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Tate (4-3) allowed a run on two hits and struck out two over 1.2 innings to earn the win Tuesday over the Blue Jays.

Tate was brought into the game in the fourth inning after an ineffective start from Kyle Bradish. Tate gave up an RBI double to Matt Chapman, but that was the extent of the damage, and the Orioles were able to maintain the lead. It's been a shaky run for Tate lately -- he's posted a 4.40 ERA over his last 14.1 innings, but he's been a little unlucky as evidenced by his 0.84 WHIP and 11:0 K:BB in that span. Tuesday's game had a playoff-like atmosphere, and Tate should continue to see high-leverage opportunities whenever they arise, though Felix Bautista is firmly entrenched as the closer.

The Yankees recalled Garcia from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ahead of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Twins, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

For the twin bill, the Yankees are designating infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar as their 29th man rather than Garcia, who thus appears poised to remain with the big club beyond Wednesday. A former highly regarded pitching prospect who picked up eight starts for the Yankees between the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the 23-year-old Garcia has seen his long-term outlook take a hit in recent seasons due to poor control in the high minors. He has, however, shown some improvement in that regard in his most recent eight outings between Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Somerset, turning in a poor 5.12 ERA but a much stronger 1.04 WHIP and 23.7 K-BB%. He's projected to serve as a multi-inning arm out of the bullpen while he's up with the Yankees.

Bautista gave up a run on two hits over two innings Tuesday to record his 12th save of the season in a 9-6 win over the Blue Jays. He struck out two.

The right-hander entered the game in the eighth inning with the Orioles clinging to a 6-5 lead and was his usual dominant self, but after they tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the frame, Bautista came back out for the ninth and allowed a run to creep across the plate with two outs. Since the beginning of August, and his ascension to the closer role, Bautista has a 1.53 ERA, 0.68 WHIP and 24:3 K:BB through 17.2 innings while converting all nine of his save chances.

White (1-6) took the loss Tuesday as the Blue Jays fell 9-6 to the Orioles, giving up five runs on three hits and three walks over 2.1 innings. He struck out two.

The right-hander struggled to find the plate and tossed only 36 of 63 pitches for strikes before getting the hook. White is in a tailspin, coughing up 18 runs in only 12 innings over his last three starts to send his ERA with Toronto ballooning to 8.17. With the team in a dogfight for a wild-card spot, the 27-year-old's spot in the rotation is almost certainly in jeopardy.

Morris will start Wednesday's game against the Royals in what's expected to be a bullpen day for the Guardians, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

In his return from the 60-day injured list Sept. 2 in what also marked his MLB debut, Morris struck out three and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks over two innings to take a loss against the Mariners. Though the Guardians plan on developing Morris as a traditional starter, he looks like he may deployed as a glorified opener while the Guardians are missing two members of the rotation in Zach Plesac (hand) and Aaron Civale (forearm). Due to the expanded September roster, the Guardians have two stretched-out relievers in Kirk McCarty and Konnor Pilkington who are capable of covering multiple innings behind Morris. As such, Morris likely won't be asked to work deep into his starts and may struggle to qualify for wins.

Herget suffered a blown save after he pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing an inherited runner to score while giving up one hit and striking out a batter in Tuesday's extra-inning win over the Tigers. He did not factor into the decision.

Herget entered the game with one out in the eighth inning and runners on second and third base, ultimately giving up an RBI groundout to Javier Baez before getting Spencer Torkelson swinging to end the frame. The blown save was his second of the season and first in his last five save chances. Since the beginning of August, the right-hander has allowed two runs (one earned) while striking out 20 batters over 19 innings in 13 appearances. Herget has gone 5-for-7 on save opportunities this year and now owns a 2.60 ERA and 0.96 WHIP with 54 punchouts over 55.1 innings in 38 appearances.

Mayers pitched 5.2 innings, surrendering two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out three in Tuesday's extra-inning win over the Tigers. He did not factor into the decision.

Mayers tossed three scoreless innings to open Tuesday's outing before Spencer Torkelson ripped an RBI single in the top of the fourth. He later allowed another run in the top of the sixth on a Javier Baez groundout. The 30-year-old rebounded well after he gave up seven runs to the Yankees his last time out, producing his longest start of the campaign. Since joining the Angels rotation Aug. 24, Mayers has compiled a 4.30 ERA and 1.36 WHIP with 12 strikeouts over 14.2 frames in three starts.

Chafin (1-3) blew the save and got a loss after he allowed two unearned runs on one hit and a walk in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning defeat to the Angels.

Chafin was called upon to protect a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the 10th, but a throwing error by Javier Baez with one out in the frame derailed his outing. A run came around to score on the miscue and then Magneuris Sierra notched a walk-off RBI single later in the frame. Both runs were unearned for the left-hander, but he was tagged with his first blown save of the season. Chafin has allowed just the two unearned tallies over 6.2 innings in his last seven appearances.

Sewald struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the White Sox.

Sewald bounced back from taking a blown save Sunday by pitching his third perfect outing in his last six trips to the mound. The right-hander got through the inning on 16 pitches (11 strikes) against the bottom of the White Sox's order. He's now 18-for-22 in save chances with a 2.41 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 64:15 K:BB through 56 innings this season.

Hearn (6-7) earned the win in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Astros. He allowed zero runs on two hits and zero walks while striking out two over two innings.

Hearn entered a tied ballgame in the fifth and threw two scoreless innings before the Rangers would score a run in the top of the seventh to put him in line for the win, his sixth on the season. Hearn now has a 2.84 ERA in 19 innings since being called up from Triple-A on Aug. 2 to fill a multi-inning relief role, a major improvement over the 5.50 ERA he had in 70.1 innings up to that point in the majors this season.