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Iglesias tossed one scoreless inning Friday as he earned the save in Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Pirates. He allowed one hit and no walks while striking out one.

Iglesias got off to a rocky start this season, but he's been more consistent recently as he hasn't allowed an earned run in any of his past six outings. The right-hander now carries a 4.15 ERA and has converted on five of his six save chances this year.

Weigel was returned to the Braves' alternate training site following Friday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

Weigel wasn't very effective out of the bullpen during Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader as he allowed two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out zero over two-thirds of an inning. He'll now head back to alternate camp, and it's unclear whether he'll return to the major-league bullpen this year.

Castillo (lat) was transferred to the 45-day injured list Friday.

Castillo has been on the injured list with a Grade 2 lat strain since July 23, and the procedural move of transferring him to the 45-day IL will free up a spot on the 40-man roster. The southpaw could still potentially return during the 2020 campaign, but a timetable hasn't been established.

Alzolay will be recalled to start the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Alzolay has made one start and one relief appearance this season, allowing just a single unearned run on three hits over six innings of work, striking out eight while walking just two. It's been a much better showing than he had in his 12.1-inning debut last season, where he struggled to a 7.30 ERA and a 15.0 percent walk rate.

Strop signed with the Cubs on Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Strop was released by the Reds on Tuesday, but he'll return to a familiar destination with the Cubs. He'll report to alternate camp initially, but he could certainly join the major-league roster at some point, especially given the Cubs' bullpen woes this season. The right-hander made four relief appearances with the Reds this year, posting a 3.86 ERA and 3.00 WHIP over 2.1 innings.

Topa was optioned to the alternate training site Friday.

The 29-year-old had his contract selected at the start of the week and made his major-league debut Tuesday against the Tigers, allowing two runs on two hits with two strikeouts and zero walks over two innings. Topa will hope to rejoin the big club later in the season.

Stanek (undisclosed) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday.

The 29-year-old has been sidelined since the team's COVID-19 outbreak in late July, but he's now ready to rejoin the Marlins for the final month of the season. Stanek appeared in only one game before moving to the IL and allowed three runs on three hits with one strikeout and one walk over one inning.

Weigel was recalled from the alternate training site to serve as the 29th man for Friday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

The 26-year-old will join the major-league roster for the first time in 2020 after working out at the alternate training site. Weigel had a couple brief stints in the majors last season, though he has yet to see game action. He had a 2.98 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 55:32 K:BB over 63.1 innings at Triple-A in 2019.

De Leon was called up to serve as the 29th man for Friday's doubleheader against the Pirates, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

De Leon has made three appearances for the Reds this season but has had very little success, allowing 12 runs in four innings while walking eight batters. He'll likely be limited to low-leverage work while he remains with the team.

Diaz (2-1) recorded the win in Thursday's extra-inning victory over the Yankees, walking one and striking out four over two scoreless innings of relief.

Both bullpens were shaky in the late innings -- eight of the 16 runs scored on the night came in the seventh inning or later -- but Diaz was the notable exception, blanking the Yanks in the ninth and 10th frames to set the stage for Pete Alonso's walkoff blast. The right-hander seems to have finally gotten comfortable as a Met and may be rediscovering the form he flashed in 2018 as a Mariner. Since the beginning of August, Diaz has a 1.32 ERA and massive 29:6 K:BB over 13.2 innings.