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Ellington was recalled to the majors Thursday, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Ellington has been very impressive when given the nod in the majors this season, working to a 0.92 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 19.2 innings. The one problem has been control, as he issued 11 walks in his previous stints, but everything else has gone right for the 26-year-old. He'll provide depth in the bullpen as the Marlins try to fight for the final wild card spot in the NL.

Blach was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

With rosters expanding, the Giants recalled a trio of players from Triple-A, including Blach, who holds a 3.43 ERA and 1.38 WHIP across 162.2 innings at Salt Lake this season. Blach figures to primarily work out of the bullpen for the Giants, but he could be an option to be used as a starter should the need arise.

Okert was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Okert will return to the Giants for the first time since mid-June. In seven appearances for the big league club on the season, he's allowed eight hits and four earned runs across six innings. At Salt Lake, the 24-year-old holds a 3.80 ERA and 1.35 WHIP across 47.1 innings of relief.

Moore (9-10) pitched 5.1 innings while limiting the Diamondbacks to one run on five hits in Wednesday's win. He walked one and struck out seven.

It wasn't quite the near no-hitter from his last start, but it was yet another strong performance in a Giants uniform. Since being acquired from Tampa Bay at the beginning of the month, Moore owns a 3.16 ERA over six starts while notching 36 strikeouts over 37 innings. The left-hander has a tough task at hand Monday when he takes the hill for his next start at the hitter-friendly Coors Field in Colorado.

Miller (2-10) pitched six quality innings, but still took the loss Wednesday versus the Giants. He allowed two runs on six hits and one walk while notching three strikeouts.

Miller was recalled from Triple-A to make Wednesday's start, his first MLB outing since July 6. Despite the loss, Miller was able to record his third quality start in 15 tries this season. The right-hander certainly looked much better than the last time we saw him -- in his last three starts prior to being demoted, Miller gave up 18 runs and 26 hits over 17 innings. He's scheduled to make another start Tuesday against the Dodgers, but Miller doesn't offer much fantasy appeal outside of a bargain punt play in daily formats.

Beede tossed a complete-game shutout for Double-A Richmond on Monday. He struck out 11 and walked one.

Beede's fastball was clocked as high as 98 mph Monday. The dominant outing brought the prospect's season ERA down to 2.87 through 23 starts. The 23-year-old has increased his strikeouts (8.47 K/9) and lowered his walks (3.25 BB/9) while keeping his homers allowed in check (0.51 HR/9). A September promotion seems unlikely given that he isn't currently on the 40-man roster. With Phil Bickford being dealt to Milwaukee, Beede should be the Giants' top pitching prospect heading into the 2017 season.

Miller was officially recalled from Triple-A to start Wednesday's game against the Giants.

He has been decent enough at Triple-A this year, posting a 3.91 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 55 strikeouts in 50.2 innings while pitching in the harsh conditions of the Pacific Coast League. However, Miller's massive failings in the big leagues this year (7.14 ERA, 1.75 WHIP) should force most owners to take a wait-and-see approach with him over the final month of the season.

Hudson allowed a run on one hit but still picked up his second save Tuesday against the Giants.

Hudson has allowed a run in each of his past two appearances -- a blown save August 26 and Tuesday's successful outing. The Diamondbacks are testing out Hudson in the closer's role down the stretch thanks to injuries and ineffectiveness out of their bullpen, but it's likely to be a challenge considering Hudson's lack of the typical closer strikeout stuff. Since he moved to the bullpen full time in 2015, Hudson has 113 strikeouts in 115.1 innings -- decent, but not enough to make up for his susceptibility to the home run ball (12 allowed over the past two seasons, 0.9 HR/9). The Diamondbacks have little to lose with this experiment, though, so Hudson's performance as closer will be worth keeping an eye on.

Stephenson continues to struggle with his command at Triple-A Louisville, and he has conceded that it's become a mental issue for him, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Stephenson has posted disappointing ratios this year - 4.58 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and 113:68 K:BB over 129.2 innings. He might still get a September promotion, but it's not at all certain that he'll begin 2017 in the majors.

Adleman allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts over six innings in a loss Tuesday to the Angels.

Adleman lasted six innings for the first time since his first start May 1 against Pittsburgh, giving him his second quality start of the season. Unfortunately, though, Adleman gave up two home runs and has now served up five blasts over his past two starts. If he can't fix that problem, his 3.82 ERA is going to start trending upwards real soon, as he doesn't garner nearly enough strikeouts (6.1 K/9) to get around such a big home run issue.