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Almonte was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.

Almonte made 14 appearances out of the bullpen with the Rockies last season and pitched well with a 1.84 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 14:4 K:BB over 14.2 innings. The 24-year-old struck out the side in his lone appearance with Albuquerque this season.

Stewart was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Stewart allowed eight runs on nine hits over four innings and gave up multiple runs in each of his three appearances. Dennis Santana was called up from Triple-A to fill out the Dodgers' bullpen.

Santana will be called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Santana will join the team for the series finale in Denver with the bullpen in need of a fresh arm. The 22-year-old made his lone major-league appearance last season and allowed five runs on six hits over 3.2 innings.

Gallegos was called up from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

Gallegos had an outside shot to break camp with the Cardinals in spring training but was optioned to the minors in early March. The 27-year-old allowed five runs over 11.1 innings and had a 12:3 K:BB during his brief time with the Cardinals last season.

Webb was called up from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

Webb was sent to the minors at the end of spring training but makes a fairly quick return to the big leagues. The 28-year-old had a 4.43 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 15:9 K:9 over 22 appearances between the Padres and Cardinals in 2018.

Ponce de Leon is a likely candidate to be called up from Triple-A Memphis when the Cardinals announce roster moves Sunday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

The right-hander is due to start for the Redbirds on Sunday, but he may get the call to the big-league club instead. Alex Reyes was optioned to Triple-A on Saturday after another rough outing, which leaves the Cardinals with just 13 pitchers for the moment. Ponce de Leon was solid in his first exposure to big-league hitters in 2018, generating a 2.73 ERA and 1.12 WHIP across 11 appearances, including four starts. He'd project for a relief role for the time being if he does indeed get summoned to the majors, although his extensive starting experience would certainly make him a candidate to fill in on the rotation if necessary.

Jansen gave up a hit and struck out two over 1.1 scoreless innings to record his fourth save of the season in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Rockies.

The Dodgers added two insurance runs in the top of the ninth, giving Jansen plenty of cushion even for an appearance in Coors Field. The 31-year-old has yet to allow a run in 5.1 innings with a 6:1 K:BB, and as long as he can avoid the health issues that have affected him in the past, Jansen should remain one of baseball's elite closers.

Minter (0-1) took the loss Saturday as the Braves fell 4-2 to the Marlins, allowing two runs on two hits in one-third of an inning.

Entering the game in the top of the ninth with the score tied 2-2, Minter labored to put anyone away, giving up a single to Starlin Castro at the end of an 11-pitch at-bat before Jorge Alfaro took him deep the other way. Minter has looked shaky in his first two appearances since coming off the injured list -- he walked two batters in his first outing Thursday -- but he remains firmly in the late-inning mix for Atlanta, particularly with the club reluctant to use Arodys Vizcaino on back-to-back days.

Beede fired four scoreless innings while giving up three hits, two walks and striking out eight in his season debut with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.

It was an impressive -- albeit short -- debut for Beede. The 2014 first-round pick is looking to turn his career around after seeing his ERA balloon to 7.05 over 33 starts with Sacramento in 2018. Beede did show an improved strikeout rate this spring (13 strikeouts over 10.1 innings), so his eight punchouts Friday are a positive sign. The Giants' rotation is currently set in stone, but if the 25-year-old continues to show improvement, we could see him in the majors later this season.

Iglesias (0-2) allowed one run on three hits over 2.1 innings and took the loss in Saturday's extra-inning game against the Pirates.

Iglesias entered with the game tied 5-5 to start the eighth inning and tossed two scoreless frames before giving up a single and a double in the 10th inning to end the game. The 29-year-old has a 5.79 ERA, 1.93 WHIP and 4:3 K:BB across 4.2 innings and is without a save opportunity through eight games.