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Cavalli (8-5) took the loss Sunday against Atlanta, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk across six innings. He struck out three.

Both earned runs charged to Cavalli came on a pair of solo home runs -- a Mike Yastrzemski blast in the third inning followed by Matt Olson's game-tying shot in the fourth. It's Cavalli's first loss since June 7, and the right-hander has turned in five straight quality starts, posting a 2.30 ERA across 30 innings in that span. Overall, Cavalli's ERA is down to 3.52 on the season with a 1.29 WHIP and 133:37 K:BB across 24 starts (122.2 innings). He's currently in line to face the Reds at home his next time out.

Iglesias earned the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over Washington, striking out one and walking one in a scoreless ninth inning.

Iglesias has now held opponents without an earned run in his last five innings, as he improved to 24-for-26 in save chances this season. The veteran closer's lowered his ERA to 2.25 across 40 innings this year with a 1.05 WHIP and 44:10 K:BB.

The Mets optioned Pintaro to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.

Pintaro covered two scoreless frames Saturday against the Marlins and will now head to Triple-A in favor of a fresh arm. The 28-year-old has made six appearances for the Mets this year and has a 4.40 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB over 14.1 innings.

The Mets selected Conley's contract from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.

The 31-year-old right-hander will get his first look in the big leagues after spending eight years working his way through the minor leagues. Conley may not be up with the Mets for long, however, given that he has a 5.89 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 91:47 K:BB across 91.2 innings for Syracuse this season.

The Mets designated Melendez for assignment Sunday.

Melendez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse in late June and has now lost his place on New York's 40-man roster. The 27-year-old posted a .665 OPS and 34.7 percent strikeout rate in 144 plate appearances while up with the Mets this season.

Canning is expected to pitch in bulk relief behind opening pitcher Kyle Hart in Sunday's game against the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Canning will be available to pitch on three days' rest after he struck out four over three shutout innings of relief in his previous appearance in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Rockies. Hart tossed 2.2 innings as an opener Wednesday, and while he could work a bit deeper into Sunday's outing, he's still unlikely to reach the five innings he would need to hit to qualify for a win. As a result, Canning -- who claimed his second victory of the season Wednesday -- looks like the Padres pitcher most likely to earn a win Sunday.

Chaparro was removed from Sunday's game against Atlanta after being struck in the head by a pitch, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.

The 27-year-old picked up an RBI the hard way when he was hit in the head by a pitch with the bases loaded during the third inning, and he was eventually pulled after initially staying in the game. Chaparro is presumably being evaluated for a concussion and should be considered day-to-day.

Freeman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Freeman started in each of the previous three games -- twice at second base, once in right field -- and went 2-for-9 with a run scored. The 27-year-old has produced an underwhelming .251/.322/.320 slash line with three home runs and six stolen bases over 279 plate appearances on the season and appears likely to handle a part-time role while the Rockies are relatively healthy.

Karros is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

After recently missing time due to a left biceps injury, Karros returned to the lineup for the first two games of the series with the Royals, going 4-for-8 with a double, three runs and two RBI across those contests. Karros appears to have avoided any setbacks with his biceps coming out of those games, but he'll get a breather for the series finale.

Julien will start at second base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Royals.

Though he'll be included in the lineup against right-hander Seth Lugo, the left-handed-hitting Julien sat in each of the Rockies' previous three games, with his latter two absences coming against righties. He appears to have lost control of a strong-side platoon role, with Willi Castro and Tyler Freeman both having seen more opportunities at second base at Julien's expense of late.