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Andre Jackson RP | PIT
Dodgers' Andre Jackson: Recalled Friday
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.
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Dakota Hudson SP | LAA
Cardinals' Dakota Hudson: Rehab starting Saturday
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.
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Enyel De Los Santos RP | HOU
Phillies' Enyel De Los Santos: Recalled by Phillies
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.
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Daniel Ponce de Leon RP | WAS
Cardinals' Daniel Ponce de Leon: Solid since IL return
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.
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Genesis Cabrera RP | PHI
Cardinals' Genesis Cabrera: Back on downswing Thursday
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.
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Drey Jameson RP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Drey Jameson: Dominating at Double-A
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.
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Jarlin Garcia RP | PIT
Giants' Jarlin Garcia: Gathers win Thursday
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.
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Matt Moore RP | BOS
Phillies' Matt Moore: Pulled after four innings
Moore (2-4) picked up the loss Thursday against Arizona, pitching four innings while allowing four runs on seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
Moore ran into trouble early Thursday and allowed four consecutive singles in the second inning to plate two runs, while also later surrendering a two-run home run to Nick Ahmed. The southpaw only threw 70 pitches total in the contest, and has surpassed five innings in a start once across his last six outings. Moore lines up take the mound next week in Washington if Zach Eflin (knee) remains sidelined after being scratched Thursday.
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Elieser Hernandez RP | ATL
Marlins' Elieser Hernandez: Bounces back Thursday
Hernandez (1-1) allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk over five innings in Thursday's win over Washington. He struck out four and picked up the victory.
Hernandez put together a nice performance after being roughed up in his previous start against the Reds, holding the Nationals off the board until the fifth inning. Alcides Escobar reached on an error and Juan Soto followed with a two-run homer, but Hernandez responded by inducing groundball outs from Josh Bell and Yadiel Hernandez to get through the frame. The 26-year-old hurler owns a 3.63 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 23:4 K:BB in 22.1 innings and is tentatively lined up to make his next start on the road against the struggling Mets.
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Dylan Floro RP | ARI
Marlins' Dylan Floro: Earns save Thursday
Floro recorded the final out of the game to nail down a 7-5 win over Washington on Thursday.
With a pair of Washington runs already across the plate in the ninth inning, Floro was called upon with two outs and got Riley Adams to fly out with the bases loaded. It was the sixth save in 10 opportunities this season for Floro, who owns a 2.88 ERA and 46:20 K:BB in 50 innings, with four of those saves coming in August.