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Sanmartin will be called up from Triple-A Louisville to start Monday against the Pirates, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Sanmartin was acquired along with Sonny Gray from the Mariners back in 2019, and he's slated to make his big-league debut Monday. The 25-year-old has spent most of this season at Triple-A and posted a 3.94 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 89:23 K:BB over 82.1 innings. He's filling the rotation spot of Wade Miley (neck) and could make another start next weekend if Miley is unable to return from the injured list.

Morgan (4-7) allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out six over six shutout innings to earn the win Saturday versus the White Sox.

The right-hander has submitted consecutive quality starts for the second time this season. Morgan has settled down to a 3.96 ERA since the start of August, although a rough start to his big-league career still has his season ERA at 5.27. He's added a 1.25 WHIP and 79:22 K:BB across 83.2 innings overall. Morgan's projected for one more turn through the rotation next weekend versus Texas, which could give him some streaming appeal for fantasy managers.

The White Sox recalled Foster from Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday.

The righty was optioned to the minors Thursday after allowing two runs in 1.1 innings of relief. In fact, Foster has allowed seven earned runs in his last 4.2 innings dating back to Aug. 15, so he shouldn't see much, if any high-leverage work during this latest stint on the big-league roster.

Bednar (oblique) was activated from the 10-day injured list Sunday.

Bednar landed the shelf with a strained right oblique Sept. 14, and he'll rejoin the active roster after a brief stint on the IL. The 26-year-old should take over as Pittsburgh's top closer, though Chris Stratton likely will still be in the mix for those opportunities depending on the situation.

Pressly (5-3) took the loss Saturday as the Astros were downed 2-1 by the A's, giving up a run on two hits in one-third of an inning. He struck out one.

Entering the game in the bottom of the ninth, Pressly gave up a leadoff single to Elvis Andrus before Starling Marte laced a walkoff double. Houston's closer is stumbling to the finish line this season, allowing runs in three of nine September appearances for a 5.63 ERA, but his 12:2 K:BB through eight innings on the month suggests there's little cause for concern.

Tapia (4-1) gave up three runs on four hits in one-third of an inning, taking the loss Saturday versus Detroit.

The right-hander has had few missteps this year, but he endured a big one during an ugly sixth inning Saturday. Tapia allowed consecutive singles before Miguel Cabrera and Jeimer Candelario combined to plate three runs on back-to-back doubles. That was enough to give Tapia his first big-league loss while ballooning his ERA to 2.61 with a 1.19 WHIP and 25:13 K:BB across 31 innings this season. He's now given up runs in each of his last two outings, but he was on a 13-inning scoreless streak prior to this series versus the Tigers.

Chavez will start Sunday's game against the Padres, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Chavez will once again serve as an opener with Atlanta employing a bullpen game for the series finale in San Diego. The veteran right-hander has a 2.37 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 34:11 K:BB over 30.1 innings this season, and he's unlikely to pitch much more than an inning Sunday.

Hader walked one and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Mets.

Few relievers have pitched better than Hader this year, and he's been nearly untouchable with a 17.1-inning scoreless streak dating back to the start of August. In that span, he's allowed six hits and 10 walks while striking out 29. For the season, the southpaw is 34-for-35 in save chances with a 1.29 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 94:24 K:BB across 55.2 innings.

Crowe (4-8) allowed three earned runs in 4.2 innings Saturday, giving up eight hits and four walks while striking out two in a 3-0 loss to Philadelphia.

The righty, who has surrendered 25 homers in 110.2 innings, threw only 57 of 95 pitches for strikes Saturday. Crowe has completed six innings in just two of 24 starts. He has shown small glimpses of promise -- he threw five innings of one-run ball in his last start. With a 5.77 ERA and 1.63 WHIP, however, the rookie is little more than an innings eater at this young stage of his career.

Pivetta gave up one run on three hits over 5.1 innings in a no-decision against the Yankees on Saturday. He struck out seven.

Pivetta blanked the Yankees through five innings before Hansel Robles uncorked a wild pitch in the sixth inning that scored Gio Urshela, who had singled off Pivetta. It was a strong effort from Pivetta, who is winless in his last five starts and hasn't been able to complete six innings in any of them. He's scheduled to make his final start during the regular season, currently projected for next Thursday in Baltimore.