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Wells was sent from Seattle to Washington along with cash considerations in exchange for Austin Adams on Saturday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Wells was taken by the Blue Jays with a third-round pick back in 2014. The lefty has an unimpressive 5.28 ERA as a professional and a 7.91 mark in five starts for High-A Modesto this season.

Flexen was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.

Flexen will join the Mets for his second stint in the majors this season, the first of which came in a spot start a couple weeks ago. The 24-year-old allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks over 4.1 innings during that outing but should be used out of the bullpen this time around with Luis Avilan (elbow) landing on the injured list.

Taillon will get a second opinion on his elbow next week, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

An MRI revealed that Taillon's surgically repaired UCL remains intact, but he was designated with a flexor strain and won't throw for at least four weeks. His absence could be even longer if he receives bad news from Dr. David Altchek, who performed Taillon's Tommy John surgery back in 2014.

Taillon (elbow) won't throw for at least four weeks, Nubyjas Wilborn of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Taillon was diagnosed with a flexor strain and placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday. His absence won't be a short one, as he'll still need to build his arm strength back up following the shutdown period. He appears to be looking at a mid-June return at the absolute earliest. The Pirates have yet to announce who will take his spot in the rotation.

Toussaint was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett Friday.

Toussaint's reward for his game-winning four-inning relief outing Friday is a demotion. As a young pitcher with options, he's likely to continue bouncing between Gwinnett and Atlanta throughout the year. Sean Newcomb was recalled in a corresponding move.

Taillon was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow flexor strain Saturday.

The severity of the issue and Taillon's expected return date are not yet clear. Tyler Lyons' contract was selected in a corresponding move, though the Pirates have yet to indicate who will take Taillon's spot in the rotation.

Toussaint (2-0) picked up the win Friday against the Marlins, allowing one run on four hits and three walks across four innings. He struck out six.

Toussaint was called upon after Kevin Gausman was ejected from Friday's game in the second inning for throwing behind Jose Urena. The young right-hander cruised over the next 3.1 frames before running into trouble in what was the start of the sixth inning, loading up the bases before giving way to Jerry Blevins with two outs. Blevins walked in a run, accounting for the only run charged to Toussaint on the evening. The 22-year-old is now 2-0 with a 6.35 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 11.9 K/9 through 11.1 innings (three appearances, one start) with the Braves this season. Seeing as Toussaint won't be available for a few days following his appearance out of the bullpen Friday, the Braves may opt to send him back to the minors in exchange for a fresh arm.

Urena (1-5) took the loss Friday against the Braves, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks across six innings. He struck out four.

Urena fell behind early Friday, allowing a solo homer to Freddie Freeman in the first inning. The Marlins tied the game up at 1-1 in the second inning, but the Braves proceeded to score four runs off Urena over the next four innings -- one run in the third and fourth innings and a two-run homer in the sixth -- to hand the right-hander his fifth loss of the season. The 27-year-old Urena, who had registered three straight quality starts before Friday's outing, will look to get back on track in his next outing, which will come on the road against the Cubs.

Ray (2-1) picked up the win against the Rockies on Friday, giving up five runs (one earned) on six hits over 5.2 innings, striking out seven and walking three in a 10-9 victory for the Diamondbacks.

Five runs crossed the plate against the left-hander in this high-scoring contest, but only one was earned thanks to three errors by his defense, so his ERA wound up dipping to 3.79 over 38 innings. He lines up to take on the Rays on the road in his next start Wednesday.

Anderson (0-3) took the loss against the Diamondbacks on Friday, giving up six runs on seven hits over four innings. He struck out five and walked one in the 10-9 loss.

The left-hander continues to get lit up to start the season, as he's given up at least five earned runs in all five trips to the mound he's made so far in 2019. Manager Bud Black has said that Anderson's spot in the rotation was on tenuous ground given his early-season struggles, and he didn't inspire confidence of a turnaround in this contest, so it's possible he's set to lose his spot.