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The Dodgers activated Phillips (personal) from the paternity list Tuesday.

As expected, Phillips will return to the Dodgers bullpen ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Pittsburgh after spending a handful of days away from the team to be with his growing family. He should resume commanding a good chunk of the save opportunities for Los Angeles, especially with Brusdar Graterol now off on a paternity leave stint of his own.

Reed cleared waivers and was outrighted Monday to Triple-A Oklahoma City, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

The Dodgers booted Reed off the 40-man roster Saturday after he yielded six earned runs while recording only two outs in his first appearance of the season in Friday's blowout loss to the Cubs. The 30-year-old right-hander has logged only 27.1 career innings at the MLB level.

Junis is expected to serve as a bulk reliever behind opener John Brebbia in Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Tuesday had been lefty Sean Manaea's turn in the rotation, but manager Gabe Kapler is expected to push the southpaw to the back of the Giants' pitching schedule to optimize matchups against the Cardinals' right-handed-heavy lineup. With that in mind, Manaea presumably won't be called upon to work in long relief during the three-game series with St. Louis, making Junis the top candidate to eat innings once Brebbia exits Tuesday after what will likely be a 1-to-2-inning start. Junis should be well rested after having not pitched since April 18, when he recorded eight outs in relief.

Manaea, who had been on turn to take the hill Tuesday against the Cardinals, isn't expected to make a start during the Giants' three-game series with St. Louis, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Due to the Cardinals' right-handed-heavy lineup, Giants manager Gabe Kapler seems content to optimize matchups by pushing the left-handed Manaea to the back of the team's pitching schedule. Manaea could still be available out of the bullpen for the series in St. Louis, though Kapler would presumably look to spare him from facing off against the right-handed trio of Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras. John Brebbia is scheduled to serve as an opening pitcher Tuesday, with right-hander Jakob Junis looking like the top candidate to cover the bulk of the innings out of the bullpen once Brebbia exits the contest. Right-handers Anthony DeSclafani and Logan Webb are slated to start the final two games of the series versus the Cardinals.

Brebbia will serve as the Giants' opening pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Brebbia has worked exclusively in relief this season, but he previously opened 11 games for the Giants in 2022. Manager Gabe Kapler is unlikely to have Brebbia work more than one or two innings before turning the game over to the bullpen. Though lefty Sean Manaea had been on turn to start Tuesday, the Giants seem inclined to push him to the back of their pitching schedule due to the Cardinals' right-handed-heavy lineup, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. With that in mind, Emerman suspects that right-hander Jakob Junis will serve in a bulk-relief role once Brebbia exits the contest.

Uceta was placed the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left ankle sprain.

Uceta presumably suffered the injury while making a three-inning relief appearance Saturday at San Francisco. Jose Butto was called up from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move and is expected to start Tuesday's game against the Nationals.

Lawrence threw a scoreless ninth inning without allowing a baserunner in Monday's 6-0 win over the Guardians.

It wasn't a save situation, but Lawrence's usage was notable because Pierce Johnson -- the apparent closer in Colorado -- pitched in the eighth inning. Lawrence has gotten off to a strong start this season, allowing only three earned runs across 12 innings while maintaining a 14:4 K:BB. He's also tallied three holds, so he's been trusted in higher-leverage situations.

McHugh was activated from the 15-day injured list by Atlanta on Tuesday.

McHugh has been out since early April with right shoulder inflammation but felt fine during a couple scoreless rehab appearances. He'll slide back into a setup role for Atlanta.

Chafin (2-0) allowed two hits and one walk while striking out four over 1.2 scoreless innings to pick up the win over Kansas City on Monday.

Chafin entered with one out and two runners on in the bottom of eighth inning and allowed a game-tying single to Kyle Isbel. That marked his first blown save in four opportunities, but he was able to walk away with the win in the ninth when Nick Ahmed's fielder's choice plated the winning run. After a dominant stretch to open the season, Chafin's run into a rough patch, allowing three runs on five hits (one home run) and two walks over his last 2.1 innings (three games).

Morejon (elbow) is expected to toss a bullpen session in Chicago on Tuesday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The bullpen session, if it takes place as scheduled, will mark Morejon's first time on a mound since leaving a spring training game due to left arm discomfort in mid-March. The southpaw underwent a subsequent MRI that came back negative, but he was nonetheless placed on the 60-day IL prior to Opening Day. Morejon isn't eligible to come off the injured list until late May.