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Lee was added to Atlanta's NLCS roster Wednesday, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The 27-year-old wasn't included on the initial roster for the NLCS, but he'll join the bullpen mix with Huascar Ynoa (shoulder) going down with an injury. Lee made his big-league debut during the final weekend of the regular season, and he spent the rest of the year at Triple-A Gwinnett, where he posted a 1.54 ERA, 0.76 WHIP and 54:6 K:BB across 46.2 innings.

Chavez will start Game 4 of the NLCS against the Dodgers on Wednesday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Huascar Ynoa was poised to start Wednesday's bullpen game for Atlanta, but he was a late scratch with shoulder inflammation. Chavez will instead open things up in Game 4, and he has yet to allow an earned run across 3.1 innings this postseason. The 38-year-old is unlikely to pitch much more than an inning before giving way to the likes of Drew Smyly or A.J. Minter, who are more likely to cover multiple frames.

Garcia recorded a 3.24 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 34 strikeouts across 33.1 innings of relief work this season.

Garcia added 1.2 scoreless innings in the NL Wild Card Game loss against the Dodgers, and he established himself as one of the top bullpen options for the Cardinals during the season. The 34-year-old has bounced around a bit during his MLB career but figures to get another shot in St. Louis next year, and he could end up on the fantasy radar if he starts seeing save chances.

Martin is listed on Atlanta's roster for the NLCS against the Dodgers.

Martin was unavailable for the NLDS against the Brewers, but he'll rejoin the bullpen against the Dodgers. The right-hander posted a 3.86 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in seven innings across his final seven appearances of the regular season.

Burdi was claimed off waivers by the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Burdi was sent down by the Orioles in early September, and he'll land another spot on a 40-man roster heading into the offseason after he was waived by Baltimore. The right-hander made seven relief appearances with the Orioles and White Sox this year and posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.80 WHIP in 10 innings.

Kelly (1-0) allowed one hit and no walks in two-thirds of a scoreless inning to earn the win over the Giants in Game 4 of the NLDS on Tuesday.

Kelly has made three relief appearances since the start of the postseason, and he was rewarded with his first playoff win of 2021 on Tuesday. Across 2.1 innings since the playoffs began, the right-hander has posted a 3.86 ERA and 1.71 WHIP.

Smith allowed one hit and recorded two strikeouts during a scoreless ninth inning to secure the save in Game 4 of the NLDS versus the Brewers on Tuesday.

The veteran left-hander surrendered a leadoff single to Eduardo Escobar, but he retired the next three batters with minimal issue, including a pair of whiffs, to finish out Atlanta's series victory. Smith notched saves in all three of Atlanta's victories over Milwaukee, allowing two hits with three strikeouts and a walk across three scoreless frames in a strong start to the postseason.

Doval logged two perfect innings while striking out one en route to the save in Monday's Game 3 win over the Dodgers in the NLDS.

Doval finished the regular season with 17 straight appearances without allowing an earned run, striking out 27 in 17.1 innings over that stretch. He will be a trendy mid-round closer option in 2022 redraft roto leagues.

Smith struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning, earning the save in Game 3 of the NLDS against Milwaukee on Monday.

Smith didn't mess around in the top half of the ninth with a three-run advantage, retiring the Brewers in order to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Over two postseason appearances, he's collected two saves, giving up one hit and one walk while fanning one over that brief stretch.

Smith tossed a scoreless ninth inning, giving up a hit and a walk on his way to a save in Saturday's 3-0 victory over the Brewers in Game 2 of the NLDS.

The closer walked Christian Yelich to open the inning before surrendering a single to Luis Urias, putting two on base with no outs. He was able to get Lorenzo Cain to line out and induced a game-ending double play off the bat of Luke Maile to finish the contest. Dating back to the regular season, Smith has now converted six straight save opportunities while pitching seven scoreless innings.