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Wang was claimed off waivers by the Pirates on Saturday and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Wang made 20 appearances with the Athletics before being designated for assignment, compiling a 3.33 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 16:11 K:BB across 27 innings. The southpaw will likely join the Pirates in September as his new team looks to evaluate him before the offseason.

Dominguez experienced renewed soreness in his elbow during his most recent throwing session and will be evaluated by the team physician next week, Bob Brookover of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Dominguez resumed throwing in early August and was said to be making solid progress in his bid to return in September, but this latest setback pretty much takes that off the table. Last year's team leader in saves, Dominguez blew a lead in his second appearance of this season and never went on to record a save. He visited Dr. James Andrews back in June but Tommy John surgery was deemed unnecessary at the time.

Williams was optioned to Triple-A San Antonio on Saturday.

In what was his first big-league stint, Williams made eight appearances and compiled a 4.00 ERA, 2.11 WHIP and 8:5 K:BB across nine innings. Ben Gamel was summoned from the minors in a corresponding move, while Williams should be back up sometime in September when rosters expand.

Cabrera was recalled from Triple-A Memphis to serve as the 26th man for Saturday's doubleheader against the Reds.

Cabrera will provide the Cardinals with bullpen reinforcements with the team set to play four games in two days. With rosters set to expand Sunday, the left-hander is expected to stick with the big club following Saturday's twin bill. He owns a 6.17 ERA, 1.89 WHIP and 10:7 K:BB in 11.2 big-league innings this season, with his last appearance coming in June.

Garcia (1-4) took the loss on Friday against the Diamondbacks after allowing one run (unearned) on one hit while striking out four over 1.1 innings.

After replacing Casey Sadler with one on and two outs in the seventh, Garcia whiffed Christian Walker to end the inning. He then struck out Tim Locastro to start the eighth, but he reached first on a passed ball by Russell Martin. Locastro soon stole second, and unfortunately, scored the winning run of the game on a balk by Garcia. Across 54 appearances this season, the right-hander owns a 3.58 ERA and 0.83 WHIP.

Floro (chest) will be activated from the injured list Sunday, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Floro made a rehab appearance with High-A Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday, tossing eight pitches in one perfect inning. He'll return to the big club on Sunday to fill a spot in the bullpen. Floro is 4-3 with a 3.89 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 39 appearances with the Dodgers this season.

Lamet (2-3) took the loss Friday, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out 10 over five innings versus the Giants.

A fielding error in the first inning accounted for the unearned run when Brandon Belt hit one of two homers off Lamet. The other long ball came from Mike Yastrzemski. Lamet has now allowed eight homers over 10 starts. It was the right-hander's second double-digit strikeouts performance of the year. Lamet owns a 4.24 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 70:22 K:BB over 51 innings. The 27-year-old is expected to draw the start at home next Friday versus the Rockies.

Stanek (0-4) blew the save and was hit with the loss Friday night against the Nationals after allowing two runs on two hits and a walk over one-thid of an inning.

Stanek entered the matchup in the bottom of the ninth with a one-run lead, but he surrendered a pair of runs on a single to left field, ending the contest. The 28-year-old has blown four saves in his last five appearances, and he seems unlikely to hang onto the closer's role for much longer given his recent struggles.

Hernandez gave up four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three over six innings Friday against the Nationals. He didn't factor into the decision.

Hernandez allowed two runs in the first inning followed by one in the second and one in the sixth. The 24-year-old hasn't been able to provide much consistency for Miami thus far, accruing a 5.06 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with a 68:23 K:BB over 69.1 innings this year.

Ponce de Leon will start Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Reds.

Ponce de Leon was initially on track to start the second game of Saturday's matchup, but he'll now toe the rubber for Game 2 on Sunday after Friday's matchup was postponed.