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Cleavinger (2-3) earned the win over Arizona on Sunday, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings and allowing one hit while striking out one.

Starter Tony Gonsolin (shoulder) was effective but held to only 46 pitches over 3.2 innings in the outing, giving Cleavinger the opportunity to scoop up the win after entering with the Dodgers ahead 7-1. He threw 13 of 18 pitches for strikes and held the Diamondbacks to a harmless single. Cleavinger has pitched primarily in low-leverage situation this season, but he has been effective, posting a 3.24 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 12:5 K:BB across 8.1 frames.

The Mets plan to place Gsellman on the 10-day injured list Monday with a lat injury, Andy Martino of SportsNet New York reports.

Gsellman presumably picked up the injury coming out of his most recent relief appearance in Washington on Saturday, when he gave up a run on three hits over two innings. New York will likely officially announce Gsellman's move to the IL shortly before the first game of Monday's doubleheader with Atlanta.

Atlanta optioned Webb to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.

As expected, Webb's stay with the big club lasted just one day while he served as the 27th man for Sunday's doubleheader with the Cardinals. He went unused out of the bullpen in both ends of the twin bill.

Williams (3-1) struck out three batters and picked up his third win of the season in Sunday's victory over the Rockies.

Williams took his first loss of the season when he allowed the courtesy runner on second base to score in Friday's game, but he bounced back with a dominant frame and added another win to his tally. The unearned run he allowed Friday was the only run he allowed over his past eight appearances, and over that span he allowed only four hits while posting a 13:3 K:BB over seven innings.

Chafin pitched a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout to record a hold in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Marlins.

Chafin followed starter Alec Mills and reliever Ryan Tepera to work a clean eighth inning, then Craig Kimbrel secured the save. Chafin has been excellent for the Cubs with a 1.78 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and team-high 17 holds this season. The lefty should remain in a high-leverage role in front of Kimbrel.

The Reds are expected to activate Antone (forearm) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Antone threw two bullpen sessions over the weekend without incident, leaving the Reds optimistic that he'll be ready to rejoin the bullpen after getting a day of rest Monday. Once reinstated, Antone should immediately factor into the Reds' late-inning plans after he compiled seven holds and three saves prior to landing on the IL.

Melancon recorded his league-high 21st save of the season Sunday against the Reds after walking and striking out a batter in a scoreless ninth.

Melancon issued a two-out walk but was able to take care of Jesse Winker to end the game. The 36-year-old has put together a pair of scoreless outings after a horrible blown save Thursday night in the series opener. He owns a 1.74 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 27:12 K:BB over 31 innings and is a key reason why the Padres are right in the thick of things in the NL West.

Lamet (2-2) pitched five scoreless innings in a victory over the Reds on Sunday. He allowed just four hits and a walk while striking out a season-high seven batters.

Lamet had his best outing of the year after lasting five innings for only the second time this year. He missed time earlier in the season because of a UCL strain he suffered in late September and has been continually working to build up his arm strength. He tossed a season-high 81 pitches and seems to be very close to being fully stretched out. The 28-year-old sports a 2.81 ERA and 37:11 K:BB over 32 innings and is in line for a juicy matchup against the Diamondbacks over the weekend.

Brebbia (elbow) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout in Sunday's 11-2 win over Philadelphia.

Now recovered from his June 2020 Tommy John surgery, Brebbia was able to make his San Francisco debut. He did well in the final inning of a blowout win. The right-hander last pitched in the majors in 2019, when he had a 3.59 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 87:27 K:BB and 12 holds across 72.2 innings with St. Louis. He'll likely be eased back into action with low-leverage assignments at first, but he could become a key piece of San Francisco's bullpen in the second half of the season.

Long (1-0) allowed two runs on four hits and a walk over six innings Sunday, striking out six and earning a win over the Phillies.

Long made his first career start Sunday and turned in a strong performance to pick up a memorable victory. The only damage against him was a two-run blast by J.T. Realmuto in the third inning, but his offense provided plenty of run support. The 25-year-old rookie owns a 4.20 ERA and a 16:3 K:BB through 15 innings this season. Long could get another turn in the rotation next weekend at home against Oakland.