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Sept. 22: C Gabriel Moreno (left adductor tightness) exits game in fourth inning
Moreno exited in the fourth inning of Sunday’s 10-9 loss to the Brewers after blocking a pitch in the dirt. The D-backs said he experienced tightness in his left adductor muscle. That’s the same muscle that Moreno strained in August, which forced him onto the injured list from Aug. 6-Sept. 15. Moreno will get an MRI on Monday, but the team is confident that it was just scar tissue breaking up and that he did not suffer a re-injury. Read more >

Sept. 21: RHP Merrill Kelly (right calf cramp) exits after making warm-up pitches before sixth inning
Kelly was making his warm-up tosses before the sixth inning on Saturday night in Arizona's 5-0 win against the Brewers when catcher Jose Herrera called out manager Torey Lovullo and the training staff. After a conversation, Lovullo decided to take Kelly out of the game with what was later called a right calf cramp.

This is the second time that Kelly has exited early with cramping in his past three starts, as he exited in the top of the fifth inning with a cramp in his right hamstring on Sept. 11 against the Rangers. He also was forced to exit early from three starts last season with cramping.

"I don't think I could be any possibly more hydrated than I am going into the games," Kelly said. "We're going to hopefully get some other inputs. I don't know what that looks like right now. Obviously, we've had a bunch of talks with our training staff, but what we've been doing right now may not be working.

"I don't think there's really a cramp specialist out there. I don't think that somebody really operates that way, but it's definitely gotten to the point for me where I want to talk to whoever I can to try to figure out what's going on." Read more >

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10-day/15-day injured list

RHP Ryne Nelson (right shoulder inflammation)
Expected return: Around Sept. 26
Nelson experienced some shoulder discomfort during a throwing session on Sept. 14 and was placed on the IL, retroactive to Sept. 11. The team is hopeful that Nelson will be ready to return when his stint is up, which would allow him to be a part of the postseason rotation. Nelson has begun a throwing program and threw a bullpen session on Sept. 21. (Last updated: Sept. 22)

RHP Paul Sewald (left neck discomfort)
Expected return: TBD
Sewald was placed on the IL retroactive to Sept. 12, which would mean the first day he could be activated would be Sept. 27. He has begun a throwing program, and the team is hopeful he will throw a bullpen session soon.

“Paul’s got a disk problem in his neck,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “It’s causing some problems with his left side, his left shoulder, so he can’t go out there at full strength and compete. We made the decision, along with his input, to just step away and heal up and get strong.” (Last updated: Sept. 20)

60-day IL

RHP Bryce Jarvis (right elbow sprain)
Expected return: 2025
Jarvis, who has been a key contributor out of the bullpen this year, was diagnosed with an elbow sprain, per manager Torey Lovullo. He was placed on the IL on Aug. 2 (retroactive to July 31) before being transferred to the 60-day IL on Aug. 6, which officially ended his season. (Last updated: Aug. 6)

RHP Drey Jameson (right elbow inflammation)
Expected return: 2025
Jameson underwent Tommy John surgery last September and per manager Torey Lovullo he is expected to miss the entire 2024 season. Jameson has begun a throwing program and is expected to return sometime next year. (Last updated: July 11)

LHP Kyle Nelson (thoracic outlet surgery)
Expected return: 2025 Spring Training
Nelson underwent thoracic outlet surgery on May 6. The surgery was performed by Dr. Gregory Pearl, the same doctor who performed a similar procedure on Merrill Kelly in 2020. Nelson is expected to miss the rest of the season. (Last updated: May 7)

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