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Chapman (leg) will join the Yankees in Milwaukee on Friday and will be activated for the series opener against the Brewers, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

The veteran left-hander appeared in two minor-league games during his rehab assignment earlier this week and is poised to rejoin the big club Friday after being sidelined more than three weeks by a leg infection. Clay Holmes is back in the closer role since he returned from the injured list in late August, and Chapman could fill a setup role upon his activation.

Alzolay (lat) is expected to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list this weekend, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Alzolay has been on the injured list all season due to a lat strain, but he began a rehab assignment Aug. 22. Over five minor-league outings, he's posted a 5.84 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in 12.1 innings. The 27-year-old hasn't tossed more than three innings in any of those appearances and will pitch out of the Cubs' bullpen once he's officially activated.

The Diamondbacks will promote Jameson from Triple-A Reno to start Thursday's game against the Dodgers, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

The 25-year-old right-hander becomes the latest upper-level pitching prospect to get a trial in the big-league rotation after Tommy Henry and Ryne Nelson both received looks in the second half of the season. Henry has since been moved back to Reno, but Jameson will now receive a look as Arizona temporarily expands to a six-man rotation in a busy portion of the schedule. Though Jameson's numbers at Reno aren't impressive on the surface (6.95 ERA, 1.95 WHIP and 109:42 K:BB over 114 innings), he pitched primarily in hitter-friendly parks in the Pacific Coast League. He's at least done well to keep the free passes in check since the All-Star break (6.4 percent walk rate in 54.1 innings).

The Athletics outrighted Tapia to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.

He'll stay in the Oakland organization after he cleared waivers following his removal from the 40-man roster. Prior to being designated for assignment, Tapia made 11 appearances out of the big-league bullpen and turned in an 8.47 ERA over 17 innings.

Scott was claimed off waivers by the Phillies on Wednesday.

Scott was designated for assignment by the Padres on Sunday after being reinstated from the injured list, but he'll land a spot on Philadelphia's 40-man roster. The right-hander posted a 3.76 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 40.2 innings at Triple-A El Paso to begin the year and will report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after being claimed off waivers.

Hildenberger (undisclosed) began a rehab assignment at Single-A San Jose last week and allowed two earned runs on two hits while striking out one in a one-inning appearance Sunday.

Hildenberger has resided on Double-A Richmond's 60-day injured list all season with an unspecified injury. He initially began a rehab assignment in early August in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League, but he was shut down for a month before starting up his assignment at Single-A. He could rejoin the Richmond bullpen over the final couple weeks of the season.

Manaea is scheduled to start Thursday's series opener in Arizona, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Manaea was temporarily the odd man out of the rotation after the Padres condensed to four starters due to a pair of recent off days, but he'll be back on the mound while the Friars are in the midst of a stretch of six games in six days. During his brief exile from the rotation, Manaea made a one-inning relief appearance last weekend against the Dodgers, striking out two while allowing no runs on one hit and no walks.

Payamps (3-5) took the loss against the Rangers on Tuesday, allowing a game-winning solo home run over one-third of an inning.

Payamps' blink-and-you-missed-it ninth-inning appearance began with a Marcus Semien pop fly but quickly ended when he served up a 395-foot solo shot to Mark Mathias to snap a 7-7 tie and send the Rangers home winners. Payamps' stumble notwithstanding, the right-hander has been mostly reliable since joining the Athletics off waivers Aug. 20, posting a 2.31 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and two holds across 10 appearances.

Pruitt gave up two earned runs on two hits while striking out a batter in one inning of relief in Tuesday's 8-7 loss to the Rangers.

Though Pruitt tossed five no-hit innings when he was needed for a spot start against the White Sox last weekend, the Athletics won't give the right-hander an extended audition in the rotation. After faltering in his relief outing Tuesday, Pruitt now sits on an unremarkable 4.53 ERA and 12.8 K-BB% over 47.2 innings on the season.

White didn't factor into the decision in a 4-2 loss to the Rays during the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader, giving up three runs on seven hits over six innings of relief. He struck out two without walking a batter.

Julian Merryweather got the nod as an opener in the matinee and handed the Rays a 1-0 lead they never relinquished, so what otherwise would have been a quality start for White instead was merely his best performance since he joined the Jays. The right-hander carries a 7.47 ERA, 1.69 WHIP and 24:11 K:BB through 31.1 innings since the trade that brought him to Toronto, but given his relative success in a bulk reliever role, it wouldn't be a surprise to see him get the same assignment the next time his turn through the rotation comes around.