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Venditte was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Venditte will head back to the minor leagues after a short stint with the Dodgers. He didn't make an appearance since being called up July 8. Venditte was optioned to make room for the return of Walker Buehler (ribs) from the disabled list.

Hoffman will be recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque and take the mound versus Seattle on Friday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Antonio Senzatela was scratched from the start due to a right middle finger blister. Across five appearances with the Rockies this year, Hoffman has posted a 10.13 ERA over 5.1 innings of relief. This will be his first major-league start of the year, though he's served exclusively as a starter for Albuquerque this season.

Holmes will take the mound for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Milwaukee, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Holmes recently made a spot start versus the Dodgers earlier this month, during which he allowed four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two across just 2.1 innings. He fared much better against High-A Lakeland on Monday, giving up just one run over six innings. The Pirates will officially recall him prior to Saturday's contest.

Suter (forearm) will come off the 10-day disabled list and take the mound in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Manager Craig Counsell didn't specify which game Suter will pitch during Saturday's doubleheader, as Chase Anderson is scheduled to toe the rubber for the Brewers as well. This will mark Suter's first appearance since June 2 against the Twins.

Brebbia was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Rob Rains of Stlsportspage.com reports.

Brebbia will journey down to the minors with the return of Luke Gregerson (shoulder, elbow, knee) and Tyler Lyons (elbow) from the disabled list. In addition, Luke Weaver was also optioned to Memphis for the time being. Across 27 appearances with the Cardinals this year, Brebbia has logged a 4.13 ERA and 1.22 WHIP.

Rainey was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Friday.

Rainey made a pair of appearances during his latest stint with the Reds, giving up an incredible 10 runs in a total of just one inning. His season ERA now sits at 24.43 through seven innings. He's given much more reason for optimism at the Triple-A level, though, tossing 28.2 innings with a 1.57 ERA, but even there, his walk rate sits at an untenable 18.3 percent. Austin Brice was recalled in a corresponding move.

Jansen allowed one walk and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning to record his 26th save of the season Thursday against the Padres.

Jansen walked the second batter he faced in the ninth inning, but induced two flyouts to end the game. Despite a bumpy start to the season, he now leads the National League in saves and has his ratios approaching the incredible level that he had maintained over the past three seasons.

Beck was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas after clearing waivers Thursday, Matt Ehalt of The Bergen Record reports.

The recently DFA'd Beck will remain in the Mets' organization, but is no longer on the 40-man roster. He'll add depth to the Mets' Triple-A bullpen and could be an option to return to the big leagues later in the season.

Pivetta (6-7) threw 6.2 innings Thursday, yielding three runs on five hits and a walk while picking up the win against Baltimore. He struck out seven and allowed a home run.

It was a solid performance for Pivetta, whose last two starts lasted a combined 4.1 innings. He cruised through five scoreless innings before allowing a run in the sixth and was later chased by a two-run homer by Trey Mancini in the seventh. The 6-foot-5 right-hander owns a 4.58 ERA and 113:30 K:BB in 96.1 innings this season. He'll take the mound in a home contest against San Diego next Saturday (July 21).

Dominguez tossed a perfect ninth inning, striking out one and earning his ninth save in the 5-4 win over Philadelphia on Thursday.

With Philadelphia still using a committee in the closer role, Dominguez could start carving out a bigger share of the opportunities. He hasn't allowed a run since June 24, throwing 10 scoreless innings and lowering his ERA to 1.60 in the process. The 23-year-old will continue battling with Victor Arano for save opportunities.