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Suter sustained an oblique injury during his relief appearance in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Reds, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

The injury didn't seem to affect Suter from a performance standpoint, as he worked around a base hit to turn in a scoreless eighth inning. However, Suter seemingly tweaked his side at some point during the game, and he's now likely to get at least a couple of days off before the Rockies assess whether he's fit to rejoin the bullpen during the club's upcoming weekend series with the Angels. Suter can be viewed as day-to-day for the time being, though he still appears to be a candidate for the 15-day injured list.

Bird is slated to serve as the Rockies' starting pitcher in Wednesday's game against the Reds in Cincinnati, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Bird will get the starting nod Wednesday after the Rockies had to adjust their plans for the series finale in Cincinnati for a third time. Kyle Freeland was initially slated to take the hill Wednesday before being pushed back to the weekend after falling ill, and now Connor Seabold won't be able to start Wednesday as anticipated after picking up an arm injury. The Rockies recalled Karl Kauffmann from Triple-A Albuquerque, but he won't be able to arrive in Cincinnati in time for the game and isn't expected to be available in bulk relief, per Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com. As a result, the Rockies may be left with few choices other than to let Bird work as long as he can remain effective, even though he hasn't covered more than three innings in any of his 35 relief appearances on the season.

The Reds selected Bracho's contract from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

Bracho will join the Reds ahead of their series finale with the Rockies, returning to the big-league roster after being designated for assignment in late May. The right-hander has compiled a 5.06 ERA and 1.31 WHIP with four strikeouts over 5.1 innings in four appearances with Cincinnati this season. He'll help replace Casey Legumina (shoulder) in the major-league bullpen after Legumina was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.

Busenitz was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

Busenitz will return to the major-league roster after being sent down May 26, replacing Casey Legumina (shoulder) in the Reds' bullpen after Legumina was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday. Busenitz has produced a 4.50 ERA and 2.00 WHIP with three strikeouts over four innings in four appearances with Cincinnati in 2023.

Legumina was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder pain.

Legumina just returned from the 15-day IL on June 11 following a bout with an ankle injury, but he'll now be unavailable for a couple weeks while nursing a sore throwing shoulder. The Reds called up Alan Busenitz from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday to replace Legumina in their bullpen.

Law (elbow) threw a live bullpen session Wednesday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Law has been out since May 19 while nursing an elbow sprain, but he could be set to launch a rehab assignment in the near future. The reliever has produced a 2.57 ERA and 1.48 WHIP with 20 strikeouts over 21 innings spanning 20 appearances -- including two starts -- with the Reds this season.

Payamps tossed a scoreless eighth inning and picked up a hold in Tuesday's 7-5 victory over the Diamondbacks.

Payamps worked the eighth inning just once all season prior to June 13, but with Peter Strzelecki going through a rough patch and Matt Bush (shoulder) on the injured list, manager Craig Counsell used Payamps in the setup spot that night and twice since. Payamps has allowed five runners to reach base over the three frames he has worked in front of closer Devin Williams, but he also kept the opponent off the scoreboard all three times. As such, expect Payamps to get the ball next time the Brewers need to protect a tight lead in the eighth.

Bautista picked up the save in Tuesday's 8-6 win over Tampa Bay, striking out two over 1.1 hitless innings.

Bautista has converted nine straight save opportunities, improving to 20-for-24 on the season, ranking tied for third in the league. He's allowed just one earned run in his last 20 innings, averaging 18.5 K/9 in that span. Overall, Bautista has a sparkling 1.04 ERA with a 0.95 WHIP and 69:17 K:BB across 34.2 innings this season.

Holmes struck out two over 1.2 perfect innings to pick up the save in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Mariners.

Holmes took the ball from Gerrit Cole after Cole got the first out in the eighth, and Holmes shut the Mariners down without issue. He picked up his fifth save this month, though Tuesday was his first appearance since June 13. Holmes has now pitched 8.2 scoreless frames dating back to May 31 and has struck out multiple hitters in five of eight appearances since then. The 30-year-old owns a 2.35 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 38:13 K:BB across 30.2 innings on the year.

May (1-4) took the extra-inning loss against the Guardians on Tuesday, allowing an unearned run on a hit and a walk without retiring a batter.

Entrusted with preserving a 2-2 tie when he entered in the 10th inning, May issued an intentional walk to Josh Naylor to open his appearance and ultimately surrendered a game-winning RBI single to Andres Gimenez. The veteran right-hander had gone into Tuesday with eight scoreless efforts in his previous nine outings, and despite the hiccup versus Cleveland, he's still generated a solid 3.18 ERA and three saves over the 11.1 innings he's logged across 12 appearances since being activated from the injured list May 23.