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Cousins (biceps) is expected to return for the NLDS against Atlanta, which begins Oct. 8, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Cousins has been sidelined with a strained right biceps since Saturday and will be out for the remainder of the regular season. However, Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns said Friday that the right-hander should be back in action in time for the postseason. The 27-year-old made 30 appearances this year and recorded a 2.70 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 30 innings.

Long was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.

Long has been utilized as a starter and a reliever across his 12 major-league appearances, but he should pitch out of the bullpen during the final series of the regular season. During his first major-league season, the southpaw has recorded a 5.53 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 40.2 innings.

Wells was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.

Wells wasn't going to pitch again this season after tossing six innings against Boston on Thursday, so he'll be optioned to clear space for Isaac Mattson. He'll end the season with a 6.75 ERA and 1.62 WHIP in eight starts and three relief appearances.

Karinchak was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Friday.

Karinchak has saved 11 games this season but pitched himself out of a high-leverage relief job in late August after struggling to a 9.75 ERA over his last 12 innings of work. He's been good in seven Triple-A appearances, giving up two runs on three hits in six innings of work while striking out nine batters and walking three. It's not impossible that he could see a save chance or two in the final series of the season, but the team doesn't seem to have a lot of faith in him given his demotion.

Abbott was recalled from Triple-A Iowa to start Friday's game against the Cardinals, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Abbott had been in the minors since late July, and he posted a 4.56 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in 47.1 innings during that time. He'll make his first major-league start in Friday's series opener against St. Louis after he recorded an 8.03 ERA and 2.03 WHIP in 12.1 innings across his first six big-league appearances.

Lee was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.

The 27-year-old was sent to Triple-A last weekend but will quickly rejoin the big-league club with Edgar Santana (ribs) heading to the injured list. Lee has a 1.54 EA, 0.76 WHIP and 54:6 K:BB over 46.2 innings for Gwinnett this season, and he's looking to make his MLB debut.

Bellatti had his contract selected by the Marlins on Friday.

Bellatti had a two-game stint in the majors in July before being designated for assignment, and he'll rejoin the Marlins for the final three games of the season. The right-hander dominated at Triple-A Jacksonville out of the bullpen with a 1.52 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 38:10 K:BB over 29.2 innings.

Gsellman (lat) joined the Mets' taxi squad ahead of the team's season-ending series in Atlanta and could be reinstated from the 60-day injured list this weekend, Anthony Rieber of Newsday reports.

After being shut down in late June with a torn right lat, Gsellman was cleared to begin a rehab assignment just over two months later. He's since made six rehab appearances between two affiliates, covering 6.1 innings in total while allowing seven earned runs on 10 hits and three walks. If activated this weekend, Gsellman would likely serve as a low-leverage reliever for New York.

Zerpa (0-1) was tagged with the loss Thursday after allowing two runs (both unearned) on three hits and a walk while fanning four across five innings.

The young left-hander made his big-league debut in the series finale and while he was tagged with the loss, he looked composed while tossing 44 of his 68 pitches for strikes. Zerpa posted a 2.59 ERA across eight starts at High-A Quad Cities and will probably start next season at Double-A, but this outing was certainly encouraging for his long-term outlook.

Fulmer nailed down the save Thursday against Minnesota after tossing a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one.

Fulmer has been on fire recently and has tossed 10 straight scoreless outings; in fact, he has given up just two runs over his last 18 innings dating back to Aug. 22. The right-hander has gone 13-for-17 in save chances this season and owns a 3.01 ERA on the year, a figure that would rank as a career-best mark for him.