



Lovelady was designated for assignment by the Nationals on Sunday, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.
Flaherty (forearm) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Sunday and struck out one batter while allowing one hit and no walks over two scoreless innings in the Tigers' 4-2 loss to the Pirates in the season finale.
The Tigers optioned Hurter to the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Sunday.
Madden tossed three scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates.
Valencia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates.
Ryan (0-1) took the loss against the Pirates on Sunday, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts over 1.1 innings.
McGonigle went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates.
Tolman earned the save in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Mets, allowing a walk and one hit while striking out two over 1.1 innings.
Chaparro went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Mets.