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Bautista picked up the save Sunday against the Mariners. He allowed one hit while striking out three over a scoreless inning.

Bautista entered Sunday's contest with a 3-2 lead and managed to pick up his 21st save of the season after striking out three of the four batters he faced. The outing was a solid bounce back for the 28-year-old, who blew a save opportunity Saturday by serving up a solo homer. Through 35 appearances, Bautista has racked up the fourth most saves in baseball (21) while owning a 1.23 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and a massive 18.2 K/9.

King picked up the save in Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Rangers, allowing one hit over a scoreless inning. He struck out two and didn't record a walk.

With Clay Holmes and Wandy Peralta presumably unavailable after working the previous day, Ron Marinaccio got the call in the eighth with New York trailing and King earned a save opportunity after the Yankees took the lead in the bottom of the eighth. It was King's fifth save of the year but his first save opportunity since June 13. It had been a struggle for King since then, as he allowed five runs over his previous three appearances. Despite his scoreless inning Sunday, King likely won't get many more save chances moving forward as long as Holmes, Peralta and Marinaccio are all healthy.

Manager Pedro Grifol said Sunday that Hendriks (elbow) won't return from the 15-day injured list before the All-Star break, which runs July 10-13, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.

The 34-year-old received both cortisone and platelet-rich-plasma injections shortly after he landed on the shelf June 11 with right elbow inflammation, and he's still more than a couple weeks away from his return. GM Rick Hahn said last Monday he was hoping Hendriks would begin throwing within the next week or so, but it's unclear at this point if the right-hander has started up his throwing program.

Moore (oblique) is dealing with some soreness after he threw a simulated game Saturday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Manager Phil Nevin indicated the soreness isn't believed to be a setback, though it's certainly not an encouraging sign with the lefty closing in on his return from the injured list. Moore isn't throwing Sunday and will be re-evaluated Monday before the next steps in his rehab are determined.

Bristo cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.

Bristo was designated for assignment by Detroit last weekend but will stick in the organization after he passed through waivers unclaimed. The right-hander has spent most of the year with Toledo and has a 7.64 ERA across 17.2 innings.

Ingram was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Ingram allowed a run over two innings during Saturday's blowout win in Colorado and will now make his way back to the minors. He posted a 2.63 ERA in 23 outings for Double-A Rocket City before being called up by the Halos on June 15, and he'll now join the Triple-A club.

Wantz was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Wantz has spent the past month in the minors and will rejoin the Halos after he posted a 4.22 ERA in nine outings for Salt Lake. The right-hander has a 3.32 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 20:8 K:BB across 21.2 frames in the majors this year.

Tarnok (shoulder) has felt good since his most recent rehab start for Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday and will make his next appearance for the Aviators this coming Wednesday, the team's official site reports.

The fact Tarnok upped his pitch count from 42 to 53 in that most recent outing and came away with no residual effects is yet another encouraging sign for the right-hander. If all goes similarly well for Tarnok in this next start, activation from his season-long stay on the injured list could be deemed appropriate.

Topa (1-3) took the extra-inning loss against the Orioles on Saturday, allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit over one-third of an inning. He did not issue a walk or record a strikeout.

Topa's blink-and-you-missed-it 10th-inning stint on the mound spanned all of seven pitches, with Ryan McKenna hitting a game-winning two-run home run after Adley Rutschman had flied out to start the frame. The 32-year-old right-hander had produced scoreless efforts in seven of his previous eight trips to the mound, and despite Saturday's stumble, his solid 3.34 ERA and 13 holds across a career-high 32 appearances are all encouraging figures from a fantasy perspective.

Fujinami (3-7) took the loss against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing two earned runs on four hits over two-thirds of an inning. He did not issue a walk or record a strikeout.

Fujinami got the call as an opener but couldn't extend a recent stretch of encouraging performances, giving up a single and double to George Springer and Bo Bichette, respectively, to start the game and subsequently surrendering runs on a Josh Bell sacrifice fly and Matt Chapman single. Prior to Saturday's stumble, Fujinami had pitched to a 2-1 record, 3.60 ERA and 9.0 K/9 across the 10 innings covering his previous 10 appearances. However, his 5.4 BB/9 and 1.8 HR/9 in that same sample -- not to mention his troubles Saturday -- serve as reminders of why the one-time NPB star is likely to remain relegated to low-leverage work for the foreseeable future.