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Morgan (2-2) blew the save and took the loss Saturday against the Athletics, allowing three unearned runs on two hits and zero walks while striking out two over two-thirds of an inning.

Morgan entered the game with the lead but gave up a go-ahead grand slam to Seth Brown in the bottom of the seventh inning. Despite letting four runners cross the plate, the righty reliever escaped without an earned run and now has gone 11 straight appearances without allowing an earned run. Although he took the loss and blew the save, Morgan lowered his ERA to 1.91.

Robles (1-2) was handed the loss and blown save during Saturday's 7-6 defeat at the hands of the Mariners, allowing two runs on three hits and one walk in two-thirds of an inning. He failed to record a strikeout.

After Boston took a one-run lead in the top of the ninth, Robles was brought in for the save opportunity. The 31-year-old recorded the second out with two runners on but surrendered two more singles to lose the game and suffer his league-leading fourth blown save. Matt Strahm and Tanner Houck have recorded the last three saves for the Red Sox, and Robles may not get many more ninth-inning opportunities if other pitchers perform better in the closer role.

Winder (shoulder) will make another rehab outing after throwing 30 pitches Friday in one inning with Triple-A St. Paul, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

It's possible Winder may need an additional rehab outing or two as the team talked before about building him up slowly before he returns from the injured list. He gave up two runs with three strikeouts and one walk in his one inning of work Friday.

Moore (3-0) picked up the win Saturday against the White Sox, striking out five batters across a pair of scoreless innings without allowing a baserunner.

Moore entered a tied game in the bottom of the eighth and did his job expertly across the next two frames, striking out five batters while getting the sixth to pop out. That left him as the pitcher of record when the Rangers scored four runs in the top of the 10th. Moore has been surprisingly effect in a relief role this season, cruising to a 2.63 ERA and 29.7 percent strikeout rate in 27.1 innings of work.

Pagan picked up his eighth save of the season Saturday against the Rays, striking out two batters while retiring the side in order in a scoreless ninth inning.

Pagan was tasked with protecting a one-run lead after Jhoan Duran threw a scoreless eighth inning and never let the Rays have much of a chance, sandwiching a groundout between a pair of strikeouts. Pagan now has an 8-4 lead over Duran on the Twins' saves leaderboard. The outing lowered the right-hander's season ERA to 2.57.

Lopez allowed a hit in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Royals.

Lopez now has two saves and 3.1 scoreless innings in his last three appearances after allowing unearned runs in each of his two outings before this stretch. The right-hander had no trouble pitching around a one-out Bobby Witt single in the ninth inning. Lopez has been excellent in a high-leverage role with a 0.93 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 27:13 K:BB across 29 innings, and he hasn't walked a batter in his last eight frames. He's 8-for-10 in save chances while adding a 3-3 record.

Cisnero (shoulder) paused his rehab assignment Saturday.

Cisnero has been out all year with a strained shoulder. He made his first rehab appearance for Triple-A Toledo on Thursday but suffered a setback. It's unclear when he'll eventually return to the big-league level.

Daniel's contract was selected by the Angels on Saturday.

Daniel doesn't come with a ton of prospect pedigree, as he was the 211th overall pick in the 2019 draft and looks like a back-end starter at best according to his scouting reports. He recorded a 3.64 ERA in nine starts for Triple-A Salt Lake this season, though that came with a modest 19.3 percent strikeout rate. He's pitched almost exclusively as a starter in the minors, but it looks like he'll be a reliever for now, as the Angels don't have a hole in their rotation at the moment.

Mayza (forearm) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list ahead of Saturday's game against the Tigers.

Mayza will be active for this contest if there is a need. He has been out since May 14 and logged a 2.08 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and seven holds in 13 innings prior to getting injured.

Cano was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday.

Cano was called up earlier in the month, but he will head back to St. Paul for the time being. He has already been recalled and optioned twice this season, so chances are he will rejoin the big club at some point.