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Fuentes allowed one hit and one walk in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Saturday against the Rockies. He struck out two.

Closer Raisel Iglesias was presumably unavailable after notching the save in Friday's win over Colorado, opening the door for Fuentes to tally his third save of the year (nine chances). Although Fuentes doesn't see consistent ninth-inning work, the 21-year-old right-hander has emerged as a weapon out of the Atlanta bullpen with a 2.39 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 77:19 K:BB and 15 holds in 60.1 innings.

The Giants optioned Lonsway to Triple-A Sacramento following Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Diamondbacks.

Lonsway was promoted from the minors ahead of Saturday's doubleheader and officially made his major-league debut in Game 1, when he allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits while striking out two batters across two frames. He'll head back down to Triple-A in order to make room on the active roster for Yunior Marte, who will start in the nightcap.

Agnos didn't factor into the decision against Atlanta on Saturday, allowing no runs on two hits and one walk in 2.2 relief innings. He struck out one.

The Rockies went with a bullpen game, and Agnos opened the contest as well as Colorado could have hoped. It was the right-hander's third starting assignment of the year, and he's been effective with a 1.69 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 6:5 K:BB in 10.2 innings out of the rotation versus a 6.09 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 46:22 K:BB across 68 innings from the bullpen. He's worked at least five innings just one time this season and has yet to reach the 80-pitch marker, so Agnos may struggle for streaming appeal if he draws another start.

Uribe (forearm) is expected to return from the injured list before Monday's game against the Cubs, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Out since Aug. 14 with a strained forearm, Uribe was cleared to begin a rehab assignment at High-A Wisconsin on Tuesday and threw two scoreless innings while walking one batter and striking out three across two appearances. Once activated, he'll reclaim his role as Milwaukee's top setup man in front of closer Trevor Megill.

Williams (shoulder) began playing catch Saturday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

It's the first time Williams has done any sort of throwing since he landed on the injured list Aug. 10 with a strained right shoulder. He still has several more hurdles to clear before he can return from the injured list, but the Mets expect the 31-year-old closer to return to the bullpen sometime in September. Until then, Kodai Senga figures to continue receiving the bulk of the save opportunities.

The Diamondbacks selected Law's contract from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

Law returned to action at Reno on Aug. 12 and has since given up five hits and no walks while striking out five batters in 6.1 shutout innings. The 35-year-old will now return to the majors for the first time since 2024 to provide extra depth to Arizona's bullpen ahead of its doubleheader against the Giants. Kohl Drake was sent down to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Agnos will start Saturday's game against Atlanta.

Agnos will be filling in for Ryan Feltner, who was scratched from his start due to an illness. Agnos has logged a 5.68 ERA and 1.43 WHIP across 76 innings with the Rockies this season and hasn't thrown more than three innings in an appearance since May, so his outing Saturday is likely to be relatively brief.

The Giants optioned Bivens to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

Bivens will head back to the minors after giving up eight earned runs in just three innings across his two appearances following his call-up Tuesday. Seth Lonsway will come up from Triple-A to fill the opening in the Giants' pitching staff.

The Cardinals designated Ferguson for assignment Saturday.

Ferguson joined the Cardinals at the trade deadline, but he'll now lose his place on both the active and 40-man rosters after giving up eight earned runs in just 8.1 innings with his new team. Brycen Mautz will come up from Memphis to fill the void in St. Louis' bullpen.

The Cardinals recalled Mautz from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.

Mautz pitched three innings out of the bullpen during his lone MLB appearance this season, giving up two earned runs on four hits and two walks while fanning two batters May 25. He has since transitioned to working as more of a traditional reliever at Memphis and figures to continue doing so now that he's back with the parent club. Caleb Ferguson was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.