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Alzolay (hamstring) will throw a bullpen session Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Alzolay made his first rehab appearance at Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday and allowed four runs on three hits and a walk while striking out three in two innings. The Cubs are expected to determine the next steps in the right-hander's recovery based on how he performs during Friday's throwing session.

Jackson will pitch behind opener Brusdar Graterol in Friday's game against the Rockies, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The 25-year-old will serve as the primary pitcher in Friday's series opener, but Graterol will begin the game on the mound. During Jackson's major-league debut in mid-August, he allowed two hits and four walks while striking out five in four scoreless innings.

Graterol will serve as an opener during Friday's game against the Rockies, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. .

Graterol has pitched well since being recalled Aug. 3. posting a 1.59 ERA across his last 11.1 innings. The Dodgers' pitching plans after the right-hander aren't yet clear, but Andre Jackson figures to be a candidate to provide multiple relief innings.

Jackson was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to Friday's game against Colorado.

Jackson was sent back to Oklahoma City after striking out five while pitching four scoreless innings in his major-league debut Aug. 16. He'll now return to the big leagues and figures to be in line to serve as the bulk pitcher Friday, though the Dodgers have not yet announced if they'll use an opener ahead of him. Darien Nunez was optioned to make room on the 26-man roster.

Hudson (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Low-A Palm Beach on Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Hudson is working his way back from Tommy John surgery, a procedure he underwent in late September of last year. He's expected to throw 30 pitchers Saturday, so he still has a way to go before he's ready to return to the active roster, but it looks like he has a chance to do so in some capacity, which would be something of a surprise given that most pitchers take over a year to return from the procedure.

De Los Santos was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com

De Los Santos was sent down Tuesday and allowed one run on a hit and no walks while striking out two in one inning at Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday. He'll rejoin the major-league roster after Zach Eflin (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday.

Ponce de Leon, who fired a scoreless seventh inning during which he allowed a hit and a walk in a loss to the Pirates on Thursday, has a 1.69 ERA across 5.1 innings over the three appearances he's logged since returning from the injured list.

Ponce de Leon was activated from his IL stint on Aug. 9, but he didn't see any action until last Friday, just two days shy of two months since he'd last made an appearance June 22. The versatile right-hander has made two starts among his 20 appearances this season, and his brief stretch of success over the last week is encouraging considering he went into it with a career-worst 7.03 ERA and 1.64 WHIP.

Cabrera (2-5) was charged with the loss and his third blown save in a defeat at the hands of the Pirates on Thursday, allowing six earned runs on six hits without recording an out.

Cabrera managed to incur all that damage on just 13 pitches in a performance that was easily his worst of the season. The left-hander had bounced back from another tough outing against Pittsburgh on Saturday by garnering his 23rd hold versus the Tigers on Wednesday, but it's clear Bucs bats have a very good read on his pitches at present.

Jamison has a 1.98 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 41:6 K:BB in 27.1 innings since his promotion to Double-A Amarillo.

He's tossed seven-plus innings in three straight starts and has recorded double-digit whiffs three times in his four Double-A outings. Jameson wasn't quite this good at High-A Hillsboro, where he put up a 3.92 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, but those stats obscure the fact that he put up a 1.69 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in his last six outings for Hillsboro before being promoted. The 23-year-old righty out of Ball State was a first-round pick in 2019, and he's suddenly not too far from the majors. He almost certainly won't come up this year, but a promotion in the middle of next season is quite possible if he keeps pitching this well.

Garcia (5-3) allowed two hits and struck out two over 1.2 scoreless innings to earn the win Thursday over the Mets.

Starter Alex Wood allowed a game-tying two-run home run to Pete Alonso in the sixth inning, prompting manager Gabe Kapler to bring in Garcia. The southpaw delivered solid work over five outs, and San Francisco took the lead in the eighth to put him in line for his career-high fifth win of the year. Garcia has a strong 2.66 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 54:13 K:BB with a save and eight holds in 50.2 innings this year.