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He and Jonathan Pintaro swap places after Pintaro threw three innings last night. The 29-year-old has pitched well at both Triple-A and in the bigs this year. He holds a 3.91 ERA in 23 innings at Triple-A Syracuse, including six starts, so he figures to be a long reliever.

Halvorsen provides Los Angeles with a fresh arm heading into Monday’s series opener against the Royals after being acquired from the Rockies in a small trade last month. He’s posted eight strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless frames at Triple-A Oklahoma City since the deal. The hard-throwing 26-year-old posted a pedestrian 4.31 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 66/38 K/BB ratio across 71 innings for the Rockies over the last three years.

Barnes gives the Dodgers some additional long relief depth. The well-traveled 30-year-old surrendered 11 runs over 13 innings during five appearances in the majors earlier this year.

Hurt returns to the minors after compiling a respectable 4.46 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 46/21 K/BB ratio across 38 1/3 innings this season. The 28-year-old has made a career-high 37 relief appearances and also picked up his first career save.

Hernández loses his roster spot after registering an underwhelming 6.45 ERA across 22 1/3 innings for the Dodgers this season. The 30-year-old figures to pass through waivers unclaimed and head to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Norby gets his first opportunity with the Rockies after coming over from the Marlins in the Victor Vodnik trade last week. The 26-year-old figures to see time between several spots, most likely at second base, with Willi Castro moving to the outfield while Tyler Freeman (back) is on the injured list.

Freeman is dealing with a back issue that will probably keep him out for a couple weeks. He’s hit .247/.317/.314 with three homers and six steals in 288 plate appearances this season.

The Padres are obviously proceeding with an abundance of caution and will wait to see how Pivetta responds before determining his next steps. The 33-year-old set off alarm bells when he abruptly exited a minor league rehab start, but appears to have avoided serious injury. There’s a chance he’s back in San Diego at some point in the final few weeks of the year. He’s been out since mid-April due to a flexor strain in his elbow.

As expected, Chapman’s season is officially over. The 33-year-old has been out due to a lingering abdominal issue since early July and wound up requiring surgery to address the issue. He’s expected to be a full-go for the start of spring training.

The Giants are going to have to make a roster since Drew Cavanaugh is their only healthy backstop on the entire 40-man roster. The 25-year-old fractured his kneecaps when he fouled a ball off it over the weekend.

Ortiz sits for the second straight contest after leaving Saturday’s game against the Twins with neck tightness. David Hamilton draws another start at shortstop in his absence. It’s possible he’ll require a trip to the injured list if he’s not ready to go in a couple days.