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The Dodgers will option Miller to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Miller gave up two earned runs in 2.1 innings during Wednesday's loss to the Reds and is now set to return to Triple-A to make room for Landon Knack, who will come up to pitch in Thursday's contest. Miller has allowed three earned runs in 5.1 innings with the Dodgers this year and will finish the season in the minors, barring an injury to one of Los Angeles' pitchers.

Bregman went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a double and four RBI during Wednesday's 8-4 win over Atlanta.

Bregman got the Cubs on the board early with an RBI double in the first inning before adding a solo homer in the fourth and a two-run triple in the fifth, falling a single shy from recording the first cycle of his major-league career. The veteran third baseman has had his ups and downs this season, but he's been plenty productive overall with a robust .812 OPS, 26 home runs, 88 RBI and three steals across 681 plate appearances this season.

Megill earned the save in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Pirates, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.

Megill made quick work of the Pirates on Wednesday, needing just eight pitches to close out a one-run victory and lock down his 28th save this year. It was certainly an encouraging showing from Megill, who had been a bit shaky of late, allowing three runs on six hits across 2.1 frames in his previous three appearances. Overall, the right-hander sports a 2.50 ERA with a 0.90 WHIP and 65:15 K:BB across 57.2 innings this season.

Alvarado struck out one while allowing no hits and one walk in a scoreless eighth inning to record a hold Wednesday against Washington.

Alvarado has struggled for most of the year but has finally begun to turn things around as the postseason nears. The southpaw has been scored upon just twice in his last 12 outings, registering at least one punchout nine times during that span. He has a 5.20 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 68:26 K:BB with 16 holds over 55.1 innings.

The Dodgers will recall Knack from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Knack will come up from the minors and is in line to pitch behind starter Justin Wrobleski as a bulk reliever during Thursday's game against the Reds. Knack has pitched to a 2.08 ERA and 1.17 WHIP over 34.2 innings at Triple-A this season but has given up five earned runs in just 7.2 frames with the Dodgers.

Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-4 with a triple, two home runs, three RBI and an additional run scored during Wednesday's 8-4 win over Atlanta.

Crow-Armstrong strengthened his case for National League MVP on Wednesday with another multi-HR game -- his seventh of the season -- while hustling out an RBI triple in the fifth inning. He's already set career highs in homers (44), RBI (105) and stolen bases (37) across 687 plate appearances this year, and he has just over a week left in the regular season to record the seventh 40-40 season in major-league history and first in Cubs franchise history.

Henderson didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against Pittsburgh, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk across five innings. He struck out eight.

While Henderson had his strikeout stuff working Wednesday, he was hurt by the long ball. After blanking Pittsburgh through three innings, Henderson gave up a solo shot to Oneil Cruz in the fourth before Brandon Lowe tied the game 3-3 with a two-run blast in the fifth. Coming into the day, the 24-year-old right-hander had not given up more than two runs in any of his previous five outings -- he posted a stellar 1.41 ERA with a 0.56 WHIP across 32 innings during that span. Overall, Henderson sports a 2.51 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 96:16 K:BB across 17 starts (93.1 innings) this season. He's tentatively in line to face the Phillies on the road his next time out.

Duran struck out two in a clean ninth inning for the save Wednesday against the Nationals.

Duran wasn't at his sharpest, landing just 13 of his 21 pitches for strikes, but Washington still was unable to muster a baserunner. The star closer hasn't blown a save since July 27 in Miami, tallying at least one strikeout in six consecutive outings and nine of his last 10. Duran has a 1.79 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and a sparkling 77:9 K:BB over 55.1 innings this season, collecting 31 saves (33 opportunities) still with a chance to eclipse his career high of 32.

Cornelio didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Phillies, striking out one while allowing no hits and two walks in 2.2 relief innings.

Opener Jared Simpson couldn't find the plate Wednesday, walking four in one-third of an inning, but Cornelio helped settle things down out of the bullpen before handing things over to Will Dion. The Nationals don't appear to be ready to expand his workload, however, as Cornelio has not yet reached the 50-pitch marker in any of his last four outings since being recalled from the minor leagues. He has a 4.45 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 32:24 K:BB in 30.1 major-league innings this year.

The Nationals optioned Pinckney to Triple-A Rochester after Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Pinckney was recalled from Triple-A on Thursday and went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored during his brief stint in the majors. Unless the Nationals need to replace an injured player down the stretch, the 25-year-old will most likely play out the rest of the season at Rochester.