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Hoffman (2-6) picked up the win in Friday's 10-8 victory over the Padres, giving up four runs on four hits and six walks over 5.1 innings while striking out four.

The right-hander's final line could have been much, much worse considering the free passes and the typically wild Coors Field affair going on around him -- the two teams combined for five homers and 14 extra-base hits -- but Hoffman managed to do just enough to escape with the win. He'll take a 7.03 ERA and 58:27 K:BB through 56.1 innings into his next start Wednesday, at home against the Mets.

Iglesias earned the save against the Diamondbacks on Friday, firing a scoreless ninth inning while surrendering one hit.

Tasked with protecting a 4-3 lead in the ninth, Iglesias forced Carson Kelly and Ildemaro Vargas to fly out before allowing Ketel Marte to swat a double. The 29-year-old stifled any additional threat by inducing a groundout from Josh Rojas to end the game. The save was the 30th of the year for Iglesias, who has now posted back-to-back 30-save seasons.

Beede (5-9) allowed only three hits and a walk over 6.1 scoreless innings to earn the win in Friday's 1-0 victory over the Marlins. He struck out five batters.

Beede has now delivered two consecutive scoreless starts after tossing five shutout innings versus the Dodgers on Sept 7. This was also Beede's longest outing since he posted zeroes for eight innings July 19 versus the Mets. The right-hander has a 5.02 ERA and 1.52 WHIP in 107.2 innings this year. He's projected to take on the Red Sox on Thursday.

Smith (back) played catch from flat ground Friday, Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Smith was initially hoping to pitch over the weekend, but it appears as though he'll be held out of game action until Tuesday. He's been nursing back inflammation since Saturday.

Jerez was claimed off waivers by the Pirates on Friday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Jerez was designated for assignment by the Pirates earlier this week and will make his way to Pittsburgh. The 27-year-old allowed two runs on seven hits over 6.2 major-league innings this season, but he did struggle with six walks. He fared well at Triple-A Sacramento, recording a 3.86 ERA and 1.11 WHIP across 56 innings.

Kimbrel (elbow) is expected to throw another bullpen session Sunday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Kimbrel completed a bullpen session Thursday and is tentatively scheduled to take the mound again Sunday, assuming he checks out OK over the next couple days. The 31-year-old appears to be nearing his return, but there remains no official timeline for him to come off the injured list.

Wilson was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.

Wilson was sent back to Triple-A in early September to pitch in the International League playoffs and now rejoins the Braves for the stretch run. The 21-year-old has a 7.20 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 16:10 K:BB through 20 major-league innings this season.

Stanek struck out three over 1.2 perfect innings in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers.

Stanek worked out of a two-on, one-out jam in the seventh inning by striking out Ryan Braun and Eric Thames (both swinging), and then retired the side in order in the eighth before handing the ball over to Jose Urena. Urena gave up a two-run homer to take the loss and has now given up five runs in four innings since returning from the injured list. Despite Urena's struggles, the Marlins haven't given any indication that they will end the Urena-as-closer experiment early. Stanek could challenge for the job in spring training, but expect him to remain in a setup role over the rest of this season.

Voth is slated to start Saturday's game against the Braves.

Voth entered the rotation last weekend as a replacement for Joe Ross (forearm), covering four innings while giving up two runs and striking out six to take a loss in Atlanta. With Ross still on the mend, Voth will draw a second straight start versus the Braves, this time in Washington.

Neris earned a perfect four-out save with a pair of strikeouts against the Braves on Thursday.

The right-hander came into the eighth inning with two on and two outs and finished things off by forcing Dansby Swanson to line out. He re-entered in the ninth frame and did not allow a baserunner en route to his 26th save of the season. The 30-year-old owns a solid 2.84 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 83:21 K:BB across 63 appearances for the Phillies.