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The Giants activated Pomeranz (lat) from the 10-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Sunday against the Diamondbacks.

Pomeranz was sidelined for just under two weeks with the left lat strain and didn't require a minor-league rehab assignment before being reinstated to the active roster. It's not expected that Pomeranz will face a strict pitch-count cap in his first start back from the IL, but the southpaw hadn't worked more than six innings in any of his seven starts prior to being shut down.

Neris struck out one over two perfect innings to earn the save against the Rockies on Saturday.

It was a no-nonsense outing for Neris, as he threw 14 of his 21 pitches for strikes and retired the side in order in both frames. The 29-year-old continued his strong season and is 7-for-7 in save opportunities with a 1.86 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 26:6 K:BB across 19.1 innings.

Jackson allowed one run on two hits and a walk and blew the save against the Brewers on Saturday.

The walk was intentional, but Jackson also hit a batter. He was fortunate to only give up one run, as the Brewers had the bases loaded with one out in the ninth, but Jackson had already blown the lead. He is 6-for-9 in save attempts and has blown two of his last six opportunities, but Atlanta doesn't really seem to have many other options for the closer role. He also has a 2.31 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 30 strikeouts in 23.1 innings this season.

Hudson (3-3) earned the win against the Rangers on Saturday by allowing two runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out five and walked two.

Hudson's only hiccup of the day came during the fifth inning, when the Rangers scratched across two runs with a single, double and walk. The 24-year-old has now delivered a quality start in three of his last four outings after failing to achieve one through his first six starts of the year. Hudson has a 4.40 ERA, 1.70 WHIP and 36:22 K:BB and lines up to face the Braves next weekend.

Manager Bruce Bochy confirmed Pomeranz (lat) will come off the injured list to start Sunday's series finale at Arizona, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Pomeranz has been on the IL with the left lat strain for just over the 10-day minimum and did not require a minor-league rehab assignment. The 30-year-old was lit up for seven runs -- including three homers -- over 1.2 innings during his last start before landing on the IL.

Wingenter (shoulder) threw a simulated inning Saturday, Bill Center of MLB.com reports.

Wingenter has been on the shelf for just shy of two weeks with a right shoulder strain. His return date remains unclear, but Monday appears to be a potential target.

Weigel was promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Weigel opened the year with Double-A Mississippi, recording a 1.72 ERA in 15.2 innings. This won't be his first taste of Triple-A, as he started eight games for Gwinnett in 2017 before undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Rainey was recalled from Triple-A Fresno on Saturday.

Rainey will take the bullpen spot which had belonged to Justin Miller (shoulder), who was placed on the injured list in a corresponding move. Rainey was hit hard in his big-league debut for the Reds last season, posting a 24.43 ERA and a 7:12 K:BB in seven innings.

Sewald was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo! Sports reports.

Sewald's latest stay on the big-league roster lasted just a single day. He gave up one run in two innings of relief work Friday against the Marlins. Steven Matz (forearm) returns from the injured list in a corresponding move.

Nelson (shoulder) threw 5.2 scoreless innings in his rehab start Friday for Triple-A San Antonio. He gave up three hits and one walk while striking out eight.

This was Nelson's best rehab start, as he threw 54 of his 86 pitches for strikes. He has a 3.77 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with 16 strikeouts through 14.1 innings in three rehab outings in the Pacific Coast League. Nelson will make one more rehab start at Triple-A, per Greg Luca of the San Antonio Express News. If that start goes well, he could join the big-league rotation before the end of May.