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Graveman (elbow) advanced his rehab assignment to Triple-A Iowa and will start Sunday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Graveman made his first rehab outing Aug. 22 with the Arizona League Cubs, his first game action since undergoing Tommy John surgery last July. The 28-year-old still has plenty of work to do in his recovery, but the progression to game action is a significant step.

Beede won't start Sunday as previously scheduled and will instead take the mound Monday at St. Louis, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Beede lined up to face the Padres in Sunday's series finale, but he'll trade places in the starting rotation with Jeff Samardzija and be pushed back one day. Beede is 0-5 with a 5.71 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 39:11 K:BB in his previous eight starts, but he'll look to build on his last outing, when he allowed one earned run over 5.2 innings.

Hudson (14-6) earned the win in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Reds, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks while striking out eight over 7.2 innings.

Hudson shut down the Reds for most of the afternoon, outpitching Trevor Bauer by a wide margin. His final line was marred in the eighth inning when Giovanny Gallegos allowed three inherited runners to score on a Tucker Barnhart double. Hudson's season-long WHIP remains an eyesore, but he's arguably pitching the best he has all year heading into September. Hudson stands a good chance to keep his four-game winning streak going with a home start against San Francisco next on the docket.

Wang was claimed off waivers by the Pirates on Saturday and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Wang made 20 appearances with the Athletics before being designated for assignment, compiling a 3.33 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 16:11 K:BB across 27 innings. The southpaw will likely join the Pirates in September as his new team looks to evaluate him before the offseason.

Dominguez experienced renewed soreness in his elbow during his most recent throwing session and will be evaluated by the team physician next week, Bob Brookover of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Dominguez resumed throwing in early August and was said to be making solid progress in his bid to return in September, but this latest setback pretty much takes that off the table. Last year's team leader in saves, Dominguez blew a lead in his second appearance of this season and never went on to record a save. He visited Dr. James Andrews back in June but Tommy John surgery was deemed unnecessary at the time.

Williams was optioned to Triple-A San Antonio on Saturday.

In what was his first big-league stint, Williams made eight appearances and compiled a 4.00 ERA, 2.11 WHIP and 8:5 K:BB across nine innings. Ben Gamel was summoned from the minors in a corresponding move, while Williams should be back up sometime in September when rosters expand.

Cabrera was recalled from Triple-A Memphis to serve as the 26th man for Saturday's doubleheader against the Reds.

Cabrera will provide the Cardinals with bullpen reinforcements with the team set to play four games in two days. With rosters set to expand Sunday, the left-hander is expected to stick with the big club following Saturday's twin bill. He owns a 6.17 ERA, 1.89 WHIP and 10:7 K:BB in 11.2 big-league innings this season, with his last appearance coming in June.

Garcia (1-4) took the loss on Friday against the Diamondbacks after allowing one run (unearned) on one hit while striking out four over 1.1 innings.

After replacing Casey Sadler with one on and two outs in the seventh, Garcia whiffed Christian Walker to end the inning. He then struck out Tim Locastro to start the eighth, but he reached first on a passed ball by Russell Martin. Locastro soon stole second, and unfortunately, scored the winning run of the game on a balk by Garcia. Across 54 appearances this season, the right-hander owns a 3.58 ERA and 0.83 WHIP.

Floro (chest) will be activated from the injured list Sunday, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Floro made a rehab appearance with High-A Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday, tossing eight pitches in one perfect inning. He'll return to the big club on Sunday to fill a spot in the bullpen. Floro is 4-3 with a 3.89 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 39 appearances with the Dodgers this season.

Lamet (2-3) took the loss Friday, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out 10 over five innings versus the Giants.

A fielding error in the first inning accounted for the unearned run when Brandon Belt hit one of two homers off Lamet. The other long ball came from Mike Yastrzemski. Lamet has now allowed eight homers over 10 starts. It was the right-hander's second double-digit strikeouts performance of the year. Lamet owns a 4.24 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 70:22 K:BB over 51 innings. The 27-year-old is expected to draw the start at home next Friday versus the Rockies.