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The Phillies activated Gomez (elbow) from the 10-day disabled list Thursday.

The right-hander will take the roster spot left by Adam Morgan, who was demoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday. Gomez seems to be over his elbow impingement and should return to a role toward the back of the Phillies' bullpen, but likely not as closer. Gomez carries a 7.94 ERA in nine games despite striking out an uncharacteristic 8.7 per nine innings so far.

Iglesias gave up a hit and a walk while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to notch his eighth save of the season in a 4-3 win over Cleveland.

It's been nearly two weeks since Iglesias' last save opportunity, but he's remained sharp in the interim and the 27-year-old now sports a 0.73 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 28:11 K:BB in 24.2 innings on the season. The Reds have a number of issues on their pitching staff, but the closer spot isn't one of them.

Gselllman allowed three runs on six hits and a walk over six innings in a no-decision against San Diego on Wednesday. He whiffed three.

He was in line to win, but stop us if you've heard this one before: The Mets' bullpen blew it. Gsellman's time as a reliever lasted just two appearances, but the team's hard up for starters right now, so he's likely to hold down a rotation spot at least until Steven Matz and Seth Lugo come back to offer reinforcements.

Manager Andy Green said Hand, who earned his first save of the season Wednesday night, is not the Padres' new closer, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

While Green decided to give regular closer Brandon Maurer the eighth and Hand the ninth, he confirmed that won't necessarily be the norm going forward. However, the skipper did say he'll look to give both Hand and Maurer opportunities on a situation by situation basis. Hand currently owns a 1.80 ERA and 0.92 ERA with 33 strikeouts through 25 innings (21 games) this season, so if Maurer doesn't bring down his 6.88 ERA and 1.41 WHIP, Hand could take over the ninth inning.

Rodney walked a batter in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to pick up his 12th save of the season in an 8-6 win over the White Sox.

It's his eighth straight appearance without allowing a run, but it speaks to how poorly Rodney was pitching before that stretch that his 7.13 ERA is the lowest it's been in a month. The veteran closer's job security might last only until his next rough patch, but at least for now he's on something of a roll.

Montero could make a spot start Saturday against the Pirates, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

With Tommy Milone (knee) landing on the disabled list, Montero and Josh Smoker are being looked at to fill his turn in the rotation Saturday. Given Montero struggled in a spot start earlier in the season -- allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks across 3.2 innings -- the Mets may be leaning towards Smoker, though confirmation on who is starting should come before the weekend.

Gsellman will be re-inserted into the starting rotation and start Wednesday against the Padres, Matt Ehalt of NorthJersey.com reports.

Gsellman was relegated to the bullpen after posting an unimpressive 7.27 ERA and .325 BAA over seven starts, but will come back to supplement a Mets rotation riddled by injuries. He may need to prove his worth with Steven Matz (elbow) closing in on his season debut, though Tommy Milone -- who was hit for eight runs over 1.1 innings in his last start -- could be the likely casualty when that occurs. Wednesday will mark Gsellman's first career start against the Padres.

Gsellman will be re-inserted into the starting rotation and start Wednesday against the Padres, Matt Ehalt of NorthJersey.com reports.

Gsellman was relegated to the bullpen after posting an unimpressive 7.27 ERA and .325 BAA over seven starts, but will come back to supplement a Mets' rotation riddled by injuries. He may need to prove his worth with Steven Matz (elbow) closing in on his season debut, though Tommy Milone -- who was hit for eight runs over 1.1 innings in his last start -- could be the likely casualty when that occurs. Wednesday will mark Gsellman's first career start against the Padres.

Hoover collected his fifth hold of the season after retiring both of the batters he faced via strikeout during Tuesday's 5-4 win over the White Sox.

With his fastball velocity up a tick from 2016, Hoover has been able to raise his K/9 rate to a career-high 13.2, but he's still issuing too many free passes, which has been a problem throughout his six MLB seasons. Hoover has at least been able to avoid the home-run ball for the most part, and so long as he continues to do that, he'll remain a key part of the Diamondbacks' late-inning mix.

Rodney worked a perfect ninth inning in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the White Sox to record his 11th save of the season.

While his 7.56 ERA and 1.56 WHIP remain brutal, Rodney's actually turned a corner in May, dealing seven straight scoreless appearances. His 5:2 K:BB in 6.2 innings during the month isn't ideal, but the 40-year-old closer is getting the job done at the moment and should continue to see plenty of save chances for a Diamondbacks squad that has the fifth-best record in the majors.