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Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth inning while allowing a hit and striking out one to earn his third save since joining the Cubs, Sunday against the Athletics.

Chapman was protecting a two-run lead and worked around a two-out single to close out the road victory for the Cubs. He's now converted three of his four save opportunities with a 1.59 ERA for his new team. He should continue to see plenty of save opportunities for his playoff-bound club.

Garcia (biceps) isn't expected to take the mound for the Dodgers again this season, Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Garcia recently had a setback in his recovery, actually relating to one of his knees. The exact issue that's costing him the season remains a bit unclear, but unless something changes, the 25-year-old reliever will start preparing to rejoin the club in 2017.

Jansen notched his 33rd save in Saturday's 3-0 victory over the Red Sox by mowing down the side on 15 pitches.

The dominant closer found the strike zone on 12 of those offerings, impressively setting down Jackie Bradley, Jr., Sandy Leon and Travis Shaw to close out the victory. Jansen has five straight scoreless outings and saves since blowing his fifth save chance of the season on July 22 versus the Cardinals.

Vizcaino (oblique) threw a bullpen session Friday, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Vizcaino has advanced to the point in his recovery where he is now able to get back up on a mound. No setbacks were reported following Friday's session, so he will likely throw again in the coming days. He may need a rehab assignment before returning from the disabled list, but he could rejoin the Braves at some point later this month.

Edwards struck out two in a scoreless appearance against Oakland on Friday.

The Cubs made some moves to shore up their bullpen at the trading deadline, but they already had a number of strong options in house, including Edwards, who has a 0.61 WHIP and 25:5 K:BB in 18 innings. He has not given up a hit in any of his last seven appearances.

Gomez earned his 28th save of the season Friday with a scoreless inning against the Padres.

Gomez, who returned from paternity leave Friday, did make it interesting by allowing a couple of hits, but he was helped by a double play and got out of the inning to preserve a one-run lead. His 28 saves are fifth in the National League.

Gomez was activated from the paternity list, and is available to pitch in Friday's matchup with the Padres, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Gomez was placed on the paternity leave Wednesday, and missed two games as a result. The 28-year-old sports an impressive 2.72 ERA in 49.2 innings this season.

Kiekhefer was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.

Kiekhefer's latest stint in the major leagues lasted all of two days, as he was the roster casualty with Matt Carpenter's return from the disabled list. He's bounced between levels frequently since mid-May and will likely continue riding the shuttle before settling in with St. Louis for good when rosters expand.

Sierra has been promoted to Double-A Tulsa, J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group reports.

Sierra, who was converted to a reliever in July, has pitched well in seven relief appearances at High-A Rancho Cucamonga, giving up only four runs in 14 innings. Double-A will be tough test for the 25-year-old, who has never pitched above High-A in the minors.

Hoffman, 23, allowed six earned runs on seven hits in just 2.2 innings Monday for Triple-A Albuquerque.

That's the second time in four outings that Hoffman has surrendered at least six earned runs. He has failed to pitch more than five innings in four straight starts. After being considered for a promotion to the big leagues earlier this summer, Hoffman's ERA has risen from 2.67 on June 3 to 4.35 at present.