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  • Giants' Randy Rodriguez: Lands on IL

    The Giants placed Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday, with a sprained right elbow.

    Rodriguez was unavailable out of the bullpen for the past few days while battling an elbow issue he picked up during Sunday's win over Milwaukee. Manager Bob Melvin was hopeful the 25-year-old righty would be back in time for Tuesday's series opener against the Cubs, but the Giants will instead be without their primary closer until at least Sept. 7. Ryan Walker will presumably take over as San Francisco's preferred ninth-inning option for the short-term future, and Keaton Winn will come up from Triple-A to replenish the team's bullpen depth.

  • Lou Trivino RP | PHI

    Phillies' Lou Trivino: Joining MLB club

    The Phillies selected Trivino's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.

    The right-hander joined Philly on a minor-league deal in early August and will now get a look in the majors. Trivino has a 4.42 ERA and 1.37 WHIP across 38.2 innings between the Giants and Dodgers this year and went without allowing an earned run in six outings with Lehigh Valley.

  • Jordan Romano RP | LAA

    Phillies' Jordan Romano: Lands on injured list

    The Phillies placed Romano on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to right middle finger inflammation.

    It's unclear when the finger issue first surfaced for Romano, who surrendered 10 earned run in his past four outings. After inking a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Phillies in December, the veteran right-hander has put up a disastrous campaign with an 8.23 ERA in 49 appearances.

  • Phillies' Daniel Robert: Rejoins big club

    The Phillies recalled Robert from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.

    The right-hander was sent to Lehigh Valley after coming off the injured list in mid-August but is now back with the MLB club. Robert has made 12 appearances for Philly this year and has a 5.79 ERA, 1.82 WHIP and 12:8 K:BB across 9.1 innings.

  • Dauri Moreta RP | PIT

    Pirates' Dauri Moreta: Rejoins big club

    The Pirates recalled Moreta from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

    The right-hander will rejoin the big-league bullpen after spending the 15-day minimum in the minors after being demoted Aug. 11. Moreta has made five appearances for Pittsburgh this year and has given up two earned runs with a 7:1 K:BB over 4.2 innings.

  • Jose Castillo RP | BAL

    Mets' Jose Castillo: Collects first win of season

    Castillo (1-2) picked up the win over the Phillies on Monday, working a scoreless fifth inning without a strikeout or a walk.

    The 29-year-old lefty plunked J.T. Realmuto with a pitch to lead off the inning, but an Alec Bohm double play erased the threat, and the Mets broke open a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the fifth en route to a 13-3 rout. It was Castillo's first big-league win since 2018 with San Diego, and over 13.1 innings in the New York bullpen this season he's posted a 2.03 ERA and 17:6 K:BB, albeit with an alarming 1.73 WHIP.

  • Brock Stewart RP | LAD

    Dodgers' Brock Stewart: Playing catch again

    The Dodgers announced Friday that Stewart (shoulder) has resumed playing light catch, MLB.com reports.

    Stewart was shut down from throwing for about a week after he received cortisone and platelet-rich plasma injections for his inflamed right shoulder, an injury that sent him to the shelf Aug. 12. The right-hander seems to have responded well to the injections but will have a few more checkpoints to hit in the recovery process before heading out on a rehab assignment. Stewart doesn't appear on track to return from the injured list until around mid-September.

  • Tyler Zuber RP | MIA

    Marlins' Tyler Zuber: Nabs first hold with Miami

    Zuber gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless two-thirds of an inning Monday to record his first hold of the season in a win over Atlanta.

    With the Marlins clinging to a 1-0 lead, Zuber took the mound to begin the eighth inning against the bottom of Atlanta's order and got two outs before Jurickson Profar knocked him from the game with a double. Zuber has been scored upon in only one of seven appearances since joining the big-league roster in early August while posting a 10:3 K:BB in 8.2 innings, and he may be getting an audition in a higher-leverage role over the final weeks of the season. Given manager Clayton McCullough's scattershot bullpen usage this season, it wouldn't be a huge shock if the right-hander saw occasional ninth-inning duty -- eight different players have picked up a save for Miami this year, and six different relievers have multiple saves, led by Calvin Faucher's 12.

  • Bryce Jarvis RP | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Bryce Jarvis: Saves bullpen in loss

    Jarvis allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out six over 5.2 innings of relief in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Brewers.

    Starter Eduardo Rodriguez retired the first six batters he faced, but he endured a rough third inning in which he recorded just one out before he was lifted from the game. Arizona then turned to Jarvis in long relief, and though he allowed a pair of solo home runs, he otherwise limited the damage to save the Arizona bullpen and allow the team to stay competitive in the loss. Jarvis is expected to continue serving as a long reliever, but now that he's been stretched back out after Tuesday's 88-pitch outing, he could be a candidate to start if an opening in the rotation should emerge at any point.

  • Calvin Faucher RP | MIA

    Marlins' Calvin Faucher: Nets 12th save

    Faucher earned a save Monday against Atlanta, striking out one and allowing one run on one hit and no walks in the ninth inning.

    Faucher served up a solo home run to Drake Baldwin, but he hung on to record his 12th save of the season. The right-hander should remain one of Miami's top ninth-inning options to wrap up the year, though the team's committee approach at closer can be frustrating for fantasy managers at times. Faucher has a 3.42 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 48:21 K:BB over 50 innings.

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