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Bednar picked up the save with a scoreless inning in Sunday's 7-5 victory over the Cardinals. He allowed one hit and one walk with one strikeout.

Bednar worked around a double and a walk to record a scoreless inning and earn his 19th save of the season. In four outings since returning from the injured list Sept. 22, Bednar has allowed one run over four innings with six strikeouts and two saves. He owns a 2.66 ERA and 1.13 WHIP through 50.2 innings this season.

Floro blew the save Sunday in Milwaukee, allowing a run on two hits and a walk while striking out one in 1.1 innings in a 4-3 extra-innings win. He did not factor into the decision.

Floro entered the game with Miami leading 3-2 in the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on third and struck out Willy Adames to end the frame. In the ninth, he gave up a one-out double and an RBI single to even the score 3-3. Floro had converted his last four save opportunities and had not allowed an earned run in his last seven appearances before Sunday's misstep. While Tanner Scott came on in the 12th and converted the save, Floro will likely still receive any remaining save chances.

Treinen (shoulder) played catch off a mound Sunday and is slated to threw a full bullpen session Monday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Treinen returned from the injured list in early September but went back to the injured list after only two outings, and he's beginning to ramp up his throwing program. It remains to be seen if the veteran right-hander will have enough time to be game ready for the start of the NLDS on Oct. 11.

Ortiz was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Ortiz will rejoin the Giants on Sunday after he spent the past couple weeks in the minors. The 26-year-old has allowed one earned run with a 3:2 K:BB across 6.1 big-league innings this year.

Jackson was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City and will pitch behind starter Tyler Anderson against the Rockies on Sunday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Anderson may not have his usual starting workload in his final start of the regular season, and Jackson will follow in an attempt to limit the workload for the rest of the bullpen. The right-hander has delivered 5.2 scoreless frames across his three big-league appearances this year.

Hjelle was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The 25-year-old was demoted to Sacramento on Saturday but will quickly rejoin the big-league club. Hjelle could provide some length out of the bullpen Sunday with Scott Alexander starting as an opener against the Diamondbacks.

Junis was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Junis took the loss Saturday after he gave up four runs over 4.2 innings against the Diamondbacks, and he'll head to the minors for the final few days of the season. The 30-year-old had a strong start to 2022 but finished with a 4.42 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 98:25 K:BB across 112 innings.

Phillips (7-3) earned the win over Colorado on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out two batters in one scoreless inning.

Phillips got the eighth inning with the score tied 4-4 and worked around a two-out single and stolen base to keep the Rockies off the board. Los Angeles put up a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame, rewarding Phillips with his seventh win. The right-hander continues to thrive as one of the league's most effective bullpen arms -- since June 1, he's posted a minuscule 0.42 ERA and 0.63 WHIP along with a 51:10 K:BB over 45 outings covering 43 innings.

Law (2-3) took the loss against the Cubs on Saturday, allowing one run on one hit with one walk over 1.2 innings. He struck out two.

Law relieved Nick Lodolo to begin the sixth and went 1-2-3 through the first hitters he faced. The right-handed reliever returned in the seventh and appeared to be cruising to another 1-2-3 inning before surrendering a two-out homer to Seiya Suzuki to put the Reds down 2-1. Law has now allowed five runs over his last two appearances, taking the loss each time.

Hughes retired the final out of Saturday's win over the Reds via strikeout to earn the save.

Manuel Rodriguez started the ninth inning for the Cubs, but the team turned to the lefty Hughes to face left-handed pinch hitter TJ Friedl, who he retired on three pitches to earn his eighth save of the year. Rodriguez, however, has seemingly emerged as the team's preferred closing option with a few days left in the season. Both players could be in the mix for saves heading into 2023, depending on what Chicago does in the offseason.