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Jerez was claimed off waivers by the Pirates on Friday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Jerez was designated for assignment by the Pirates earlier this week and will make his way to Pittsburgh. The 27-year-old allowed two runs on seven hits over 6.2 major-league innings this season, but he did struggle with six walks. He fared well at Triple-A Sacramento, recording a 3.86 ERA and 1.11 WHIP across 56 innings.

Kimbrel (elbow) is expected to throw another bullpen session Sunday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Kimbrel completed a bullpen session Thursday and is tentatively scheduled to take the mound again Sunday, assuming he checks out OK over the next couple days. The 31-year-old appears to be nearing his return, but there remains no official timeline for him to come off the injured list.

Wilson was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.

Wilson was sent back to Triple-A in early September to pitch in the International League playoffs and now rejoins the Braves for the stretch run. The 21-year-old has a 7.20 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 16:10 K:BB through 20 major-league innings this season.

Stanek struck out three over 1.2 perfect innings in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers.

Stanek worked out of a two-on, one-out jam in the seventh inning by striking out Ryan Braun and Eric Thames (both swinging), and then retired the side in order in the eighth before handing the ball over to Jose Urena. Urena gave up a two-run homer to take the loss and has now given up five runs in four innings since returning from the injured list. Despite Urena's struggles, the Marlins haven't given any indication that they will end the Urena-as-closer experiment early. Stanek could challenge for the job in spring training, but expect him to remain in a setup role over the rest of this season.

Voth is slated to start Saturday's game against the Braves.

Voth entered the rotation last weekend as a replacement for Joe Ross (forearm), covering four innings while giving up two runs and striking out six to take a loss in Atlanta. With Ross still on the mend, Voth will draw a second straight start versus the Braves, this time in Washington.

Neris earned a perfect four-out save with a pair of strikeouts against the Braves on Thursday.

The right-hander came into the eighth inning with two on and two outs and finished things off by forcing Dansby Swanson to line out. He re-entered in the ninth frame and did not allow a baserunner en route to his 26th save of the season. The 30-year-old owns a solid 2.84 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 83:21 K:BB across 63 appearances for the Phillies.

Jansen got the save against the Orioles on Thursday, tossing a scoreless ninth inning without allowing a baserunner to close out the Dodgers' 4-2 victory. He struck out one and walked none.

The right-hander needed 18 pitches to set down the side in order and successfully protect a two-run lead for his 29th save of the season. Jansen's 3.72 ERA over 55.2 innings remains uncharacteristically high, but he figures to maintain his role as the primary ninth-inning option for the Dodgers through the rest of the season.

Hader pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to nail down a 3-2 victory and record his 31st save against the Marlins on Thursday.

After throwing his first pitch for a ball, Hader pounded the zone with his next 10 pitches and retired the side in 11 throws. Hader has been a strikeout machine lately, posting 20 punchouts in his last 10.1 innings. In addition to all the strikeouts, since blowing a save on Aug. 17, Hader has thrown 11.1 straight scoreless frames. Overall, he is 3-5 with 31 saves, 2.51 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 126 strikeouts in 68 innings this season.

Lamet (2-5) allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out seven across five innings to take the loss Thursday against the Cubs.

Lamet's major stumble came in the fourth inning, when he allowed the first two runners to reach base -- both of which ultimately came around to score. However, he continued to rack up strikeouts, generating 14 swinging strikes on 74 total pitches. While he's worked more than five innings only three times in his last seven outings, Lamet has 81 punchouts across 62 innings for the season. He's scheduled to take the mound next on Wednesday at Milwaukee.

Young (7-4) allowed six runs (one earned) on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts across 2.2 innings while taking a loss against the Mets on Thursday.

This was an ugly line, as Young gave up five hits, including two homers, and two walks in under three frames, but thanks to an error, only one run counted against his ERA. Still, this was not an outing owners were expecting after Young threw eight shutout innings in his last appearance. He owns a 3.38 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 61 strikeouts in 69.1 innings this season. Young is expected to make his next start at home against the Marlins on Tuesday.