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Bautista picked up the save Tuesday against the Nationals. He allowed no hits and one walk while striking out two over one scoreless inning.

In his first appearance since sitting out a few days due to arm fatigue, Bautista worked around a leadoff walk to pitch a scoreless ninth inning and earn his 13th save of the season. The 27-year-old is 13-for-14 in save opportunities with a 1.60 ERA on the season. He should remain the top option for saves in Baltimore as long as his arm holds up.

Clase earned the save Tuesday against the Angels, striking out two and allowing a hit in the ninth inning of a 3-1 win.

Clase allowed a two-out infield hit but finished off the game with a three-pitch strikeout to record his 35th save. Six of his 16 pitches were 100 miles per hour or faster. Since the All-Star break, he's converted 16 of 17 save opportunities and has a 1.16 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 23:4 K:BB in 23.1 innings.

Voth will pitch out of the bullpen behind starter Tyler Wells against the Nationals on Wednesday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Voth has been an effective starter since being claimed off waivers by Baltimore with 2.79 ERA and 55:19 K:BB across 61.1 innings, but he'll work as a piggyback option Wednesday. The 30-year-old has allowed three runs over 7.1 frames in his past two starts, and the Orioles are looking to limit his workload down the stretch since he's on pace to crack 100 innings for the first time since 2018.

Alexy was sent back down to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.

Alexy was called up to serve as Texas' 29th man during Monday's doubleheader. He pitched one-third of an inning and gave up four earned runs in a nightcap loss to Miami. Alexy may finish the season in Round Rock following his shaky performance.

Taylor (elbow) was activated from the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

He has been on the shelf since June 3 and gave up two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out five in five innings through five rehab appearances. Taylor should work in low-to-mid leverage positions down the stretch.

Romano struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Monday to record his 33rd save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Rays.

He fired seven of 11 pitches for strikes in converting his eighth straight save chance, including six in his last six appearances. Romano is now one back of Emmanuel Clase for the MLB saves lead, and a 12-game scoreless streak has reduced his ratios on the season to a stellar 1.95 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 64:17 K:BB through 55.1 innings.

Merryweather will work as an opener in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rays, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Alek Manoah was scheduled to start Tuesday's opener, but for a yet-to-be-announced reason, Merryweather will get the ball instead. Merryweather almost certainly will not be out there long enough to qualify for a win, but he could work more than a lone frame, as he recorded at least five outs in both of his last two appearances out of the bullpen.

Adam (2-3) alowed two earmed runs on two hits while striking out one across one inning to take the loss Monday against the Blue Jays.

Adam entered the game in a setup role with a one-run lead in the eighth inning. However, he allowed a leadoff single and then served up a two-run home run to Bo Bichette to blow the advantage. Adam has an excellent 1.54 ERA with a 0.69 WHIP with a 71:14 K:BB accross 58.1 innings while serving as a part-time closer for the season, though he's now given up four earned runs across his last 7.2 frames.

The Blue Jays recalled White from Triple-A Buffalo and designated him as their 29th man for Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rays.

White was optioned to Triple-A a little less than a week ago, but he's back with the big club for Tuesday's twin bill. According to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca, reliever Julian Merryweather is scheduled to serve as the Blue Jays' opening pitcher for the first game of the twin bill, so White could be deployed behind Merryweather as a bulk reliever.

Criswell was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

He gave up one run on two hits and one walk while striking out four in 3.1 innings in Monday's spot start against the Blue Jays. Josh Fleming is up to take Criswell's spot on the active roster.