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The Dodgers activated Miller (neck) from the 60-day injured list Thursday.

Finally recovered from the neck injury that has kept him out since June, Miller will return to the Los Angeles bullpen ahead of Thursday's series opener against Atlanta. He had posted an impressive 2.40 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 30 innings of relief for the Dodgers prior to the lengthy IL stint.

Nelson (elbow) resumed his rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Oklahoma City, striking out one batter over a scoreless inning.

Nelson has remained on the Dodgers' 60-day injured list all season, despite having now made 24 appearances between Oklahoma City and the rookie-level Arizona Complex League over the course of four separate rehab assignments. His outing Tuesday with Oklahoma City came after he had been out of action for about two and a half weeks. Dating back to Aug. 4, Nelson has now struck out seven while allowing eight baserunners over five scoreless innings across his last five outings. If he can remain free of setbacks in his subsequent minor-league appearances, Nelson could get the chance to join the Los Angeles bullpen in September.

Junis will start for the Giants on Thursday at San Diego, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Junis has primarily worked as a multi-inning reliever this season and will probably be piggybacked Thursday by Sean Manaea. San Francisco has a TBA listed for Friday's game against the Padres, then it'll be Kyle Harrison (Saturday) and Alex Cobb (Sunday) in the final two games of the four-game series.

The Nationals recalled La Sorsa from Triple-A Rochester on Thursday, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

La Sorsa will come up from the minors to fill MacKenzie Gore's spot on the roster after Gore was placed on the bereavement list Thursday. The 25-year-old lefty has put up a 5.66 ERA and 1.31 WHIP across 20.2 innings in the majors and will simply add depth to the Nats' bullpen while Gore is out.

Greene will be called up to the Cubs on Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Greene has been working as a starter for Triple-A Iowa since the Cubs signed him to a minor-league contract in late June. He's flourished in that role, working to a 2.16 ERA with 20 strikeouts in five starts covering 20.1 innings. The 34-year-old right-hander could operate as a multi-inning relief option for Chicago or even get some rotation turns. He hasn't started a major-game since 2016.

Pomeranz (elbow) shifted his rehab assignment to Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday and gave up two runs on one hit and two walks while recording two outs.

Pomeranz needed 25 pitches just to retire two of the five batters he faced in his first rehab outing at Triple-A and the second of his assignment overall after he previously tossed a scoreless inning for Single-A Lake Elsinore last Friday. The veteran southpaw has remained on the Padres' 60-day injured list all season and will likely require at least a handful of outings at El Paso before being deemed ready to rejoin the big-league bullpen.

Avila will start Thursday's game against the Giants at Petco Park.

Avila flopped while stepping into the rotation for a struggling Rich Hill last weekend in Milwaukee, lasting 4.1 innings while giving up five earned runs on five hits and two walks in a losing effort. Despite the poor showing, Avila won't lose hold of his starting role, as the Padres will have room for both the 26-year-old right-hander and Hill in the rotation after Yu Darvish (elbow) was moved to the injured list earlier this week.

Diaz walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his 35th save of the season in a 4-1 win over the Giants.

He needed 20 pitches (12 strikes) to get the job done after walking Patrick Bailey to begin the frame, but Diaz got a little defensive help from Elly De La Cruz to avoid any further trouble. Diaz's 35 saves ties him for the NL lead with Camilo Doval, but the Reds' closer is showing signs of wearing down -- through 10.1 innings in August, he has a 10:8 K:BB to go along with his 2.61 ERA and 1.26 WHIP.

Ottavino was tagged with a blown save against the Rangers on Wednesday, allowing one hit and one walk over one scoreless inning.

The Mets led by a run heading into the eighth, and the plan appeared to be to have Brooks Raley serve as a bridge to Ottavino. That plan imploded when Raley allowed three straight baserunners to start the frame, which led to Ottavino being summoned with no outs and the bases loaded. The veteran right-hander hit the first batter he faced to force in the tying run and allowed an RBI single to Jonah Heim but otherwise kept the damage to a minimum. Both runs that crossed the plate while Ottavino was on the mound were charged to Raley, but it the former who had a blown save pasted on his ledger. Still, the outing extended Ottavino's scoreless stretch to seven straight appearances, during which he's allowed just one hit while posting a 5:3 K:BB.

Reyes completed 5.1 innings against Texas on Wednesday, allowing two runs on three hits and no walks while striking out three batters. He did not factor into the decision.

Reyes faced a daunting task facing the third-highest scoring team in the majors after spending nearly all of the past four months in the minors. The right-hander was mostly up to the task, holding the Rangers scoreless for three frames before Corey Seager tagged him for a solo shot in the fourth. Reyes gave up one more run in the outing and departed in line for the win, but the Mets' bullpen couldn't hold the lead. Reyes still holds a poor 6.23 ERA on the campaign, though he's had a rough draw -- of his 17.1 innings, 12.1 have come against the league's top three scoring teams (Atlanta, Texas and the Dodgers). It's uncertain if he'll stick in the rotation, with the deciding factor possibly being whether Carlos Carrasco is claimed off waivers or moved to the bullpen if he goes unclaimed.