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Graterol (knee) allowed one hit and struck out three over a scoreless inning in Sunday's win over the Astros.

Graterol worked the first inning of the Dodgers' bullpen game, and he did his part well, throwing 11 of his 12 pitches for strikes. The 22-year-old has mainly worked out of the bullpen this year, to the tune of a 3.06 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 11 strikeouts across 17.2 innings. He will likely continue to be used in relief situations going forward.

Iglesias threw two scoreless innings against the Cardinals on Sunday, allowing one walk while striking out three en route to his seventh save of the season.

Iglesias retired the side in order in the eighth with the Reds leading 8-5, and he finished the game out after Cincinnati padded its lead with two more runs in the top of the ninth. With that, Iglesias helped snapped an 0-3-6 skid for the team in its last nine series. He's clearly still the closer even with Archie Bradley now in town.

Hill (3-0) pitched two-thirds of an inning and didn't allow a baserunner to earn the win in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Giants.

Hill relieved starter Garrett Richards and got the last two outs of the fifth inning to keep the game tied at 1-1.The Padres scored twice in the bottom half of the inning, and that made Hill the pitcher of record. Through 12.1 innings this season, the southpaw has a 3.65 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 14 strikeouts across 17 appearances. He's collected three holds but isn't likely to challenge Trevor Rosenthal for save chances.

White completed a four-inning simulated game Sunday and is in line to start Friday against the Rockies, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

The 25-year-old delivered a scoreless inning during his big-league debut in late August, and it appears his second outing could be his first MLB start. The Dodgers are employing a bullpen day Sunday with Walker Buehler (finger) on the injured list, but White appears on track to fill in for Buehler's next turn in the rotation.

Graterol (knee) will start Sunday night's game against the Astros, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The 22-year-old hasn't pitched since Wednesday after he tweaked his knee, but he'll return to the mound Sunday with the Dodgers opting for a bullpen game. Graterol's longest outing this season has been 1.2 innings, so it's unlikely he'll pitch more than two frames.

The Phillies optioned Brogdon to their alternate training site following their 2-1 loss to the Marlins in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.

With top backstop J.T. Realmuto (hip) not available for either end of the twin bill, the Phillies called up catcher Rafael Marchan to add some depth behind the plate after Andrew Knapp drew the start in Game 1. Marchan will take the active roster spot of Brogdon, who struck out four over 2.1 perfect innings of long relief in the Phillies' 2-1 loss in the first game.

Guerra was placed on the 10-day injured list for personal reasons Sunday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The Friars didn't provide a reason for the move, but it apparently isn't related to COVID-19. Guerra hasn't seen game action since Sept. 4, and he will now be unavailable a bit longer.

The Giants recalled Garcia from their alternate training site Sunday.

Garcia had been optioned to the alternate site Thursday, but he'll be eligible to return before the minimum amount of time after the Giants placed reliever Trevor Gott (elbow) on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. The 26-year-old right-hander will provide the Giants with some length out of the bullpen in Sunday's doubleheader with the Padres.

The Giants placed Gott on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right elbow inflammation.

The transaction is retroactive to Sept. 10, so Gott won't be eligible to return from the IL until the final week of the regular season. The injury is a tough break for Gott, who had just stringed together several quality outings after losing hold of the closing gig in mid-August, when he blew two saves and gave up 11 earned runs over a three-appearance stretch.

Smith was optioned to the alternate training site Sunday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Smith joined the big-league roster earlier in the week but didn't appear in a game during his brief time with the team. The 26-year-old has a 6.43 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB over seven innings this season.