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Bednar was optioned to the Padres' alternate training site Tuesday.

Bednar made the Padres' Opening Day roster but appeared just twice, allowing two runs (one earned) in 2.1 innings of work. Highly rated prospect Luis Patino will take his place in the bullpen.

Coonrod (lat) remains in physical therapy and is set to be re-evaluated at the end of the week, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Coonrod landed on the 10-day injured list Friday but still hasn't resumed throwing. The team hopes that he'll be able to begin a throwing program over the weekend if his evaluation at the end of the week goes well. It's still unclear when the right-hander could return to action. Coonrod tossed 3.2 innings over four appearances to begin the season, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two.

Suero (undisclosed) was activated from the injured list Tuesday, Byron Kerr of MASNSports.com reports.

Suero missed much of camp for undisclosed reasons but has been able to throw for the past two weeks and is now ready for game action. With a fine-but-forgettable 4.16 ERA in 119 major-league innings so far in his career, the righty probably isn't ticketed for high-leverage innings any time soon.

Patino is joining the Padres ahead of Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. He will be used out of the bullpen initially.

One of the game's top pitching prospects, Patino won't turn 21 until October but he has reportedly been lights-out at the alternate training site. The Padres already have a dynamic back of the bullpen with Kirby Yates, Drew Pomeranz and Emilio Pagan, but Patino will be capable of logging more than one inning in his appearances, as he is a starter by trade. If he has initial success, it's possible he could be a rotation option later in the season. Even if he sticks in the bullpen, Patino could vulture some wins while providing plenty of strikeouts.

Rusin was designated for assignment by the Braves on Tuesday.

Rusin spent just three days on the team's big-league roster, allowing three runs in 3.1 innings in his lone appearance. Chad Sobotka and Huascar Ynoa were recalled Tuesday to bolster the bullpen.

Marlins manager Don Mattingly said that Hernandez will start Wednesday in one of the team's doubleheader games in Baltimore, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

The Marlins will play as the "home" team in the second game of the twin bill, but regardless of which contest he takes the hill for, Hernandez will still have the disadvantage of making his first start of 2020 in hitter haven Camden Yards. Hernandez struck out more than a batter per inning last season and did a decent job at limiting walks (7.4 BB%), but he struggled mightily at keeping the ball in the yard (2.19 HR/9). He was particularly ineffective at limiting long balls on the road, with his rate spiking to 2.61 HR/9 away from the more pitcher-friendly Marlins Park.

Smith (illness) threw live batting practice Monday and is scheduled to throw a simulated game Wednesday, putting him on track to join the Atlanta bullpen this weekend, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

"Everything went well," Braves manager Brian Snitker said after Monday's session. "He threw the ball really well. It was good to get him out there. I think he threw 25 pitches. He was turning it loose. We got done what we needed to." While the team's rotation is in tatters, the bullpen at least appears close to getting back to full strength. Smith should slot immediately into a high-leverage role once he comes off the injured list.

Yates earned the save Monday against the Dodgers. He gave up one run -- on a solo home run -- while striking out three across one inning.

Yates entered the ninth inning with a two-run lead and gave up a solo homer to Cody Bellinger, but he settled down after that and struck out the next three batters he faced to close the game out. This was Yates' first save of the season -- he is enduring a tough start to the campaign with five runs allowed in 3.1 innings across four appearances.

Graterol (1-2) was tagged with the loss in Monday's 5-4 defeat against the Padres. He gave up two runs on two hits while striking out one in two-thirds of an inning.

Graterol replaced Walker Buehler ahead of the sixth inning, but he wasn't as dominant as he had been in past outings. Despite the fact he threw 11 of his 18 pitches for strikes, he gave up an RBI single to Jake Cronenworth, who would later score on an RBI single from Abraham Almonte. Graterol had allowed just one earned run in 4.1 innings across five appearances before this outing, so he should remain a trusted arm in Dave Roberts' bullpen moving forward.

Iglesias pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts against Cleveland on Monday to earn his first save of the season.

He struggled in a pair of non-save situations to begin the year, continuing a trend from 2019, but Iglesias can turn it on when has a lead to protect. The right-hander was dialing it up to 96 mph seemingly with ease Monday, inducing six swinging strikes on 14 pitches. Iglesias has pitched three of the last four days after appearing just once over the first week of action.