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Estevez was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque prior to Monday's game against the Braves.

The Rockies needed to clear room on the roster for Monday's starter Chad Bettis, and Estevez was the resulting roster casualty. He pitched solid in his most recent stint with the big club, registering four scoreless innings to help lower his ERA to 6.53 on the season. He'll continue to provide organizational relief depth now that he's back in Triple-A.

Reyes (elbow) threw from 90 feet out for the first time in his rehab Sunday, Alaina Getzenberg of MLB.com reports. "It will be a few weeks at 90, and then I'll move back from there," Reyes said. "My body feels great, I feel healthy. My elbow feels great, and it's just getting back and gaining strength."

Reyes has been making consistent progress in his throwing program, having just reached a distance of 60 feet on July 24. The promising prospect will stick with his current distance for multiple weeks before attempting to take matters up another notch. The goal for Reyes continues to be for him to be healthy enough to participate in a portion of spring training in 2018.

Moore allowed two runs on seven hits and no walks across seven innings in a no-decision Sunday against the Nationals. He struck out nine.

Moore allowed solo home runs to Daniel Murphy and Ryan Zimmerman, but he was effective and otherwise kept them off the board. He needed just 91 pitches to complete seven frames, setting a new season high in strikeouts while going without a walk afor the fifth time. This gem came at the right time for Moore, who had allowed nine earned runs over 11 innings during his previous two outings. He still owns a disappointing 5.71 ERA heading into his start Friday against the Phillies.

Jansen struck out one in a spotless inning of work to earn his 32nd save of the season Sunday against the Padres.

It was a commanding preformance from Jansen, who retired the side on just nine pitches to close out a two-run game. He has now completed 10 consecutive scoreless innings, allowing eight total baserunners in that span. Jansen now owns a 1.20 ERA and a 0.67 WHIP through 52.2 innings on the season.

Vizcaino picked up his sixth save of the season Sunday against the Cardinals, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Vizcaino converted his fourth straight save attempt in this one, further solidifying his spot atop the pecking order for the Braves' closing spot ahead of the recently ousted Jim Johnson. Those looking for help in the saves department would be wise to take a peek at Vizcaino if he's available on the wire.

Suter was placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a left rotator cuff strain.

The diagnosis of a left rotator cuff strain may help explain Suter's recent string of poor starts. After posting a 1.50 ERA over five starts in July, the soft-tossing lefty has been roughed up for 13 total runs over his first three outings during the month of August. A timeline for his eventual return has not been revealed, while it's possible that Suter or Brandon Woodruff could be bumped from the starting rotation when Chase Anderson (oblique) returns from the DL in the next week or two.

Melancon gave up one hit and struck out one in a scoreless eighth inning Saturday against the Nationals.

The Giants were down 3-1, so Melancon was indeed used in a lower-leverage situation in his first action since being activated from the DL. He touched 93 mph with his fastball, and the general consensus was that he looked pretty sharp. It's possible that he will continue to be used in non-save situations over his next couple outings, but he is expected to eventually return to the ninth-inning role.

Stephenson (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day disabled list Sunday.

Stephenson suffered a right shoulder contusion during his last start with the Reds on Aug. 2. The ailment only required a minimum 10-day stay on the disabled list and the 24-year-old is set to rejoin the team. Whether or not he'll rejoin the starting rotation is unclear at the moment.

The Mets selected McGowan's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday, Marc Carig of Newsday reports.

McGowan will occupy the vacant roster spot that opened up when Neil Walker was traded to the Brewers on Sunday. The 25-year-old has posted a 4.06 ERA over 62 innings with Las Vegas this season. He'll likely work in a low-leverage role with the big-league club moving forward.

Beato (hamstring) started a rehab assignment with High-A Clearwater on Saturday.

Beato pitched an inning, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out two. He'll probably need to make a few more rehab appearances before he comes off the disabled list later this week.