control through much of August, Ponce de Leon settled into a groove in September, posting a 3.15 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 28:6 K:BB in 20 innings across his four appearances.

The Dodgers didn't include Floro on their 28-man roster for the wild-card series with the Brewers that begins Wednesday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Los Angeles is likely banking on Walker Buehler and Clayton Kershaw to work deep into their starts in the first two games of the series, lessening the need to keep Floro on the roster as a low-leverage reliever. Floro still earned a spot on the Dodgers' taxi squad, so he could be an option to join the roster later in the postseason.

Williams was left off the Brewers' wild-card roster Wednesday due to right shoulder soreness, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

The news of Williams' injury comes out of nowhere, as the 26-year-old wasn't known to be dealing with any issues coming out of his final appearance of the regular season Friday. His absence for the three-game series is a major blow for the Brewers, as Williams was arguably the best reliever in baseball this season. In 27 innings out of the bullpen, he struck out 53 batters (good for a 53.0 percent strikeout rate, as he faced exactly 100 batters) while allowing just a single earned run.

The Padres included Patino on their 28-man roster for the wild-card series with the Cardinals that begins Wednesday.

The Padres added Patino and catcher Luis Campusano to the roster as replacements for starting pitchers Dinelson Lamet (biceps) and Mike Clevinger (elbow), who will both be held out of the series. Chris Paddack is scheduled to start Game 1 while Zach Davies starts Game 2, leaving Patino as an option to eat innings in a potential Game 3, which would likely be a bullpen outing.

Castano was left off the Marlins' 28-man roster for the team's NL Wild Card Series with the Cubs that begins Wednesday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Castano was the star of the Marlins' win over the Yankees in the regular-season finale, covering 6.1 shutout innings of long relief to capture his first big-league victory. The heavy workload he logged Sunday may have made the Marlins reluctant to include Castano in the bullpen for the three-game series, but since he's still a part of Miami's taxi squad, he would be eligible to rejoin the active roster later in the playoffs.

The Braves excluded Wilson from the 28-man roster for their NL Wild Card Series with the Reds that began Wednesday.

Atlanta only needs a three-man rotation for its three-game series, so Wilson found himself as the odd man out with the Braves expected to turn to Max Fried, Ian Anderson and Kyle Wright for starts. Wilson could be a candidate to rejoin the postseason roster in the divisional round, should the Braves win their series with the Reds.