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De Los Santos was recalled by the Phillies on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old will give the Phillies an additional arm in the bullpen down the stretch. He's allowed eight runs in 12 innings at the big-league level this season, though he posted an excellent 2.63 ERA in 22 starts for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Hader pitched two perfect innings and struck out six batters in Monday's victory over the Cubs.

Hader was on top of his game Monday, reaching 97 with his fastball and breezing through the top of the Cubs' order with ease. He is now up to a whopping 127 punchouts on the season -- 14 of which came over his last three appearances.

Fields gave up a hit over a scoreless inning in Monday's loss to the Reds.

Fields logged a full inning for the first time since returning from a shoulder injury Aug. 30. The club appears to be easing the reliever back into action. Kenta Maeda and Ryan Madson have taken over as the Dodgers' top right-handed setup men, so Fields will likely be limited to a middle-relief role down the stretch.

Rodriguez (6-3) took the loss despite holding the Braves to two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out three over 6.1 innings Monday.

Despite being saddled with the loss, Rodriguez was effective against a tough Braves lineup, lowering his ERA to 2.35 in the process. The Rookie of the Year candidate fired 110 pitches, and manager Bruce Bochy said that he has "no concerns" regarding his young pitcher's career-high innings total (153.2 combined innings this year), John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. This news will come as a relief to Rodriguez's fantasy owners, as a potential shutdown appears unlikely. The 26-year-old will look to continue his impressive campaign in a home start against the Rockies on Sunday.

Vizcaino (shoulder) will toss a bullpen session Tuesday, and assuming everything goes as planned, he'll return from the disabled list Friday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Vizcaino looked good in his minor-league rehab appearances at Low-A Rome, so this comes as no surprise. He's been on the disabled list since July 14 due to right shoulder inflammation, but he's finally healthy enough to contribute out of the bullpen. Although the Braves figure to slowly acclimate Vizcaino to big-league action, he'll likely settle into a high-leverage role.

Manager Torey Lovullo said that he will play the matchups moving forward rather than have a designated closer, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Boxberger has allowed at least one run in three of his last four appearances, taking the loss in all three while raising his ERA from 3.45 to 4.40 in the process. His recent struggles have prompted Lovullo to turn to a committee in the ninth inning for now, with Yoshihisa Hirano and Archie Bradley looking like the top candidates to see save chances.

Poncedeleon will return to the rotation to start Wednesday against the Pirates, Rob Rains of StLSportsPage.com reports.

The start will come on short rest, as Poncedeleon tossed a pair of relief innings in Detroit on Saturday. It's unclear if the Cardinals expect to run with a six-man rotation through the end of the season or if Poncedeleon will make just the one start before returning to the bullpen.

Jansen (heart) rejoined the Dodgers in Cincinnati on Monday as expected, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Jansen sat out the Dodgers' weekend series in Colorado on the recommendation of his cardiologist, as that was the location in which the symptoms of his irregular heartbeat first cropped up. The Dodgers have no more trips to Colorado on the schedule, so he should remain with the team for the rest of the season, though it's conceivable that the trip to Arizona from Sept. 24-26 could cause issues. The closer will eventually require surgery, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports, though that won't take place until the offseason.

Brigham's scheduled start Monday against the Mets was postponed.

Brigham has now had his scheduled start cancelled two days in a row. The game has been postponed until Wednesday, when Brigham will start one half of the doubleheader. Jose Urena will remain on turn to pitch Tuesday.

Diekman gave up one run on one hit and a walk over an inning of relief Sunday in the Diamondbacks' 9-5 loss to the Braves.

The Diamondbacks held a 4-2 lead heading into the top of the eighth inning before the bullpen squandered that advantage. Diekman was the first reliever to cave, though he at least limited the damage to one run while working the eighth, allowing him to come away with his second hold as a member of the Diamondbacks. Closer Brad Boxberger then went on to blow the save in the ninth and take his third loss in four appearances, raising further questions about his security at the back of the bullpen. Even if manager Torey Lovullo opts to make a change at closer, it would likely be Yoshihisa Hirano that gets the first crack at the gig rather than Diekman.