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Gomez retired the Tigers in order to earn his league-leading 17th save of the season Wednesday afternoon.

The Phillies closer induced a ground out, fly out and line out. Despite this being only his second appearance in a week, Gomez still leads all of baseball in saves. He also has a 2.45 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 18 strikeouts in 25.2 innings.

Rusin will re-enter the Rockies rotation to replace the struggling Jorge De La Rosa, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Rusin filled in admirably in the rotation while De La Rosa was on the disabled list, and after yet another horrific short outing by De La Rosa, manager Walt Weiss was finally willing to send the veteran to the bullpen and give Rusin a full spot in the rotation. Rubin's previous appearance relieving Jordan Lyles went extremely well, as the left-hander fired 4.2 scoreless innings. The 29-year-old will look to ride that momentum into his next scheduled start, which is expected to come Sunday against the Giants.

Stephenson is 3-2 with a 3.02 ERA and 1.26 WHIP through seven starts at Triple-A Louisville this season.

The Reds' 2011 first-round pick finally broke into the majors this season for two solid starts before being sent back to Triple-A to continue to work on his game. Stephenson has shown a lot of promise and is considered the Reds' number three prospect. He could be in line for another call up later in the season should the Reds need additional pitching help.

Hader boasts a 0.79 ERA and 1.02 WHIP through nine starts at the Double-A level this season.

Hader also has a ridiculous 11.75 K/9 and has been virtually untouchable through two months. If the 22-year-old can continue to pitch anywhere close to this well, a promotion to Triple-A could be a possibility.

Alvarez was claimed off waivers by the Braves on Wednesday and assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Alvarez was designated for assignment by the Mets on Monday after New York called up Ty Kelly to the big leagues, and the Braves found Alvarez intriguing enough to swipe him off waivers. Although his 2016 stats in the minors are putrid to say the least (9.98 ERA and 2.12 WHIP in 15.1 innings pitched), the left-hander did hold a 2.45 ERA and 15.6 K/9 at Triple-A last season, which could mean good things for the Braves organization if he can get back to that form. For now, he'll develop more in the minor leagues, but with the ridiculous amount of injuries to the Braves bullpen this season, there's a decent chance he could find his way to the major leagues if he can find success after the change in scenery.

Ramirez has a .253/.324/.462 line after playing in 34 games at Double-A Biloxi.

The start of the 2016 campaign marked Ramirez's third straight season playing at the Double-A level. In that time, he's reduced his number of strikeouts and steadily increased his batting average from .231. Even though his game has gotten better, the 26-year-old lefty will likely have to continue waiting for the opportunity to test his skills at Triple-A Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs' roster currently has two capable first basemen in Jake Elmore and Andy Wilkins.

Chafin gave up three hits and three earned runs in just two-thirds of an inning in Tuesday's loss to the Pirates. His season ERA rose to 7.88.

Chafin wasn't the only Diamondbacks pitcher to get roughed up, as the staff allowed 12 earned runs. However, the lefty's struggles are a bit perplexing after he posted a 2.76 ERA in 2015 across 75 innings, which was most among the team's relievers. Still, his FIP sits at 2.94, suggesting his ERA will come down. Chafin remains Arizona's top left-handed option out of the bullpen.

Miller (1-6) took the loss in Arizona's 12-1 defeat at the hands of the Pirates on Tuesday, surrendering six runs on eights hits and four walks while striking out just three in five innings.

Miller has been awful for the Diamondbacks, failing to pitch more than six innings all season, and allowing three or more runs in seven out of 10 starts and exactly two in each of the other three. The 25-year-old is now 7-23 since the start of 2015, and his 6.56 FIP indicates that things aren't projected to get much better. Even facing a subpar Padres lineup in his next start likely won't be enough to get Miller going.

Nelson went six innings allowing one run on four hits and three walks while striking out eight in a no-decision against the Braves on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old righty posted his third consecutive quality start, and he lowered his ERA under 3.00 for the first time since April 15. His value remains at an all-time high, and he will look to maintain this recent run of success in his next start Sunday against Cincinnati.

Pomeranz didn't factor into the decision Monday in San Francisco despite pitching seven innings of two-hit shutout ball with four walks and four strikeouts.

Pomeranz was dominant all night, but never really had a chance to win with Padre-killer Johnny Cueto pitching a two-hit, complete-game shutout for the opposition. The only negatives about the 27-year-old's performance were his four walks, as they built up his pitch count to 111 even though he largely cruised through seven innings. He deserves better than a 4-4 record based on his 1.70 ERA, but such is life for pitchers in San Diego. Pomeranz will look for better luck Sunday in Arizona.