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The Cardinals optioned Romero to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.

Romero was dropped from the 28-man active roster to clear room in the bullpen for Jordan Hicks (neck), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in advance of Wednesday's regular-season finale in Pittsburgh. The demotion will make Romero ineligible to be included on the Cardinals' roster for the team's upcoming wild-card series with the Phillies.

The Cardinals optioned Hudson to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.

Hudson was dropped from the 28-man active roster after he was tagged for seven earned runs over nine hits and two walks Tuesday in his spot start Tuesday against the Pirates. His demotion will preclude him from being a part of the Cardinals' roster for the team's upcoming wild-card series with the Phillies.

The Cardinals activated Hicks (neck) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Hicks is expected to make an one-inning appearance in relief behind starter Matthew Liberatore in Wednesday's regular-season finale in Pittsburgh, and assuming he checks out fine following the outing, the 26-year-old right-hander will likely have a spot on the Cardinals' roster for the wild-card round of the playoffs. Across 60.1 innings with St. Louis in 2022, Hicks has generated a 4.92 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 63:35 K:BB while collecting eight holds.

Devenski was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.

Devenski will return to Triple-A after being called up Sept. 25. While in the big leagues, the reliever appeared in three games, surrendering five runs on seven hits while striking out three over four innings. Michael Plassmeyer was recalled from Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move.

Hoeing (leg) tossed a perfect inning in relief Monday in the Marlins' 4-0 win over Atlanta.

Hoeing's previous relief appearance Sept. 29 against the Brewers was cut short when he was struck in the right leg by a comebacker, but he looks like he'll avoid a trip to the injured list to close out the season. He should be available in relief one final time Wednesday as the Marlins wrap up their series with Atlanta.

Brebbia will serve as the Giants' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game in San Diego, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Brebbia will be making his National League-leading 76th appearance of the season in the finale, including his 11th turn as an opener. Considering Brebbia hasn't recorded more than six outs in any of his appearances this season, he'll likely work only an inning or two before giving way to the bullpen. The Giants don't have an obvious candidate to serve as a bulk reliever behind Brebbia, so expect manager Gabe Kapler to treat the season finale as a bullpen day.

Diaz struck out one in 1.1 perfect innings to record his 32nd save of the season in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

The dominant righty converted his 22nd consecutive save chance, with his last blown save coming back in late May. Diaz has been almost untouchable all season, posting a career-best 50.2 percent strikeout rate to support his 1.31 ERA and 0.84 WHIP through 62 innings.

Abbott (0-5) took the loss in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits and four walks over four innings. He struck out six.

The 27-year-old will head into the offseason still looking for his first career win in the majors. Abbott tossed 48 of 88 pitches for strikes, and he finishes the season having served up 12 homers in 48 innings for the Nationals (2.25 HR/9) to drive his 5.25 ERA. He's unlikely to seriously compete for a rotation spot in 2023 unless Washington deals with another rash of pitcher injuries.

Wilson allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out one across 3.1 innings Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Wilson entered the game in the third inning, following JT Brubaker. The former recorded 10 outs with relative ease, but he allowed two hits and a walk prior to departing in the seventh frame, and he was ultimately charged with all three runs. Wilson will conclude the season with an ugly 5.52 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and a 79:32 K:BB across 115.2 innings.

Lamet allowed one hit across two scoreless innings with four strikeouts to earn a hold Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Lamet was claimed off waivers Aug. 5 and has stuck in the majors since, appearing in 19 games for the Rockies. He's pitched primarily in low-leverage situations, though he has racked up three holds and also worked multiple innings four times. All told, Lamet maintained a 4.05 ERA with a 29:10 K:BB across 20 innings during his time with Colorado.