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Chapman worked around a hit with a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless inning to earn his 30th save of the season Friday versus the Dodgers.

Chapman allowed a weak single to lead off his inning of work, but he was his usual dominant self after and threw 13 of 19 pitches for strikes. He blew a save last Friday in Colorado, but he has rattled off three straight conversions and is now the owner of a 1.80 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP.

Hoffman (0-2) gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and four walks over six innings in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Nationals. He struck out three.

The rookie was much better in his second start, despite some control issues. Hoffman got into some trouble with the long ball but limited the damage on homers by Jayson Werth and Daniel Murphy. The solid outing lowered Hoffman's ERA by over five runs and he'll try to keep the momentum going versus the Dodgers next Wednesday.

Reyes will start Saturday's game against the A's, MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch reports.

Reyes will make his first major league start Saturday in place of Mike Leake, who has been diagnosed with shingles. Reyes has worked only out of the bullpen so far with the Cardinals, but he is one of the game's top pitching prospects, so this figures to be his first start of many for the club.

Strop (knee) has resumed jogging, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Now two weeks removed from undergoing an arthroscopic procedure, Strop has been cleared for some light running and should be able to gradually ramp up his activity from here. He was handed a four-to-six week estimated recovery timetable after having the knee scoped.

Moore (8-10) came within one out of a no-hitter Thursday, ultimately holding the Dodgers scoreless with one hit, three walks and seven strikeouts over 8.2 frames.

A clean single to right by Corey Seager spoiled Moore's bid for his first career no-no, but this was still a spectacular outing for the lefty. However, after he threw a whopping 133 pitches -- a scary prospect for a guy with his injury history -- en route to his first win as a Giant, Moore may not be a safe fantasy play when he makes his next start Wednesday against Arizona.

Stewart was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group reports.

Stewart has had a rough time on the mound with the Dodgers this season, allowing 15 runs (including five home runs) over 12 innings of action. However, he's been fantastic with Oklahoma City, posting a 2.49 ERA and 0.94 WHIP across nine starts. The Dodgers may opt to use him as a starter during his latest stint with the big club, although they've also used him as a reliever in the past.

De Leon will not be called up to start Saturday against the Cubs, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

De Leon will not come up Saturday as some had speculated (Julio Urias will get the nod), but those stashing the promising right-hander may only have to wait one additional day. Kenta Maeda has been pushed back to Monday, leaving Sunday's starter as "TBA." De Leon is currently listed as Sunday's probable starter for Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Leone was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.

Aside from a three-run meltdown against the Mets on Aug. 17, Leone had been solid out of the pen over the past two weeks. However, he had been used quite a bit of late, so the Diamondbacks optioned him and Steve Hathaway to get some fresh arms back up to the bullpen. Leone could rejoin the club once rosters expand next week.

Bracho was recalled by the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

The Diamondbacks made a flurry of moves Thursday to get some fresh arms in the bullpen to help an otherwise taxed group of relievers. Bracho and Jose Campos will rejoin the big league club while Dominic Leone and Steve Hathaway will head back to Triple-A Reno. Bracho owns a 6.75 ERA and 1.77 WHIP at the major league level this season, but he will add a fresh arm to the Diamondbacks bullpen.

Lopez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, William Ladson of MLB.com reports.

Lopez looked to be trending towards remaining in the rotation heading into his most recent start, but he gave up six runs (four earned) in just 2.2 innings of work in that outing. With that, the Nationals sent him down, but it may not be for a particularly long time. Given that rosters expand next week, Lopez could certainly rejoin the Nationals in the near future. Prior to his tough start Tuesday, he flashed serious potential, fanning 11 Braves over seven innings to pick up his second career win.