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Mets pitcher Carlos Torres picked up a win Wednesday after allowing one earned run on a solo home run in 1 1/3 innings in his team's 4-3 victory over the Marlins.

Torres (6-5) pitched a scoreless inning to keep the game tied after seven innings before the Mets took a two-run lead in the top of the eighth. The reliever surrendered a home run to Giancarlo Stanton in the bottom of the eighth before coming into the game. Torres owns a 3.35 ERA and 88:32 K:BB ratio in 83 1/3 innings.

Cardinals starter Shelby Miller had everything going but good luck Wednesday afternoon in helping his team complete a sweep of Pittsburgh.

The right-hander hurled seven scoreless innings, giving up just five hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Miller allowed two baserunners only in the second and seventh innings. Unfortunately, his teammates were in the process of getting shut out until the ninth.

Miller, who broke a slump in which he had yielded 14 runs in his previous 24 innings, has not notched a win since July 31. He will seek to rectify that when he pitches at Cincinnati on Monday.

Braves reliever Craig Kimbrel saved his 42nd game Wednesday against the Phillies. 

Kimbrel entered with a three-run lead, and was able to close the door. He had to work around a leadoff walk, but that wasn't an issue. After getting the first out on a lineout, Kimbrel induced a game-ending double play. He has a 1.64 ERA this season. 

Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen earned his 39th save Tuesday, striking out three without giving up a hit or a walk in a scoreless ninth inning to finish off his team's 4-1 win over the Nationals.

Jansen saw the first batter of the ninth inning reach base on an error, but he calmly struck out the next three batters he faced to slam the door on the win. He owns a 2.77 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 90:15 K:BB ratio in 55 1/3 innings.

Rockies pitcher Matt Belisle took a loss Tuesday, giving up four earned runs on four hits while recording just one out in his team's 12-7 defeat against the Giants.

Belisle (4-7) came in to shut down a Giants rally in the seventh inning but ended up throwing fuel onto the fire, surrendering three doubles and a single before getting pulled. He owns a 5.37 ERA and 38:18 K:BB ratio in 58 2/3 innings.

Giants pitcher George Kontos earned a win Tuesday, striking out one in 1 2/3 scoreless innings in his team's 12-7 victory over the Rockies.

Kontos (4-0) retired all five of the batters he faced Tuesday to pick up his first win since rejoining the Giants in late August. He owns a 2.84 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 23:8 K:BB ratio in 25 1/3 innings.

Mets pitchers Josh Edgin and Daisuke Matsuzaka received cortisone injections in their ailing elbows Tuesday, the team announced.

Both players will rest for the next few days before returning to the team for a weekend series in Cincinnati, though it is not clear if they are expected to be available to pitch at that point. 

Mets pitcher Josh Edgin will have his elbow examined by team doctors Tuesday after a platelet-rich plasma injection failed to relieve the bone spurs and tendinitis in the elbow, the New York Daily News reports.

"We’ll have to see with the doctors," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "The shot really didn’t help him. When the shot didn’t help very much, he was going to start taking his medicine, hold off until the doctors take a look at it."

Edgin has been sidelined since Aug. 23 with the injury. He owns a 1.40 ERA and 25:6 K:BB ratio in 25 2/3 innings.

Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson posted a quality start in a losing effort Monday afternoon against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, dropping to 2-6 on the year. The right-hander permitted three runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings of a 4-2 victory.

Over his last four starts covering 22 2/3 innings, Nelson has allowed 11 earned runs. He owns a 4.14 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 10 starts (58 2/3 innings). His next start will come Sunday at home against St. Louis.

The Phillies announced their September callups on Monday.

Before announcing the moves, Philadelphia transferred pitcher Cliff Lee to the 60-day DL to create room on the 40-man roster. The team recalled infielder Cesar Hernandez, catcher Cameron Rupp and right-handed pitchers Luis Garcia and Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Additionally, the team purchased the contracts of infielder Maikel Franco and outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr.. Right-hander Mike Adams was also activated off the disabled list.