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Jose Quijada RP | LAA
Marlins' Jose Quijada: Recalled from Triple-A
Quijada was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Quijada is back with the big club following a brief stay in the minors. The 23-year-old southpaw has made 27 appearances for the Marlins this season, notching a 5.55 ERA, 1.85 WHIP and 35:23 K:BB across 24.1 innings.
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Giovanny Gallegos RP | LAD
Cardinals' Giovanny Gallegos: Suffers second loss
Gallegos (3-2) was charged with both a loss and a blown save against the Giants on Wednesday, allowing an earned run on a hit and a walk while recording three strikeouts over 1.2 innings.
Gallegos' troubles can be boiled down to the four-seam fastball that Kevin Pillar, the first batter he faced upon entering in the eighth inning, sent over the left-field wall with Brandon Crawford aboard for a 440-foot, tie-breaking home run. It was the second straight appearance in which Gallegos allowed a ball to leave the yard after not surrendering a homer between May 26 and Aug. 31. Despite the recent stumbles, Gallegos remains a trusted bullpen asset with a 2.27 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and stellar 84:13 K:BB across 63.1 innings.
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Will Smith RP | KC
Giants' Will Smith: Records 31st save
Smith struck out three and walked two across 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save Wednesday against the Cardinals.
Smith entered the game in the eighth inning and stranded the tying run at third base by striking out Paul Goldschmidt. He surrendered two walks in the ninth frame but ultimately recovered to earn his 31st save of the season. He's been one of the more consistent closers throughout the campaign, maintaining a 2.90 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with 85 strikeouts across 59 frames.
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Adrian Morejon RP | SD
Padres' Adrian Morejon: Won't return from IL in 2019
Morejon (shoulder) won't pitch again for the Padres this season, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
Morejon has been on the injured list since early August with the left shoulder impingement and won't rejoin the Friars this season. It's the second time in 2019 the 20-year-old has battled a shoulder impingement, but Morejon is progressing towards a return to full health and has resumed throwing. He allowed nine runs on 15 hits over eight frames in his first taste of the majors this season.
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Raisel Iglesias RP | ATL
Reds' Raisel Iglesias: Nails down 29th save
Iglesias struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Wednesday to record his 29th save of the season in an 8-5 win over the Phillies.
The right-hander has been struggling lately, getting scored upon in five of his last 10 appearances, but he was able to get the job done Wednesday. Iglesias has a 4.47 ERA and 78:20 K:BB through 58.1 innings as he closes in on his second straight 30-save season.
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Seranthony Dominguez RP | SEA
Phillies' Seranthony Dominguez: Gets good news
Dominguez received good news after having his elbow examined and is set to resume his throwing program, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Dominguez has seemingly been in limbo since injuring his elbow in early June, but he is ready to give throwing a shot for the first time in nearly a month. There's still a chance Dominguez could return to action before this season comes to a close, but he will need to avoid any further hiccups; even then, he will only have a matter of weeks to make significant progress.
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Bryan Shaw RP | CIN
Rockies' Bryan Shaw: Handed loss in relief
Shaw (2-2) was the pitcher of record in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers after giving up a pair of solo home runs and retiring one hitter in relief.
Starter Chi Chi Gonzalez cruised through the first six innings before running into trouble in the bottom of the seventh, when he allowed two of three batters he faced to reach base before being pulled. Shaw was called on to put out the fire and induced a lineout from Enrique Hernandez before surrendering a go-ahead, three-run home run to Russell Martin. Since surprising with a two-inning, six-strikeout performance of this same Dodgers team July 30, Shaw has allowed 11 earned runs over his last 12 innings, ballooning his ERA to 5.54 in the process.
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Bryse Wilson RP | MIL
Braves' Bryse Wilson: Sent back to Triple-A
Wilson was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett following Tuesday's game against Toronto.
It's a bit of an odd move, as the Braves have no reason to clear a spot due to the expanded September rosters. Perhaps the team simply felt they weren't going to use him the rest of the way. He got knocked around for a pair of runs in 1.1 innings in Tuesday's contest and owns a poor 7.20 ERA in 20 total innings on the season.
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Robert Gsellman RP | WAS
Mets' Robert Gsellman: Keeps hope alive for 2019 return
Gsellman (triceps) played catch Wednesday and remains hopeful to pitch again this season, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
After the Mets revealed in late August that Gsellman was contending with a partially torn right triceps, the expectation was that the team would shut him down for the season. That still seems to be the most likely outcome, but Gsellman hasn't thrown in the towel just yet. Assuming his triceps responds well to throwing off flat ground, he'll likely advance to mound work next week and target a return from the injured list in late September.
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Daniel Hudson RP | LAD
Nationals' Daniel Hudson: Implodes in relief appearance
Hudson retired two batters and served up three unearned runs on two hits and a walk in Tuesday's 11-10 win over the Mets.
Though Hudson was able to keep his season ERA at a pristine 2.86, he wasn't effective in the outing. He let the Mets push their lead to six with two outs in the top of the ninth, surrendering a two-run single to Jeff McNeil and then a two-run home run to Pete Alonso. Hudson has now given up long balls in both of his last two relief appearances, a development that could hurt his standing in the Nationals' bullpen pecking order. With Sean Doolittle having recently returned from the injured list, Hudson isn't a strong bet to receive many save chances the rest of the way anyhow.