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Iglesias pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Cubs.

Iglesias got groundouts from Willson Contreras and Anthony Rizzo before a popout by Javier Baez ended the contest. The 30-year-old Iglesias had blown a save his last time out, so it's encouraging to see him put together a clean inning. He has a 4.11 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and six saves in eight tries this year.

Garica tossed seven innings of five-hit, two-run ball during Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Blue Jays. He struck out six.

Commonly regarded as a top-five prospect of the Yankees, Garcia looked the part in his third career start, retiring 15 of the final 16 batters he faced. Garcia generates strong movement with his fastball and curveball and has the pedigree of a long-term asset to New York and fantasy managers alike. He is lined up to face Toronto again next week.

Armstrign (back) began a throwing program at the alternate training site Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The 30-year-old is already eligible to return from the 10-day injured list, but he's unlikely to be activated for another week or two while he rebuilds his arm strength. Armstrong went down with back soreness in late August, but manager Brandon Hyde expected him to rejoin the team by the end of the regular season.

Shafer was designated for assignment by the Marlins on Wednesday.

The right-hander was optioned to the alternate training site in mid-August and has now been removed from the 40-man roster. Shafer surrendered eight runs on eight hits with a 5:4 K:BB over 5.2 innings for the Marlins this season.

Kelly (shoulder) demonstrated "really good command" during his pitching session Tuesday, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Kelly's command was an issue the last time he pitched to live hitters, so Tuesday's success is an encouraging sign that the right-hander is rounding back into form. He is scheduled to throw again Thursday and could be activated soon thereafter, though he'll need to serve his five-game suspension before he is eligible to return to game action.

Mantiply was optioned to the Diamondbacks' alternate training site Wednesday.

Mantiply will return to alternate camp after a rough outing Tuesday in which he gave up three runs on one hit and two walks while striking out zero over one-third of an inning. Right-hander Joel Payamps was recalled by the Diamondbacks to take his place in the major-league bullpen.

Yacabonis had his contract selected by the Mariners on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old was acquired by the Mariners from the Padres in mid-August and has yet to play in the majors this season. Yacabonis had a 6.80 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and 33:24 K:BB over 41 innings with the Orioles in 2019.

Payamps was recalled by the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Payamps was sent to the alternate training site Thursday, but he'll return to the major-league bullpen just under a week later. Southpaw Joe Mantiply was sent down in a corresponding move. Payamps will likely pitch in low-leverage situations for the Diamondbacks.

Reyes is traveling as part of the Angels' taxi squad on their current road trip, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Reyes was acquired from San Diego in exchange for Jason Castro at the trade deadline. The right-handed reliever has not appeared in the majors this season, but he made 27 appearances with the Padres in 2019, logging a 7.62 ERA and 1.35 WHIP along with a 38:11 K:BB. As part of the taxi squad, he'll be eligible to play only if he is first added to the 28-man roster.

Pearson (elbow) continues progressing and could have a shot to return as a reliever down the stretch, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

Pearson made just four starts before suffering a flexor strain in mid-August. He doesn't have time to build up to a starter's workload before the end of the year, but the Blue Jays are keeping the door open for him as a reliever. It's not guaranteed he'll have time to do so, as the Blue Jays won't want to push things with their prized prospect, but he continues to throw and remains in contention to return at some point.