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Morris was traded to the Braves on Wednesday in exchange for Kelly Johnson, ESPN's Adam Rubin reports.

The Braves continued to sell off their veteran pieces in exchange for young prospects Wednesday with the acquisition of Morris from the Mets. Morris, a 23-year-old right-hander, has been working as a reliever at Double-A Binghamton this season. His production has been average through 22 appearances, notching a 4.62 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP in the Eastern League. He does possess strikeout upside, however, as evidenced by his 12.8 K/9 mark over 25.1 innings on the year. Morris will likely be assigned to either Triple-A Gwinnett or Double-A Mississippi.

Jansen (2-1) picked up the win behind a scoreless ninth inning with a walk and a strikeout in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.

Jansen benefitted from a walk-off ninth inning home run by Trayce Thompson. The walk was just Jansen's third of the year as he has been as stingy as ever in 2016. His ERA is down to 1.17 to go with a 0.61 WHIP, both of which would be his best marks of an already excellent career.

Vizcaino blew his second save Tuesday against the Padres as he allowed two runs on three hits and a walk and managed only one out.

Vizcaino's first blown save was an odd one in which he allowed just one unearned run and came back to earn the win. This time, Vizcaino had nothing against the Padres, as he gave up a game-tying home run to Derek Norris before a walk and a hit set up Wil Myers's walk-off single. Don't expect too many outings like this from Vizcaino -- Tuesday's blowup broke a streak of 20 consecutive outings with at least one strikeout, a stretch in which he recorded a 1.64 ERA and held batters to a .200/.253/.247 line.

Gomez notched his 19th save with two innings of two-hit ball in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Cubs. He also struck out a batter.

The 28-year-old has now converted 10 consecutive save opportunities, and has turned in scoreless outings in six of his last seven appearances. Tuesday represented a rare multi-inning stint for Gomez, who'd last worked two full frames on April 20 versus the Mets. In addition to his 19 saves, he also boasts a solid 2.61 ERA and 1.06 WHIP.

Melancon earned his second save of Tuesday's doubleheader by striking out the side in a perfect inning of work to close out the nightcap.

The veteran was able to retire the side on just 15 pitches in Tuesday's matinee, so he was called upon once again to shut things down in the second game. Melancon has been excellent this season and now has a 1.78 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP and has blown just one save in 20 opportunities.

Melancon earned his 18th save by pitching a perfect ninth inning while striking out one in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets.

Melancon was protecting a two-run lead, and easily closed out the contest while throwing 15 pitches. After the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader, he hasn't allowed an earned run over his last 10 outings, and he lowered his ERA to 1.85.

De La Rosa (elbow) will not need to undergo Tommy John surgery according to Dr. James Andrews, Jack Magruder of the Diamondbacks' official site reports.

De La Rosa was placed on the 15-day DL on May 27 after suffering from right elbow inflammation. The MRI revealed that his ligament was stretched in the pitching arm, and he will likely need three to four months to recover. De La Rosa and the Diamondbacks are targeting a return sometime in August or early in September.

Belisle (calf) gave up two hits and one earned run in one inning Sunday for Double-A Harrisburg.

This was Belisle's third rehab game with Harrisburg after injuring his calf during a Nationals game in late April. He has allowed two earned runs in four innings of work at Harrisburg and is expected to rejoin the Nationals' bullpen soon.

Boscan is expected to be recalled for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune reports.

Boscan will return to the Pirates after being sent down to Indianapolis over the weekend. The right-hander has made five appearances for the big league club on the season, allowing nine hits and four earned runs, while issuing five walks and striking out six, across 12.1 cumulative innings.

Castro was demoted to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday.

Castro has a big arm (95.8 mph average fastball) and has done well for a 21-year-old at Coors Field, posting a 3.75 ERA and 1.08 WHIP over 12 innings. Unfortunately, the Rockies needed to option somebody to make room for lefty Boone Logan's return to the bullpen. Castro is still a part of the future in Colorado, and he should find himself back with the big club at some point before the season ends.