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Banda will be recalled rom Triple-A Reno and start Friday's game against the Giants.

The Diamondbacks are in need of a spot starter for Friday's series opener against the Giants as Robbie Ray remains on the 7-day disabled list with concussion symptoms. The N.L. Wild Card leaders will give the ball to Banda, who has already made a start with the big-league club this season, allowing four runs over 5.2 innings against the Nationals on July 22. The 23-year-old will face a much less threatening opponent this time around as the Giants' offense ranks dead last in the league in total home runs and team OPS.

Robles was experiencing right hand numbness during the ninth inning in Thursday's loss to the Rockies, Marc Carig of Newsday reports.

The reliever was also dealing with cramping in his midsection during the eighth inning, but he stayed in the game and ultimately got out of that inning unscathed. However, the hand numbness makes a lot of sense given his multi-walk ninth inning and errant 3-2 pitch to hand Colorado the victory. The severity of this issue is unknown, so it's unclear if he'll wind up missing any time due to this or not. Consider Robles day-to-day for now.

Montero allowed four runs on 10 hits and a walk while striking out six batters through 5.2 innings during Thursday's loss to Colorado. He didn't factor into the decision.

Considering the game was at hitter-friendly Coors Field, this was a respectable outing from Montero. However, he's also now allowed 21 runs through 31.1 innings over his past six appearances. Those numbers aren't serviceable in the majority of fantasy settings, but with the Mets' pitching staff riddled with injuries, the 26-year-old righty should remain in the rotation for the foreseeable future. His 9.1 K/9 for the campaign is also intriguing, so he's definitely an arm to keep tabs on. Montero lines up to face the Rangers at Citi Field in his next start.

Stewart was sent down to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday.

Stewart will head back to Oklahoma City while the big-league club activated Tony Cingrani following his arrival via Cincinnati on Monday. During eight appearances with the Dodgers this season, Stewart accumulated a 0.87 ERA and 0.97 WHIP over the course of 20.2 innings. The 25-year-old has done a solid job during a few spot starts, but will likely return to the fold in the coming weeks in a long-relief role.

Brebbia recorded his second hold in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Brewers despite giving up two earned runs on two hits over two-thirds of an inning. He also recorded a strikeout.

The young reliever gave up some hard contact, allowing a double to Ryan Braun to open the eighth before getting touched up by Jesus Aguilar for a two-run blast that closed the Brewers' deficit to one run. Brebbia hadn't surrendered an earned run since June 17, so Wednesday's stumble could certainly be labeled as more or less of an outlier. His impressive 2.00 ERA and 0.81 WHIP certainly give him some value in NL-only and deep formats, but he doesn't offer much strikeout upside and hasn't seen many hold opportunities to date.

Banda appears to be the leading candidate to receive a promotion from the minors to start Friday's game against the Giants, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Robbie Ray (concussion), who was placed on the 7-day disabled list last weekend after taking a liner to the head during his last start July 28, has resumed working out and has seen his symptoms subside, but he won't be cleared to take the mound until at least next week. As a result, the Diamondbacks will need a temporary replacement in the rotation, and Banda, who performed adequately in a July 22 spot start, represents the most logical fill-in option. Since he hasn't pitched at Triple-A Reno since July 27, he'll be sufficiently rested for Friday, giving him an advantage over most of the other spot starters the Diamondbacks might have been considering.

Rodney struck out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning against the Cubs on Wednesday to earn his 23rd save of the season.

Rodney has now compiled a 1.82 ERA, 29 strikeouts and 17 saves over his last 24.2 innings dating back to the beginning of May. The 40-year-old continues to lower his 4.93 ERA, while his ability to strike batters out coupled with the fact that he's pitching for a contending team make him an attractive fantasy closer as we head into the final two months of the regular season.

Moore (3-11) surrendered four runs over five innings in Wednesday's loss to the A's. He struck out four while giving up six hits and three walks.

The veteran lefty has had a brutal season with few redeeming qualities, and it hasn't been getting better. He's allowed a homer in five consecutive starts, including Ryon Healy's two-run blast in this one, and his ERA and WHIP are up to 5.80 and 1.60, respectively. The occasional solid outing he churns out simply doesn't make up for the 28-year-old's struggles in the vast majority of his starts, and with a matchup with the Cubs up next, those rostering him don't have much to look forward to.

Suter (2-2) surrendered five runs on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts over 5.1 innings in Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals.

Most of the damage against Suter came in the sixth inning, as Yadier Molina led off the frame with his second home run of the game and Kolten Wong drove in a pair of inherited runners with a double off newly acquired reliever Jeremy Jeffress. The 27-year-old lefty still has a solid 3.04 ERA in 50.1 innings, and has earned the right to make his seventh consecutive start Monday in Minnesota.

Iglesias gave up a hit and two walks while striking out one in two scoreless innings Wednesday to record his 18th save of the season in a 5-2 win over the Pirates.

It's the seventh time this year Iglesias has been asked to get more than three outs to notch a save. With the trade deadline having come and gone and the 27-year-old still with Cincinnati, Iglesias should be a strong source of saves, strikeouts and ratios for the remainder of the season.