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Soto pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout to pick up the save in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Orioles.

Soto needed just 10 pitches to retire the Orioles in order and earn his 26th save of the season. After allowing a run and being tagged with the loss in his last outing, the clean inning was a good bounce back for the Detroit closer. He owns a 3.44 ERA through 55 innings this season but has surrendered 12 earned runs in 20.2 innings dating back to the beginning of August.

Voth (5-3) took the loss Tuesday, allowing two runs on six hits with three strikeouts in five innings against the Tigers.

After cruising through two innings, Voth ran into trouble in the third as Jeimer Candelario led off the inning with a base hit, and Akil Baddoo knocked him home with a two-run home run. The long ball was the only damage against Voth but led to him taking his third loss of the season as he was outdueled by Joey Wentz. In 49.1 innings in the second half, Voth owns a 2.57 ERA. He will likely take on Houston this weekend.

Schreiber picked up the save Tuesday in Cincinnati, tossing two-thirds of an inning in a 5-3 win.

Schreiber entered the game in the ninth inning with one out and the bases loaded and Boston leading 5-2. He allowed a sacrifice fly and then induced a groundout to end the game. It was his eighth save of the season and third in September. The 28-year-old has not allowed an earned run in his last 12 outings, allowing just seven baserunners in 11 innings during that span.

Pressly earned the save Tuesday in Tampa Bay, striking out one in two-thirds of an inning in a 5-0 victory.

Pressly entered the game in the ninth inning with the bases loaded and one out and eliminated the threat with a strikeout and line out. It was his 29th save of the season and the eighth consecutive save chance he's converted. Since returning from the injured list Sept. 9, he's recorded four saves and allowed one run and struck out nine in 4.2 innings across five appearances.

Oller (ribs) began his throwing progression Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Oller has been held out of action since being placed on the injured list Sept. 6, but he has officially begun the journey back. If all goes well, there is still a chance that Oller returns to Oakland's rotation before the end of the season.

A's manager Mark Kotsay said Tuesday it's unlikely that Jackson (shoulder) will pitch again this season, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Jackson has been making progress with his strained right shoulder, the issue is simply that there isn't enough time left in the season for Jackson to come back. The rookie reliever will likely have to wait until 2023 to pitch again following his 3.00 ERA, 1.27 WHIP campaign in 2022.

Rodriguez was outrighted off the Twins' 40-man roster Tuesday.

The 30-year-old was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday and has now lost his place on the 40-man roster. Rodriguez has made only two big-league appearances this year and allowed three earned runs with a 4:4 K:BB over 7.2 innings.

Megill (undisclosed) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday.

The 28-year-old landed on the COVID-19 IL over the weekend but will quickly rejoin Minnesota's active roster. Megill has appeared in 35 games this season and has a 3.89 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 45:14 K:BB across 41.2 innings.

Clarke (oblique) threw a live session Tuesday and felt good afterward, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Clarke will throw again Friday, and if all goes as planned, he will spend a little time on a minor-league rehab assignment before returning to Kansas City ahead of season's end. The 29-year-old reliever was in the middle of a career year, having posted a 4.02 ERA and 1.19 WHIP before being sidelined in early August with an oblique strain.

Vargas was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday.

He was recalled last Friday and didn't appear in a game. Vargas should serve as organizational bullpen depth in 2023.