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The Padres have reinstated Scott (finger) from the 15-day injured list and designated him for assignment.

Scott's move off the 40-man roster clears a spot for fellow reliever Craig Stammen (shoulder), who was reinstated from the 60-day IL. Before he was shelved Aug. 15 with a right middle finger laceration, Scott turned in a 6.75 ERA and 2.08 WHIP across 12 innings with the big club. Scott had been in the midst of a rehab assignment at Triple-A El Paso and will likely stay with the affiliate if he clears waivers.

Nittoli was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Nittoli made two scoreless appearances after being called up Sept. 1, but the Phillies decided to remove him from the roster to open up a spot for fellow reliever Seranthony Dominguez. Nittoli will garner consideration if the Phillies need to bring up a reliever before the season comes to a close.

Dominguez (triceps) was activated from the injured list Sunday, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Dominguez was expected to be activated Sunday, and he is now officially back in the Phillies' bullpen. It's not clear if he will jump right back into the closer's role, but given his 0.90 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 13:3 K:BB since the All-Star break, it seems likely that will be the case.

Boxberger tossed a clean ninth inning in the Brewers' 5-1 victory over the Reds on Saturday.

With the Brewers up by four runs, manager Craig Counsell used Boxberger to close out Saturday's contest rather than going to closer Devin Williams in a non-save situation. Boxberger has been a bit shaky of late, but he retired all three batters he faced Saturday and secured the win for his club. Boxberger remains part of the Brewers' late-inning mix, but he is presumably behind all of Devin Williams, Taylor Rogers and Matt Bush in the pecking order for saves.

Doval allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Cubs.

Doval turned in his fourth straight scoreless outing, spanning 4.1 innings with three saves and a win in that stretch. He's given up only four runs (two earned) in 15 innings since the start of August despite a 14:8 K:BB in that span. For the season, the Giants' closer has 21 saves, a 2.64 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 69:26 K:BB through 58 innings overall.

Bard earned a save against the Diamondbacks on Saturday, striking out one batter in a perfect inning of work.

Bard entered in the ninth with Colorado up by three runs and needed 16 pitches to retire Arizona in order. The veteran is up to 29 saves on the campaign, tied with Edwin Diaz for seventh-most in MLB. Bard faded in the second half last season but has been solid since the All-Star break this year, going 9-for-10 in save chances while posting a 2.16 ERA and 13:6 K:BB over 16.2 innings.

Gallegos (3-5) pitched a perfect inning and earned the win Saturday over the Pirates.

Gallegos kept the game tied at 4-4 in the eighth inning and ended up with the win when Nolan Arenado's three-run double put the Cardinals ahead in the ninth. It was a bounce-back effort for Gallegos after he yielded three runs in one-third of an inning versus the Nationals on Wednesday. The right-hander has a 3.27 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 61:13 K:BB, 13 saves, nine holds and six blown saves through 52.1 innings this year. He remains one of the Cardinals' most trusted relievers.

Helsley allowed a run on two hits to earn the save in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Pirates. He did not strike out or walk a batter.

Helsley gave up an RBI single to Bryan Reynolds in the ninth inning, but the Cardinals' closer was able to diffuse the situation after that. He's given up a run in four of his last 10 appearances, though that may just be some evening out of his numbers after a remarkably strong start to the year. The right-hander owns a 1.12 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and 81:17 K:BB through 56.1 innings overall while converting 15 of 19 save chances and adding six holds in 46 appearances.

Jackson was recalled by the Dodgers on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Jackson was called up twice by the Dodgers previously this season but didn't make an appearance on either occasion. In 19 starts and two relief appearances for Triple-A Oklahoma this season, he's struggled to a 5.00 ERA and a 17.2 percent walk rate, so he'll likely be limited to low-leverage work during his time with the team. Blake Treinen (shoulder) hit the injured list in a corresponding move.

Treinen was placed on the injured list with right shoulder tightness Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Shoulder issues have limited Treinen to just five appearances this season. While he returned from the injured list eight days ago, injury troubles quickly resurfaced. No timeline for his return this time around has been offered, but it's likely that the Dodgers will care more about maximizing his chances of pitching in the playoffs over getting him back as soon as possible. Andre Jackson was recalled to take his place in the bullpen.