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The Giants placed Gott on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right elbow inflammation.

The transaction is retroactive to Sept. 10, so Gott won't be eligible to return from the IL until the final week of the regular season. The injury is a tough break for Gott, who had just stringed together several quality outings after losing hold of the closing gig in mid-August, when he blew two saves and gave up 11 earned runs over a three-appearance stretch.

Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said Sunday he expects Pearson (elbow) to throw a live batting practice session at some point this week, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The rookie right-hander will either accompany the Blue Jays on their road trip to New York to face hitters or stay behind at the team's alternate training site to move on to the next phase of his rehab. Montoyo has already indicated that the Blue Jays intend to bring Pearson back as a reliever, so he won't require as long of a period of time to get his arm conditioned for game action. Pearson has been sidelined since Aug. 18 with a strained right elbow.

Weems fired three perfect innings in relief during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rangers, recording five strikeouts.

As his line implies, Weems was thoroughly dominant, and he recorded his nine outs on an efficient 38 pitches. Performances the caliber of Saturday's are becoming par for the course for the 27-year-old, who's now posted four straight scoreless appearances (seven innings) after surrendering two earned runs to the Rockies in his season debut back on July 28.

Smith was optioned to the alternate training site Sunday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Smith joined the big-league roster earlier in the week but didn't appear in a game during his brief time with the team. The 26-year-old has a 6.43 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB over seven innings this season.

Castano was optioned to the alternate training site Sunday.

The 25-year-old surrendered one unearned run on five hits with one walk and one strikeout Friday, but he'll head to the alternate site before Sunday's twin bill. Castano gave up four earned runs in his first outing of the season, but he has a 1.84 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 8:5 K:BB in his past four appearances, so he could rejoin the Marlins for the closing stretch.

Brogdon was recalled from the alternate training site Sunday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

The 25-year-old was demoted to the alternate site Friday, but he'll make a quick return to the team with Spencer Howard (shoulder) heading to the injured list. Brogdon has appeared in three games this season, allowing five runs on four hits with three strikeouts and three walks across 2.2 innings.

Howard was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right shoulder stiffness, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old was removed during the fourth inning Saturday due to the injury and will be sidelined for at least 10 days. Howard has yet to be given an official timeline for his return, but he'll be eligible to be activated for the game against the Nationals on Sept. 23.

Stiever's contract was purchased prior to his start Sunday against the Tigers.

A top-10 prospect in a shallow White Sox system, Stiever has a mid-90s fastball and could eventually develop into a mid-rotation starter. The 23-year-old righty logged a 2.15 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 77 strikeouts in 71 innings at High-A last year, but he has never pitched above that level. That said, this is a pretty solid matchup for him, and he has the stuff to have success in any given start.

The Cardinals plan to recall Ponce de Leon from their alternate training site to start one half of Monday's doubleheader against the Brewers in Milwaukee, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

St. Louis has yet to announce a starter for the other game, but the decision appears to be between Johan Oviedo (COVID-19) or Kwang-Hyun Kim (chest), both of whom could be ready to return from the injured list. Once both pitchers are reinstated, Ponce de Leon may not be in store for additional starts, even though the Cardinals will have three more doubleheaders in the final two weeks of the season that will result in the team running out a seven-man rotation. Austin Gomber excelled in a spot start last week and may have moved ahead of Ponce de Leon as the Cardinals' No. 7 starter.

Staumont gave up two hits with zero strikeouts but did not allow a run in one inning Saturday against the Pirates en route to his eighth hold of the season.

Staumont has been a valuable setup man for the Royals, boasting a 1.80 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 20 innings, although his 14 walks and 1.40 WHIP still linger as negative aspects of his fantasy profile. Greg Holland has emerged as the team's top closing option.