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Suarez was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento.

Suarez will join the River Cats after compiling a 2.96 ERA and 1.30 WHIP through 11 starts with Double-A Richmond earlier in the year. We'll see how he responds to the tougher competition at Triple-A.

Jansen struck out one Indian in a perfect ninth inning Wednesday for his 13th save.

Now 27.2 innings into the 2017 campaign, Jansen still hasn't walked a single batter, but he's struck out 45 of 'em and converted all of his save chances. It's no surprise that he's again making his case to be considered the best relief arm in all of baseball.

Edwards (2-1) got stuck with the loss after giving up three runs on two hits and a walk to the Mets in the eighth inning Wednesday.

In a testament to how spectacular Edwards has been this year, he gave up as many earned runs Wednesday as he had in all 27 of his prior appearances put together. One rare bad outing won't hurt his status as one of the Cubs' top setup men behind Wade Davis.

Maurer pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout to get the save in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Cincinnati.

Maurer has now gone unscored upon in seven of his last eight outings. He is still prone to the big inning -- he's given up multiple runs in five appearances this season -- and his peripherals aren't very good, but Maurer is still 12-for-14 in save opportunities.

Montero was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports.

On the heels of Tuesday night's pounding at the hands of the Cubs, Montero will return to the majors to provide a fresh arm for the Mets. The right-hander has been pretty terrible during his time in New York this season, however, so it's unlikely that he'll stick around for too long unless he suddenly clicks in the bullpen.

Santillan (shoulder) picked up the win in his return from the disabled list Friday, allowing three runs in 6.1 innings pitched while fanning seven and walking just one batter.

Santillan ultimately only had to miss one start due to this shoulder issue, and it also doesn't seem to have any lingering effects. He'll continue to develop in Low-A Dayton's rotation with the hopes of improving his control and maintaining his position in the organization as a legitimate rotation prospect.

Bracho was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.

Bracho pitched well since his most recent callup, allowing just one run in four innings of work while fanning three. However, being used four times in the past six days made him an easy candidate to head back to Reno when a roster spot needed to be cleared for Taijuan Walker to return from the DL. Despite the demotion, Bracho's string of strong performances should help him get back to the big leagues whenever Arizona needs fresh bullpen help.

Hoover retired only one of four batters faced in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Tigers, giving up a run on three hits.

The Diamondbacks entered the top of the sixth inning with a 6-0 lead, but after starter Zack Greinke recorded two outs and gave up four runs, Hoover was called upon to put out the fire with a runner on base. The right-hander was unable to extinguish the Tigers rally, as he allowed three successive base hits to tie up the game before inducing an inning-ending popout from Ian Kinsler. Though he's still maintaining a career-best 14.5 K/9 rate -- more than double last season's mark -- Hoover is still putting far too many runners on base, which is reflected in his 1.85 WHIP. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo may soon look to avoid using Hoover in big spots.

Vizcaino has a WHIP of 0.96 and an ERA of 2.08 in 26 innings this season as the primary setup man in Atlanta.

Vizcaino's poor 2016 is far behind him now, as he's been able to come back and return to the dominant form from 2015. His fastball is up to 97.8 MPH this season, and he's stranding runners at a 90.5% clip. He's proven himself a valuable asset in fantasy leagues that include holds, as he's fourth in the National League with 13 of them. Vizcaino has yet to record a save this season but seems to have as secure grip as the eighth-inning man for the Braves.

Jansen struck out the only batter he faced to pick up his 12th save of the season in Tuesday's 7-5 win over Cleveland.

The Dodgers took a 7-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but Chris Hatcher coughed up three runs to create a one-out save situation for Jansen. The 29-year-old now has an incomprehensible 44:0 K:BB through 26.2 innings to go along with a 1.01 ERA and 0.60 WHIP, and only his team's propensity for blowouts has kept him from being among the league leaders in saves.