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Rogers (3-2) picked up the win in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Atlanta, issuing one walk in a scoreless ninth inning.

The right-hander entered the game with the Giants facing a 2-1 deficit and threw eight of his 12 pitches for strikes. Matt Chapman followed with a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the inning, giving Rogers his first win since April 24. The veteran reliever now owns a 1.48 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and a 28:4 K:BB across 30.1 innings in 32 appearances this season.

Scott isn't in the starting lineup for Sunday's tilt against the Dodgers, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Scott will begin on the bench Sunday as veteran southpaw Clayton Kershaw takes the mound for Los Angeles. The speedy outfielder might benefit from a reset, as he's gone 0-for-18 over his past seven games and 1-for-29 across his past 11 contests. Jose Barrero is starting in center field in Scott's stead.

Pages isn't in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against St. Louis, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

Pages has been a regular in Los Angeles' outfield, as his last day off was May 19. The 24-year-old had an 11-game hitting streak snapped Saturday and will get at least the first part of Sunday's game off to reset. Hyeseong Kim is making his second straight start in center field while Teoscar Hernandez is returning from a one-game rest to man right field.

The Diamondbacks selected Backhus' contract from Triple-A Reno on Sunday.

Arizona designated catcher Aramis Garcia for assignment to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for Backhus, a 27-year-old lefty reliever who will be making his MLB debut when he gets into a game. Over his 24 appearances at Triple-A this season, Backhus has logged a 2.22 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 36:10 K:BB across 24.1 innings.

The Diamondbacks optioned Montes De Oca to Triple-A Reno on Sunday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

As anticipated, De Oca was sent back to the minors after he served as the Diamondbacks' 27th man in Saturday's twin bill with the Reds. Montes De Oca made his MLB debut in a 13-1 loss during the second game, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings in mop-up duty.

The Cardinals optioned Munoz to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

The right-hander was called up by St. Louis last weekend and will return to Triple-A after giving up two runs in one inning during his lone appearance. Munoz has allowed six earned runs over 5.2 frames during his time in the majors this season, and he hasn't been much better for Memphis with a 5.06 ERA in 15 relief appearances.

Heaney was dealing with left calf cramping when he exited Saturday's game against the Phillies, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Heaney delivered six strong innings, allowing one earned run on four hits and no walks before being pulled. He threw an errant pitch against Nick Castellanos and was lifted immediately afterward, creating some concern of an arm injury that proved to be unfounded.

Pham is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Though he'll hit the bench Sunday, Pham's playing time has been trending up lately. He had started in left field in three of the Pirates' previous four games, going 1-for-8 with two walks and a run scored during that stretch. Pham will give way to Alexander Canario in left field.

Horwitz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Horwitz will take a seat for the third time in four games while the Pirates go up against another southpaw in Cristopher Sanchez. Jared Triolo will get the nod at first base and should continue to fill the short side of a platoon with Horwitz.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

After sitting out Thursday's 9-1 loss to Toronto while recovering from a groin issue, Realmuto has started behind the plate in the last two contests, going 1-for-7 with a double and a run scored. He'll receive a breather for Sunday's day game, paving the way for Rafael Marchan to pick up a start.