McDonald allowed one run on six hits and a walk while striking out three over six-plus innings in a no-decision Sunday versus the Dodgers.

McDonald went pitch-for-pitch with Emmet Sheehan over the first six innings. In the seventh, McDonald put three straight batters on base, leading to the lone run on his line, before Spencer Bivens relieved him and put out the fire. McDonald has given up three runs while posting a 4:2 K:BB across eight innings over his two major-league outings this season. If he did enough Sunday to earn another turn through the rotation, that would likely come in a home matchup versus the Rockies in the final series of the season.

Manager Pat Murphy said Sunday that the best case scenario for Megill (elbow) is to return for Milwaukee's regular-season finale Sept. 28 against Cincinnati, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The best-case timeline, according to Murphy, would mean Megill would throw a bullpen Tuesday and live batting practice Friday. The timeline could be adjusted based on how the right-hander recovers from the throwing sessions, but that would mean he wouldn't return until the postseason. The Brewers are tracking toward a top-two seed in the NL, which would allow them to bypass the wild-card round and give Megill extra time to get healthy.

Pomeranz (2-2) allowed a run on two hits across an inning of work to take the loss Saturday against the Reds. He struck out two.

The southpaw entered a 2-2 game in the fifth inning after Chicago starter Javier Assad covered four innings, and Pomeranz allowed a solo home run to Spencer Steer. This was the first run allowed by the veteran reliever over his last seven appearances, and he still has a sparkling 2.30 ERA for the season to go along with a 10.0 K/9. Pomeranz should stick in a key relief role for the Cubs as they head into the playoffs.

Poulin struck out one in a perfect 11th inning Saturday to record his first career save in a 5-3 win over the Mets. He struck out one.

After Daylen Lile broke open a 3-3 tie in the top of the 11th with an inside-the-park homer, Poulin got the call in the bottom of the frame to face the Mets' 9-1-2 hitters, which included Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto. The rookie left-hander didn't flinch, firing seven of 12 pitches for strikes and getting Soto on a called strike three to end it. Jose Ferrer had worked the eighth and ninth just to get the game to extras, and Poulin isn't likely to get more closing chances this season, but through his first 22.2 MLB innings he's delivered a 2.78 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 23:11 K:BB with two wins and five holds in addition to Saturday's save.

Dreyer struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.

Tanner Scott had a 23-pitch appearance Friday and was presumably unavailable for Saturday's game. The Dodgers had to dig deep in this game, with Alex Vesia also not pitching and Kirby Yates being deployed in the seventh inning, leading to Dreyer getting a rare chance to close a game out. He's up to four saves this season and has added 10 holds over 64 appearances. He's also pitched to a 2.80 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 72:22 K:BB through 74 innings, and he's allowed just two runs with an 11:1 K:BB over eight innings in September.

Palencia (shoulder) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday and allowed one unearned run on two hits while striking out two batters in two-thirds of an inning.

Iowa's season will come to an end Sunday, so Palencia may need to face hitters in a simulated game or two to prove his right shoulder strain is no longer a concern before the Cubs bring him back from the injured list. Prior to suffering the injury and landing on the shelf Sept. 8, Palencia led the Cubs with 22 saves. Brad Keller and Andrew Kittredge have been sharing the closer's role in Palencia's absence.

The Cubs activated Morgan (elbow) from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.

Morgan had been on the shelf since mid-April with an elbow impingement. He's healthy again after submitting a 1.69 ERA in 10.2 innings over a nine-appearance rehab assignment at Iowa, but he'll end up sticking around at the Triple-A level since the Cubs don't have room for him in the big-league bullpen at the moment.

Trivino allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless seventh inning Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Trivino has bounced around with three teams in 2025, but he's settled in with the Phillies nicely thus far. Through his first 6.2 innings with Philadelphia, the veteran right-hander has a 1.35 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 4:3 K:BB. Trivino may not be able to work his way into the high-leverage picture consistently, but he offers Philly's revamped bullpen another arm with late-inning experience.

Curtiss allowed a hit in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Phillies.

Curtiss is the 17th player to log a save for the Diamondbacks this season, which has seen the team take a closing committee to the extreme. Andrew Saalfrank has been bothered by shoulder fatigue recently and may not have been available, as he was not deployed despite his last appearance being Tuesday. Curtiss was hit hard in an outing Wednesday versus the Giants, allowing five runs (four earned) without recording an out, but he bounced back well. He's pitched to a 3.86 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 21:5 K:BB through 35 innings while adding a save and four holds.

Iglesias worked a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his 27th save of the season in a 6-5 win over the Tigers. He didn't walk or strike out a batter.

It was his 16th straight successful conversion. Iglesias will likely fall a bit short of his third straight 30-save season, but the 35-year-old closer turned his campaign around in impressive fashion after a rough start. After sitting with a 6.00 ERA on June 17, Iglesias has proceeded to post a 1.51 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and 39:8 K:BB over his last 35.2 innings.