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Leone was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.

Aside from a three-run meltdown against the Mets on Aug. 17, Leone had been solid out of the pen over the past two weeks. However, he had been used quite a bit of late, so the Diamondbacks optioned him and Steve Hathaway to get some fresh arms back up to the bullpen. Leone could rejoin the club once rosters expand next week.

Bracho was recalled by the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

The Diamondbacks made a flurry of moves Thursday to get some fresh arms in the bullpen to help an otherwise taxed group of relievers. Bracho and Jose Campos will rejoin the big league club while Dominic Leone and Steve Hathaway will head back to Triple-A Reno. Bracho owns a 6.75 ERA and 1.77 WHIP at the major league level this season, but he will add a fresh arm to the Diamondbacks bullpen.

Lopez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, William Ladson of MLB.com reports.

Lopez looked to be trending towards remaining in the rotation heading into his most recent start, but he gave up six runs (four earned) in just 2.2 innings of work in that outing. With that, the Nationals sent him down, but it may not be for a particularly long time. Given that rosters expand next week, Lopez could certainly rejoin the Nationals in the near future. Prior to his tough start Tuesday, he flashed serious potential, fanning 11 Braves over seven innings to pick up his second career win.

Whalen (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day DL Thursday.

The move was expected after he lasted just 2.2 innings in his last start, as the rookie is dealing with fatigue in his right shoulder. It's unclear if Whalen will be able to return this season, but with little to play for in the standings, Atlanta may elect to play it safely. Brandon Cunniff, Brandon Snyder, and Matt Wisler will all rejoin the major league roster in a series of corresponding moves Thursday.

Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said Hudson will likely move into a late-inning role, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Given the recent struggles of Jake Barrett and Enrique Burgos at the back end of the Arizona bullpen, the announcement makes sense. Hale said both Hudson and Randall Delgado could be used in high-leverage situations going forward. Hudson recorded 20 holds a season ago and has 17 in 2016, so he's probably the safer bet of the two to see save opportunities.

Jansen struck out two in a perfect ninth against the Giants on Wednesday for his 37th save.

In 54 games last year, Jansen recorded 36 saves; through his first 54 this year, he precisely duplicated that number, and now he's exceeded it. In fact, Jansen has actually been even better this year than last year, which is saying something. His WHIP is now down to an insanely low 0.69, the best mark of his career by a good margin.

Adleman got another start Wednesday and went five innings while allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits while striking out one and earning a no-decision.

The start was Adleman's second since May 19th, spending the majority of the interim with Triple-A Louisville. Adleman pounded the zone with 51 of 68 pitches for strikes, but was done in by the long ball, serving up three home runs including one to the Rangers' starting pitcher, Yu Darvish. The rough outing raised Adleman's major league ERA from 2.96 to 3.68 over six starts, not quite matching his 2.38 ERA over 10 starts in Triple-A. Adleman holds a 7.28 K:9 rate throughout the minors, so don't expect him to be fanning a ton of big league hitters going forward.

Rodney recorded his 25th save of the season Wednesday, loading the bases on a walk and a pair of singles before retiring the final batter.

Rodney entered the ninth with a 3-0 lead, so Royals third baseman Christian Colon represented the winning running when he stepped in to face Rodney with two outs and the bases loaded. Rodney escaped by inducing a line out to the shortstop, keeping his ERA at 2.17. Rodney has now converted eight straight save opportunities for the Marlins, although Wednesday was one of the shakiest.

Chapman allowed a hit and struck out the side to secure his 29th save of the season Wednesday against the Padres.

Since blowing the save and being tagged with his only loss of the year last Friday, Chapman has rebounded nicely by locking down two saves while striking out four in his last two appearances. Since joining the Cubs, he's 9-for-11 in save opportunities and has surrendered just two earned runs in 15 games with the team.

Whalen is expected to be placed on the DL on Thursday due to right shoulder fatigue, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

This will likely conclude Whalen's season. The 22-year-old posted a 6.57 ERA in 24.2 innings pitched for the Braves. Prior to being called up he compiled a 2.40 ERA in 120 innings pitched in the minors.