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The Dodgers recalled White from Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to Sunday's game against the Padres, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

White's recent appearances with Los Angeles have come as a starter or primary pitcher out of the bullpen, but he'll likely serve as a mop-up reliever during his upcoming stint with the big club with Clayton Kershaw (forearm) on track to return from the 60-day injured list early this week to fill the final spot in the rotation. The Dodgers placed closer Kenley Jansen (personal) on the paternity list in a corresponding move.

The Dodgers placed Jansen on the paternity list prior to Sunday's game against the Padres, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

The roster move comes about an hour after Jansen announced via his personal Twitter account that his wife gave birth to the couple's child, daughter Key'Gia. Since Jansen is expected to be away from the team until Tuesday, Los Angeles recalled pitcher Mitch White from Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.

Quezada (illness) was activated off the injured list at Double-A Springfield on Sunday.

Quezada dealt with a lat strain early in the season and then was caught up in Springfield's COVID-19 outbreak in August. Junior Fernandez (shoulder) shifted to the 60-day injured list to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.

De Los Santos was designated for assignment by the Phillies on Sunday.

The move clears room on the 40-man roster for the Phillies to activate Andrew Knapp off the COVID-19 injured list. De Los Santos owns a 6.75 ERA in 28 innings of relief this season, though his 30.7 percent strikeout rate could compel another team to claim him.

Brebbia was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

Brebbia covered 2.1 innings across three appearances during his most recent major-league stint. He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in that span. Brebbia and Caleb Baragar move to the minors to make room for Wilmer Flores (hamstring) and Austin Slater (concussion) returning from the injured list.

Richards (7-2) fired a perfect sixth inning while striking out two, earning the win in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

Richards entered the game with the Blue Jays down 1-0. However, after he fired a scoreless inning, Toronto put up 11 runs in the seventh inning to give Richards the win. He is 2-0 with nine strikeouts in seven scoreless innings over his last seven appearances.

Akin (2-9) allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three across six innings, taking the loss in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.

Akin fired six shutout innings but failed to record an out in the seventh frame. He allowed a two-run homer to Bo Bichette to spark an 11-run inning by the Blue Jays. The 26-year-old has still been solid over his last four starts, with a 3.68 ERA and 0.91 WHIP. On the season, he carries a 6.83 ERA and 1.58 WHIP with 76 strikeouts in 85.2 innings.

The Blue Jays recalled Thornton from Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.

Thornton's fresh arm joins the team in Baltimore and will provide additional bullpen depth for the series finale. He takes the active roster spot of Anthony Castro, whom the Blue Jays optioned Sunday.

Pivetta (COVID-19) was activated from the virus-related injured list ahead of Sunday's start against the White Sox, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

The vaccinated Pivetta is back with the team after testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The righty has struggled in each of his last three starts and faces a tough White Sox lineup today, although perhaps his being well-rested will lead to a stronger performance.

Kelly earned a hold against San Diego on Saturday by striking out both batters he faced.

Situations don't get much higher in leverage than the one Kelly faced Saturday, as he was tasked with preserving a one-run eighth-inning lead with Fernando Tatis on third base and only one out. The fireballer shined in the spotlight, needing only seven pitches to strike out both Wil Myers and Tommy Pham. Kelly hasn't allowed a run in his past six outings, posting a 4:0 K:BB and picking up two holds and a save over that span.