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The Reds selected Law's contract from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

Law will take over the 40-man roster spot and 26-man active roster spot of fellow reliever Ross Detwiler, who was designated for assignment after serving up five earned runs across 2.1 innings between his most recent two appearances. During his upcoming stint with Cincinnati, Law will likely be used in a lower-leverage capacity out of the bullpen.

Bender (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Tuesday, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.

It was reported earlier this month that Bender would require Tommy John surgery, and he was able to sneak in the procedure before August came to a close. Given the timing of the injury, Bender may not be ready to pitch again until sometime in 2024.

Martin earned a save with a scoreless outing against the Marlins on Monday. He struck out one batter in two-thirds of an inning.

The game went into an extra frame, and the Dodgers scored one run in the top of the 10th inning to take the lead. Craig Kimbrel -- who pitched a perfect ninth -- was brought back out for the bottom of the 10th, but he issued two walks to load the bases with one out. Martin was then summoned from the bullpen, and he struck out Garrett Cooper and then got Jacob Stallings to foul out to slam the door. Martin recently took a few days off due to arm issue, but he appears to be recovered since he pitched both Sunday and Monday.

Devenski signed a minor-league contract with the Phillies on Tuesday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Devenski parted ways with the Diamondbacks on Sunday, and it did not take him long to find work with a new club. Devenski had a rough go of it with Arizona the last couple years, but the Phillies will try to help him get back on track.

Atlanta claimed Chavez off waivers from the Angels on Tuesday.

Chavez will begin his fourth stint with Atlanta and his second of the season, after he was previously dealt to the Angels in the Aug. 2 deal for reliever Raisel Iglesias. As a 39-year-old right-hander on an expiring deal, Chavez didn't have much long-term appeal for the non-contending Angels, who exposed him to outright waivers over the weekend. The veteran reliever was a key contributor on Atlanta's World Series-winning club in 2021 and has been solid enough in 2022 across three stops, turning in a 3.62 ERA and 1.37 WHIP while striking out 60 batters in 54.2 innings. Chavez is likely to handle a middle-relief role as he returns to Atlanta.

Nelson (back) threw in a game setting at Arizona's training facility and appears to be on the verge of returning from the injured list, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

The Diamondbacks will evaluate Nelson's response to the session Tuesday and get him back "as quickly as possible," per manager Torey Lovullo.

Martinez picked up the save against the Giants on Monday, allowing two hits and no walks while striking out one batter over 1.1 scoreless innings.

Martinez was announced as the team's primary closer by manager Bob Melvin earlier in the day, so it was no surprise when he was called upon with two outs in the eighth inning and San Francisco down by four but threatening with the bases loaded. The right-hander didn't start off well, allowing consecutive singles that allowed all three inherited runners to score, but he managed to get the third out and then put up a scoreless ninth frame to register the save. Martinez has earned a save in each of his past three appearances and is up to seven on the season.

Wilson yielded three runs on five hits and two walks over three frames Monday against the Brewers. He struck out two and did not factor in the decision.

Wilson threw just 29 of 56 pitches for strikes during the Pirates' loss Monday. He's been tagged with seven runs (six earned) over just four innings in his last two outings, raising his season ERA from 5.74 to 6.12 during that span. In six August starts, the 24-year-old posted a 5.74 ERA and a 15:5 K:BB. Wilson is currently expected to face the Mets at home next week.

Williams (5-3) earned a win with a scoreless inning against the Pirates on Monday. He struck out two and walked one batter.

Williams tossed a shutout ninth inning and earned the win when Milwaukee walked it off in the bottom of the frame. He lowered his ERA to 1.80 with a 78:24 K:BB through 50 innings this season. In 12 August appearances, Williams has posted a 2.61 ERA while going 3-3 and converting three saves in four chances.

Crowe (5-8) allowed three runs on three hits and took a loss against the Brewers on Monday. He was charged with a blown save and recorded just one out.

Crowe served up a game-tying home run to Garrett Mitchell in the eighth inning followed by Keston Hiura's walkoff blast in the ninth. The 27-year-old righty saw his season ERA jump from 3.12 to 3.51 after the rough outing. Monday was his first save chance since Aug. 2 and his first blown save since July 29.