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Alzolay will start Sunday against the White Sox, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

The Cubs didn't seem to have a rotation spot open for Alzolay, but they'll move Jose Quintana, who's still building up his pitch count following a lat injury, to the bullpen for the final few days of the year. Alzolay has made three starts and two relief appearances this season, posting a 3.31 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP.

Martin (elbow) was transferred to the 45-day injured list Friday.

The 24-year-old is working his way back from Tommy John surgery in July 2019, and an oblique strain in August also impacted his progress. Martin will continue his rehab work in hopes of being ready to go for spring training in 2021.

Bracho (elbow) was activated from the 45-day injured list Friday.

The 28-year-old underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2019 and has been sidelined all season, but he'll return from the injured list for the final weekend. Bracho last pitched in 2018 and had a 3.19 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 34:12 K:BB over 31 innings, and he'll likely make an appearance or two this weekend to get him some game action before the offseason.

Patino was recalled from the alternate training site for Friday's doubleheader against the Giants.

The 20-year-old will serve as the 29th man for Friday's doubleheader, though he won't be starting either contest. Patino could be in the mix to start Saturday or Sunday, though the Padres would need to make another roster move to keep him on the roster. The right-hander has a 5.51 ERA, 1.90 WHIP and 19:13 K:BB across 16.1 innings this season.

Feyereisen was recalled from the alternate training site for Friday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

The 27-year-old was last with the big-league club in mid-September and will serve as the 29th man for Friday's twin bill. Feyereisen has appeared in five games and given up six runs on four hits with a 7:5 K:BB over 8.1 innings this season.

Howard (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday.

The highly touted rookie recorded an unimpressive 5.92 ERA and 1.64 WHIP in his first six big-league starts before being sidelined with shoulder stiffness in mid-September. He isn't expected to be ready to start any of the Phillies' final three games, but he could make an appearance out of the bullpen.

Ponce de Leon was recalled from the Cardinals' alternate training site ahead of his start in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Brewers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The 27-year-old will serve as the 29th man for Friday's twin bill as he makes his final start of the regular season. Ponce de Leon has a 5.74 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 39:18 K:BB over 26.2 innings this season, but he's allowed only four runs and has 18 strikeouts in his past two starts (11 innings).

Reyes was credited with his third hold in a win over the Brewers on Thursday despite allowing an earned run on two hits and a walk over one inning. He struck out two.

Reyes needed 31 pitches to record his three outs, and he left closer Andrew Miller with a thorny two-on, one-out situation when he departed in the ninth. The run that Eric Sogard, the first hitter Miller faced, drove in with his single went on Reyes' ledger, only the second earned run to be charged to the right-hander in his last eight appearances. Despite occasional control issues, Reyes has been a mostly reliable option for manager Mike Shildt, posting a 2-1 record, 3.00 ERA and an elite 12.5 K/9 over 18 innings

Gallegos was credited with his first hold of the season in a win over the Brewers on Thursday, striking out two in a perfect sixth inning.

The right-hander threw 14 of his 20 pitches for strikes on his way to his first clean outing since Sept. 6. The strong performance snapped Gallegos' three-appearance streak of allowing at least one earned run, a stretch during which he'd seen his ERA quickly balloon from 0.90 to 4.50. Gallegos' exact bullpen role if the Cardinals do make the postseason remains to be seen, as Andrew Miller appears to have settled into the primary closer role for the time being.

Suter will start Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Suter has not eclipsed three innings of work while serving as a spot starter and reliever this year, so expect a similar workload for the southpaw Friday. Josh Lindblom will take the ball for the nightcap.