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The Reds placed Antone on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right forearm strain.

Antone had missed the past two months with a strained forearm before being activated from the 10-day IL Tuesday, but he lasted just one appearance before aggravating the injury. While the Reds haven't commented on the severity of Antone's setback, he'll almost certainly miss more than the minimum 10 days, and he could be in danger of sitting out the rest of the season. With Antone out of the picture for the time being, Mychal Givens, Michael Lorenzen, Lucas Sims and Amir Garrett look to be the top late-inning options for manager David Bell.

The Pirates reinstated Wilson (arm) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday. He'll start for Pittsburgh in its series finale with Arizona.

Though Wilson spent the minimum amount of time on the IL due to right arm fatigue, manager Derek Shelton suggested the 23-year-old could be on a controlled pitch count in Wednesday's outing, according to Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com. Before landing on the IL, Wilson made three starts for Pittsburgh, going 0-2 with a 4.80 ERA and 1.20 WHIP.

Cleavinger (oblique) continues to conduct his rehab program at the Dodgers' spring training facility in Arizona, but manager Dave Roberts said the lefty reliever is "a ways away" from coming off the 10-day injured list, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Cleavinger has been on the IL since Aug. 8 with a right oblique strain. Even before the injury surfaced, Cleavinger hadn't seen much use in high-leverage spots. Over his 22 appearances on the season, he's compiled a 3.00 ERA and 1.78 WHIP.

Alexander (shoulder) continues to conduct his rehab program at the Dodgers' spring training facility in Arizona, but manager Dave Roberts said the lefty reliever is "a ways away" from coming off the 10-day injured list, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Stephen suggests Alexander could be a candidate to move to the 60-day IL, in which case he wouldn't be eligible to return until the back half of September. Though Alexander hasn't been shut down, the fact that the Dodgers aren't yet mapping out a rehab assignment for him suggests he's at least a couple weeks away from a return in a best-case scenario.

Treinen walked two batters and notched his only out via strikeout in a scoreless outing versus San Diego on Tuesday.

After Corey Knebel allowed two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Treinen was summoned to record the final out in the frame. He walked both Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado to bring the tying run to the plate but struck out Jake Cronenworth to end the threat. The right-hander leads MLB with 25 holds on the campaign while registering a 2.13 ERA and 10.6 K/9 across 55 innings.

Helsley (elbow) will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Helsley landed on the 10-day injured list last week due to a stress reaction in his right elbow, but he's unlikely to return in 2021 following his knee surgery. The right-hander made a career-high 51 appearances in 2021 and recorded a save and 10 holds with a 4.56 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in 47.1 innings.

Johnson (3-3) was tagged with the loss Tuesday against the Dodgers after allowing one run on one hit and a walk while fanning two across one inning.

Johnson worked as the opener in this bullpen game but continued his season-long trend, as he hasn't pitched more than one inning in any of his 49 appearances on the year. Despite that fact, it's worth noting Johnson has recorded multiple strikeouts in six of his last eight outings and owns a 13:4 K:BB in 7.2 innings over that span.

Jansen picked up the save Tuesday against the Padres after tossing a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and one walk while fanning two.

Jansen had a stretch of three straight blown saves just after the All-Star break, but it's safe to say those struggles are a thing of the past now. He has allowed just three earned runs across his last 12 appearances and has gone 7-for-7 in save chances during that span. Jansen has gone 28-for-35 in save chances this season. Considering the struggles seem to be behind him, he should remain the top closing option for the Dodgers going forward.

Hader secured the save Tuesday against the Reds after tossing a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Hader has nailed down the save in each of his last seven chances and also has eight straight scoreless appearances, as he's yet to allow a run in August. The hard-throwing reliever has gone 27-for-28 in save chances this season and has posted career-best figures in both ERA (1.58) and WHIP (0.79) through 45.2 innings.

Kelly (COVID-19 injured list) is with the Dodgers in San Diego and may be activated Wednesday, Michael J. Duarte of NBC LA reports.

There was some expectation that Kelly would return to the active roster for the first game of the series against the Padres on Tuesday, but he'll instead wait at least another day. The right-hander made two rehab appearances with Low-A Rancho Cucamonga recently but hasn't appeared in a game with the big club since Aug. 6. He'll likely immediately slot into a late-inning role upon his return.