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Rusin suffered his first loss of the season Tuesday against Arizona, allowing four earned runs on 10 hits and two walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out four.

Rusin was hit hard for the second straight start and has now allowed a whopping 13 hits and 11 earned runs over his last two starts. Things will not get any easier for the struggling lefty, who is currently scheduled to face the second-ranked offense of the Cardinals next Tuesday.

Edgin (elbow) was activated from the disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Edgin finished his rehab assignment Sunday, but the Mets are set with the current bullpen and opted to send the 29-year-old lefty down to Triple-A. Antonio Bastardo and Jerry Blevins will continue to serve as the left-handed specialists in the Mets bullpen.

Iglesias's shoulder is now pain-free and he'll have a follow-up exam Wednesday, the Dayton Daily News reports.

Iglesias hopes to resume throwing after Wednesday's exam. That he hasn't started throwing since going on the DL suggests that it might be a few weeks before Iglesias returns.

Wittgren was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans on Tuesday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Wittgren was recalled after the Marlins placed Nefi Ogando on the 15-day DL. This will be the 24-year-old's second stint with the big league club this season after giving up one earned run in two innings of relief in April.

Williams (shoulder) will report to Low-A Wisconsin this week, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Williams was brought along slowly this spring after dealing with a shoulder injury, but he is ready to go after spending a few weeks pitching at the Brewers' extended spring training complex. Williams appeared in 22 games with Wisconsin last season and posted a 3.44 ERA and 89:36 K:BB ratio over 89 innings.

Mazzaro has joined Sacramento after accepting his assignment to Triple-A, Joe Salvatore of KCBS Radio reports.

Mazzaro was designated by the Giants on Friday after two appearances which resulted in an ERA of 63.00 and WHIP of 8.00. Despite the obviously horrendous start to the season, the 29-year-old still has plenty of major league experience and could certainly find his way back to the Giants' bullpen at a later point in the summer.

Kontos (elbow) is in line for rehab appearances Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at Triple-A Sacramento, Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports. If everything proceeds as planned, Kontos will be activated during next week's series against the Padres, according to Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.

On Monday, Kontos played catch with Andrew Susac (shoulder) from 60-75 feet, which follows his first rehab appearance Sunday. During that outing, he tossed a scoreless frame with one hit and one strikeout. If he completes the upcoming trio of games without a setback, he likely revive his role in the middle innings within the Giants' bullpen.

De Leon reported a sore arm after his season debut last week, prompting the Dodgers to give him extra time before his next start, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

While he impressed in his season debut last week, that he came away with enough additional soreness to require a schedule adjustment is concerning. Health permitting, De Leon seems likely to contribute in some capacity for the Dodgers later this season.

Bowman was hit hard in relief Sunday in the loss to Pittsburgh surrendering four runs on three hits and a walk without recording an out.

Bowman saw his ERA skyrocket nearly three runs to 5.25 after the poor outing. He's provided some decent relief pitching for the most part for St. Louis, but it's doubtful he'll have value in fantasy leagues anytime soon.

Neris picked up his first win of the season while tossing 1.2 scoreless innings in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Marlins.

Neris collected one strikeout in the outing, giving him 28 whiffs in just 20 innings this season. He'll continue to function as the top setup man to closer Jeanmar Gomez, and his strong ratios make him an attractive pickup in deeper or NL-only formats.