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Moore (back) tossed three scoreless innings for Triple-A Columbus in a rehab start Saturday. He gave up a hit and no walks while striking out five in the 41-pitch outing.

Moore looks like he'll be in store for a brief stay on the 10-day injured list, but the Phillies may want to see him get in one more tune-up outing in the minors before activating him. The southpaw is expected to fill a long-relief role for Philadelphia once he's reinstated from the IL.

Perez was recalled by the Reds on Tuesday.

This will mark Perez's fourth stint with the Reds this season. He has logged 15.2 innings across 17 major-league appearances so far this season, posting a 7.47 ERA and 1.85 WHIP while punching out 13. He'll look to find better results in the majors this time around. Max Schrock was moved to the 10-day IL with a left calf strain in a corresponding roster move.

Ponce de Leon allowed three earned runs on four hits over 1.2 innings in a loss to the Dodgers on Monday. He struck out one.

Ponce de Leon successfully navigated the dangerous quartet of Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger in the seventh before unraveling in an eighth inning during which he yielded a solo home run to Gavin Lux and an RBI single to Matt Beaty before exiting. The rocky outing extended a rough patch for Ponce de Leon that's seen him allow at least one earned run in three of his last four appearances while pitching to a 9.64 ERA and 1.93 WHIP over the 4.2-inning sample. The right-hander has yet to truly hit his stride, as he now carries a bloated 7.64 ERA and 1.64 WHIP across 17.2 innings this season.

Boxberger threw a scoreless 10th frame and picked up the win in Monday's extra-inning victory over the Tigers.

Boxberger spent the early portion of May working in middle relief, but he has played a more prominent role since the Brewers traded J.P. Feyereisen to the Rays on May 21, and that has resulted in him picking up two wins since that date. The veteran righty has allowed just one hit and posted a 6:2 K:BB in five scoreless innings over his last six appearances, so expect him to remain in the late-inning mix for the time being.

Helsley (3-3) was tagged with the loss Monday against the Dodgers after allowing two runs on two hits in one-third of an inning.

Helsley began the sixth inning following the departure of Jack Flaherty (side) but looked woeful, tossing just seven of 14 pitches for strikes and recording only one out before being lifted. He's on a poor run at the moment, having given up two or more runs in three of his last four relief appearances while allowing at least one run in five of his last seven. Helsley owns an 18.00 ERA and a 3.00 WHIP during that seven-game stretch (five innings).

Manager Dave Roberts said after Monday's 9-4 win over the Cardinals that Treinen wasn't available out of the bullpen due to an unspecified injury, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports. "There was a little something in his pregame, his body didn't feel right, and we wanted to give him an extra day," Roberts said.

Roberts' comments wouldn't seem to suggest Treinen is dealing with a major concern, so the expectation is that he'll be good to go for the final two games of the series with St. Louis. Treinen was lit up for three runs while recording only two outs in his last appearance Friday against the Giants, ending a streak of 10 straight outings in which he hadn't allowed an earned run.

Thompson allowed an earned run across 2.1 innings of relief in Monday's win over the Padres. He gave up three hits and struck out three.

Thompson came into the contest having not allowed a run through his first 15 innings pitched this season, so he was probably due to let someone cross the plate. But the righty still pitched well and owns a spectacular 0.52 ERA. Thompson has given the Cubs valuable length out of the bullpen, as he's retired four or more batters in six of his 10 appearances. Expect the 26-year-old to stick around as long as he's pitching this well.

Graterol (forearm) pitched a scoreless, 11-pitch inning with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday.

The righty induced two groundouts and a flyout en route to a 1-2-3 inning. This marks a positive step toward the return of Graterol, who has pitched just 1.1 total innings with the Dodgers in 2021. Upon activation, Graterol figures to have a substantial, high-leverage role out of an injury-riddled bullpen.

Martin pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout to earn a hold in Monday's 5-3 win over Washington.

Martin made his first appearance since May 23, as he held been held out of action while managing vaccine side effects. The right-hander has been excellent when healthy with a 1.17 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 5:1 K:BB across 7.2 innings this season. He missed over a month with a shoulder injury, but his performance suggests he'll be in the mix for high-leverage work.

Smith pitched a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout to earn the save in Monday's 5-3 win over Washington.

After a so-so start from Charlie Morton, Atlanta's bullpen allowed just one hit over the last four innings of the game. Smith was able to close it out, and he remains a perfect 9-for-9 in save opportunities. He's had some shaky moments this year with a 1-4 record, 4.05 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 27:8 K:BB through 22 appearances.