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The Brewers placed Mears on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to right forearm inflammation.

Mears has surrendered eight earned runs in 11 outings since being acquired by the Brewers, and he'll now be unavailable for at least the next couple weeks due to the forearm issue. Aaron Ashby was called up from Triple-A Nashville to replace Mears in Milwaukee's bullpen.

Martinez didn't factor into the decision Sunday against Pittsburgh, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks with a strikeout over three innings.

Martinez didn't come out for the fourth inning as he handed the ball off to Carson Spiers -- who threw four innings of relief -- after just 54 pitches. Sunday's outing was Martinez's fifth straight start, and it's unclear why his appearance was cut short. During that five-start stretch, Martinez has posted a 3.55 ERA with a 20:3 K:BB. If he pitches on regular rest, Martinez would likely match up against the Brewers next weekend. However, after tossing merely three innings, he could be available to pitch earlier if he's needed.

Martinez picked up the save Sunday against Boston, allowing a solo home run and no walks with one strikeout during the ninth inning.

Martinez inherited a three-run lead in the ninth frame and offered up a solo home run to Tyler O'Neill to start the inning. Martinez was able to shake off the long ball and retired Masataka Yoshida, Connor Wong and Romy Gonzalez in order to secure his sixth save of the season. Martinez emerged as the Diamondbacks' closer in August, and he's 6-for-6 in save opportunities this month. While manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that he wants to get Paul Sewald back to being a closer, the team opted for Martinez in the ninth Sunday. The 22-year-old has been outstanding this season, posting a 2.02 ERA in 58 innings, and, for now, is the favorite to see save opportunities.

Finnegan picked up the save Sunday against Atlanta, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts across 1.1 scoreless innings.

Sunday's save pushed Finnegan's season total to 32, which ranks third in all of baseball. It was just his sixth time throwing more than one inning in 2024 but the third time he's done so in August. While Finnegan sports a 3.51 ERA through 51.1 innings this season, he's been shaky lately, allowing nine runs in his last nine outings (8.2 innings).

The Padres optioned Gillaspie to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

The right-hander was called up by San Diego on Thursday, and he'll return to the minors after giving up six earned runs in two relief appearances. Gillaspie is heading back to El Paso, where he has a 3.60 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 31:14 K:BB across 35 innings this year.

The Padres called up Bachar from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Bachar will receive his first look in the big leagues after posting a 4.12 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 81:31 K:BB across 67.2 frames with El Paso this season. The right-hander should fill a low-leverage role out of the bullpen while up with the Padres.

The Mets recalled Brazoban from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.

The right-hander was optioned to Syracuse on Friday, but he'll rejoin the Mets just a couple days later since Paul Blackburn (hand) was placed on the injured list. Brazoban has a 3.76 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 44:18 K:BB across 40.2 innings between the Mets and Marlins this season.

The Marlins selected Bermudez's contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday.

The 29-year-old was claimed off waivers from the Giants late in 2022 and is now on the cusp of making his MLB debut. Bermudez pitched well in 14 starts for Double-A Pensacola this season with a 2.53 ERA over 74.2 innings, but he's struggled to a 6.46 ERA in 23.2 frames for Jacksonville.

The Marlins optioned Ramirez to Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday.

Ramirez was called up from Jacksonville last week and will return to the affiliate after he surrendered five runs over 1.1 innings during Saturday's contest. Jonathan Bermudez was recalled in a corresponding move to fill out Miami's bullpen.

The Pirates selected Feigl's contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday.

After more than a decade or toiling in the minors and the independent ranks upon going undrafted out of Mount St. Mary's University in 2012, Feigl has finally reached the big leagues at 33 years old. The lefty reliever will join the Pittsburgh bullpen as a replacement for right-hander Hunter Stratton, who was placed on the 60-day injured list after suffering a rupture of his left patella tendon in Saturday's loss to the Reds. Feigl compiled a 3.83 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 62:13 K:BB over 51.2 innings across his 33 appearances with Indianapolis this season.