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Lakins was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with pain in his right elbow.

Lakins exited Tuesday's contest with right elbow discomfort and will be sidelined for at least the next 10 days. It's unclear if he'll spend more than the minimum on the shelf since the specifics of the injury have yet to be disclosed.

Cimber was added to the Blue Jays' 26-man roster prior to Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Toronto acquired Cimber along with Corey Dickerson in a trade with Miami on Tuesday. He'll officially be activated ahead of Wednesday's game and figures to immediately be a candidate for high-leverage innings after posting a 2.88 ERA across 34.1 innings with the Marlins.

Reyes allowed one hit and struck out one in one inning of work to earn the save Wednesday against Arizona.

Reyes put the finishing touches on his 20th save of the season, working around a Christian Walker single with two outs in the ninth. The first-year closer has yet to blow a save opportunity this season, logging a sparkling 0.96 ERA. Opponents are hitting just .141 off of Reyes, but his 30 walks in 37.2 innings of work could eventually lead to the occasional blowup. He's offset those control issues with 51 strikeouts.

Wells was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday.

Wells picked up his first major-league victory Tuesday after allowing two runs on four hits with two walks and a strikeout over 2.2 frames in relief, and he'll now make his way back to the minors. The left-hander will return to Norfolk, where he has a 5.63 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 27:4 K:BB across 32 innings this season.

Bummer was placed on the injured list Wednesday with a strained right hamstring, retroactive to June 28.

It's not clear how or when Bummer injured his hamstring, but the left-hander last pitched Sunday against the Mariners. Per James Fegan of The Athletic, manager Tony La Russa said that Bummer's time on the injured list is expected to be in the 10-day range. Michael Kopech (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day IL in a corresponding roster move.

Kelly earned a hold against San Francisco on Tuesday, completing 1.1 perfect innings and striking out one batter.

The right-hander picked up his fifth hold of the campaign with the efficient outing during which he fired nine of 10 pitches for strikes. Kelly has held opponents scoreless over his past eight appearances, allowing only one hit while posting an 8:2 K:BB over that span. After a rough start to the season, he now carries a 4.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP overall.

Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Finnegan (hamstring) threw a bullpen session Tuesday and is "getting really close" to a return from the 10-day injured list, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Finnegan was shut down June 22 with a left hamstring injury, but the fact that he's throwing again a week later suggests that he's dealing with a fairly minor strain. Before activating him from the IL, the Nationals will likely want Finnegan to head out on a minor-league rehab assignment, which he could do this weekend.

Hudson (elbow) completed a 25-pitch bullpen session in Washington on Wednesday, Maria Torres of The Athletic reports.

Hudson had been limited to playing catch off flat ground since beginning a throwing program last week, so the bullpen session represents a step forward in the recovery process for the right-hander. Because he's been on the shelf since June 12 with elbow inflammation, Hudson will likely require a minor-league rehab assignment before being activated from the 10-day injured list.

Jansen picked up the save in Tuesday's win over the Giants after hurling a scoreless ninth inning, walking one and striking out two.

Jansen hit Alex Dickerson and walked Buster Posey to start the inning, but he settled down and struck out two of the final three batters he faced to clinch his 20th save of the year, tying him for second in the National League in that category. The righty also extended his streak of scoreless outings to 11.

Cabrera secured his 11th hold in a win over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, allowing an earned run on a hit and two walks while recording a strikeout over two-thirds of an inning.

Cabrera didn't exactly help himself with some fairly significant control issues, as he got just eight of his 19 pitches into the strike zone. Ultimately, he was able to wiggle out of trouble with the help of fellow reliever Andrew Miller, who got the final out of the seventh inning. Cabrera has now allowed at least one run in five of his last 12 appearances, leading to an elevated 4.63 ERA and 1.54 WHIP during that stretch.