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The Marlins optioned Nardi to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Nardi will cede his spot in the Miami bullpen to Aneurys Zabala, whose contract was selected from Triple-A in advance of Monday's doubleheader with the Rangers. The demotion comes after Nardi yielded 11 runs (10 earned) on 12 hits and four walks in five innings over his most recent four relief appearances.

The Marlins recalled Hoeing from Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

He's being designated as the Marlins' 29th man for Monday's doubleheader with the Rangers, meaning he'll be returned to Triple-A immediately after the twin bill concludes. Hoeing has previously made two appearances (one start) for Miami this season, giving up eight earned runs on 10 hits and one walk over five innings. He'll serve as a long-relief option for the doubleheader.

Abbott is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Orioles in Washington.

Abbott made his most recent appearance for the Nationals as a reliever Saturday in Philadelphia, but since he tossed just one inning (eight pitches), the outing essentially mimicked a between-starts bullpen session. The right-hander previously started Sept. 7 in St. Louis, striking out five in a no-decision while allowing one earned run on five hits and no walks. Assuming he acquits himself well again Tuesday, Abbott should be able to maintain a regular spot in the Nationals' six-man rotation.

Littell (3-3) earned the win Sunday over the Cubs, allowed two hits and striking out two over 1.2 scoreless innings without walking a batter.

Littell was in the game when Thairo Estrada's solo home run in the seventh inning put the Giants ahead. Through five outings in September, Littell's allowed four runs in five innings, though those all came in one outing against the Dodgers on Wednesday. The right-hander has posted a 4.74 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 39:12 K:BB through 43.2 innings overall in a low-leverage role.

Doval earned the save during Sunday's 4-2 win against the Cubs, allowing one hit and hitting a batter in 1.1 scoreless innings. He failed to record a strikeout.

Doval was brought in with two on and two out in the eighth inning and was able to escape the jam before navigating around two baserunners in the ninth with the help of a double play. The 25-year-old flamethrower has now posted five straight scoreless outings and has allowed an earned run in only one of his last 15 appearances, lowering his ERA from 3.21 to 2.58 with the effective stretch. His 22 saves rank 13th in MLB.

Robertson struck out the side in a perfect inning to earn a save over the Phillies on Sunday.

After blowing a save in his last outing, Robertson bounced back with a dominant performance Sunday. He lowered his season ERA to 2.38 with a 75:28 K:BB while converting 19 of his 26 save chances. Seranthony Dominguez (triceps) returned from the injured list Sunday and pitched the eighth inning.

Dominguez struck out one batter in a scoreless inning and notched a hold against the Nationals on Sunday.

Dominguez was activated from the injured list Sunday and made his first appearance since Aug. 17. He recorded his 14th hold of the season while David Robertson secured his 19th save of the year. Dominguez had converted his last nine save chances prior to going on the injured list.

Jansen (5-2) took the loss and blew a save during Sunday's 6-5 defeat at the hands of the Mariners, allowing two runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning.

Jansen's services were necessitated after Atlanta rallied for five runs in the top of the ninth, but he served up solo shots to Julio Rodriguez and Eugenio Suarez to suffer his third blown save and second loss in his last seven appearances. During that stretch, the 34-year-old has surrendered seven runs in 5.2 innings to increase his season ERA from 3.04 to 3.91. Despite a league-leading 33 saves, Jansen's seven blown saves are tied for second-most in MLB.

Helsley picked up the save Sunday in Pittsburgh, allowing a solo homer and striking out one in the ninth inning of a 4-3 win.

Helsley entered the game in the bottom of the ninth after the Cardinals had pieced together a four-run top half of the inning. After retiring the first two batters he faced on four pitches, he allowed a solo homer to Greg Allen before recording the final out. It was Helsley's second straight game in which he allowed a run and recorded a save. After posting a 0.61 ERA through his first 36 outings, the 28-year-old has come back to earth recently and has a 3.46 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and four homers allowed in his last 13 innings across 11 appearances.

Williams picked up the save in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Reds. He allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and no walks while striking out two over one inning.

Williams entered in the ninth inning up by three runs and almost blew the save after allowing the first three batters to reach base. A leadoff double preceded an infield single and an error by Jace Peterson to score one run. Williams then struck out Kyle Farmer but surrendered a sacrifice fly off the bat of TJ Friedl to reduce the lead to one before striking out Jonathan India to end the game and earn the save. The Brewers' closer is now 6-for-7 in save opportunities since taking over the role after Josh Hader was traded Aug. 1.