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The Dodgers optioned Sheehan to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.

Sheehan was recalled earlier this week to provide bullpen protection, but he did not wind up making an appearance. Paul Gervase has been added to the roster, and Sheehan will go into the OKC rotation.

Mathews will be recalled from Triple-A Memphis to start Saturday's game in Philadelphia, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

He's grabbing the spot vacated by Andre Pallante (elbow) and will receive at least two turns through the Cardinals' rotation. Mathews has posted a 3.27 ERA and 120:61 K:BB over 99 innings covering 21 starts at Memphis in 2026, and he's allowed three runs with a 10:6 K:BB over nine innings in two starts for St. Louis.

Fried (elbow) will throw a bullpen session Saturday, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.

Fried was placed on the injured list earlier this week due to a bone bruise in his left elbow. It's the same injury he dealt with earlier this season, but Fried said it's not as severe this time, and he needs to clean up his mechanics to avoid re-injury. Manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that Fried's stay on the 15-day IL could be around the minimum.

The Cardinals placed Pallante on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow inflammation, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Pallante felt some discomfort during his last start Monday in Cincinnati. The Cardinals don't seem worried about any structural damage, but they'd like to head off a longer absence. Quinn Mathews will enter the St. Louis rotation in Pallante's place.

The Blue Jays activated Arrighetti (foot) from the 15-day injured list Friday.

While Mason Fluharty is getting the start as the opener Friday against the Yankees, Arrighetti is expected to pitch as the bulk reliever. The right-hander has been shelved since July 24 and was acquired from the Astros at the trade deadline earlier this month in exchange for Daulton Varsho. Arrighetti owns a 4.60 ERA and 87:50 K:BB across 88 innings this season.

The Athletics recalled Morris from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.

The 24-year-old made his big-league debut earlier this season, appearing in three games, and was hammered for 13 runs on 19 hits and six walks with six strikeouts across 10 innings. He was used exclusively as a starter with Las Vegas but figures to rejoin the bullpen with the Athletics.

Triple-A Memphis placed Henderson on the 60-day injured list Wednesday due to a left elbow strain, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The left-hander was reinstated from the 60-day IL on Aug. 9 after missing the first three months of the season due to a flexor strain, but he's down with another arm injury after making just one start for Memphis. Henderson posted a 2.59 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 134:51 K:BB across 132 innings at Double-A Springfield last year, but he's had a lost 2026 season. The severity of his current injury is unclear as he continues to be evaluated.

Stone (shoulder) struck out five and allowed no hits and no walks over three shutout innings Thursday in a rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City.

The 27-year-old righty faced just one batter over the minimum, with a first-inning error by first baseman Ryan Ward denying him a perfect outing. Stone hasn't made an appearance for the Dodgers since 2024, undergoing shoulder surgery in October of that year and then experiencing a setback this spring, but he's putting himself in position to help the big club in some capacity down the stretch. He's started all three of his rehab appearances and has posted a magnificent 2.35 ERA, 0.52 WHIP and 13:1 K:BB over 7.2 innings. While the Dodgers may not have a spot available for him in the rotation, Stone could offer value in a multi-inning relief role.

Glasnow (back) struck out nine batters and gave up one run on one hit and one walk over 5.1 innings during a rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Oklahoma City.

The Dodgers had been targeting Glasnow for five innings and 75 pitches in the fourth start of his rehab assignment, and he was able to check both boxes with 5.1 innings and 77 pitches (54 strikes). The veteran righty generated 12 swings and misses on the night, capping off a dominant four-start rehab stint in the minors during which he submitted a 1.32 ERA, 0.51 WHIP and 20:4 K:BB in 13.2 innings. From both a workload and results standpoint, Glasnow looks ready to return to the big leagues for the first time since early May, after a lengthy recovery from lower-back spasms. He'll likely come off the 60-day injured list and make a start at some point during the Dodgers' three-game series in Atlanta, which begins Tuesday.

Burrows (elbow) struck out five and permitted one hit and two walks over 4.2 scoreless innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday.

After submitting a 5.99 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 18 appearances (17 starts) for Houston to begin the season, Burrows was on his way to a demotion before landing on the injured list July 13 due to right elbow neuritis. However, after posting an 8:3 K:BB while allowing just four hits over nine innings between a pair of rehab outings with Sugar Land, Burrows is looking more likely to get another chance as a starter for the Astros once he comes off the IL, especially given the current state of the back end of the big-league rotation. Burrows was able to build up to 78 pitches Thursday, so he should be able to handle a standard workload if he ends up rejoining the rotation next week.