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Pressly allowed two hits in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 5-4 win over Texas.

The save was Pressly's 20th in 22 chances this year. The 32-year-old has excelled in his first full season as a closer, with a sparkling 1.90 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 65:9 K:BB across 52 innings. He's allowed just one run on six hits and a walk while striking out 10 in eight innings in August, although he's picked up just two saves, a win and a blown save in eight appearances for the month.

Colome struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning and earned a save over the Brewers on Friday.

Colome quickly worked a perfect ninth inning Friday, throwing 10-of-13 pitches for strikes and earning his eighth save of the year. He coughed up four runs and blew two saves over his last two outings and he's now 8-for-14 in save chances this season. Colome is sporting a 4.44 ERA and a 41:20 K:BB over 48.2 innings.

Cisnero (3-4) worked around a walk to pitch a scoreless inning of relief and earn the win Friday against the Blue Jays.

Cisnero handled the eighth inning of a 1-1 game and picked up the win when the Tigers scored in the bottom half of the frame. The righty has been solid this year with a 2.72 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. He also has four saves. Gregory Soto earned the save Friday and leads the team with 16, and Michael Fulmer is also a notch ahead of Cisnero in the bullpen pecking order, keeping the latter's fantasy value capped for the time being, though he's still been able to contribute here and there.

Soto pitched a clean ninth inning to record the save Friday against the Blue Jays. He struck out one.

Soto needed just eight pitches to work through the ninth inning and preserve the Tigers' 2-1 win. The lefty now has a team-high 16 saves in 17 chances this season. Michael Fulmer and, to a lesser extent, Jose Cisnero remain in the mix for saves, but Soto remains the top fantasy option in the Detroit bullpen for the moment.

Ottavino collected the save pitching a scoreless ninth inning with one walk and two strikeouts in a 4-3 win over Cleveland on Friday.

Ottavino worked around a leadoff walk and stolen base from pinch-runner Andres Gimenez in the ninth to secure save No. 9 of the season. The veteran reliever has now worked five consecutive scoreless outings out of the bullpen, and carries a 3.51 ERA as we inch closer to September.

King (finger) threw live batting practice Friday, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

King began his throwing program Tuesday, and manager Aaron Boone said Friday that the right-hander might start a rehab assignment soon. The 27-year-old will presumably require several rehab appearances since he's been on the injured list since early July, but he's made significant progress in his recovery recently.

Naughton was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.

Naughton returned to the minors Aug. 11 and tossed five scoreless innings across his two most recent appearances. The southpaw allowed one run in a relief inning during his major-league debut Aug. 8 and will be available as a low-leverage reliever.

Staumont (undisclosed) was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday.

Staumont was placed on the injured list for an unspecified reason Thursday, but he'll rejoin the bullpen a day later. Across his last five appearances, the right-hander has earned four holds with a 2.08 ERA and 0.69 WHIP in 4.1 innings.

Criswell will be called up to start Friday against the Padres, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Criswell has made16 minor-league starts this season, most recently logging a 3.98 ERA and 27:6 K:BB across four outings with Triple-A Salt Lake. It will likely be a spot start for the right-hander, though a strong performance would go a long way to keeping him in the big leagues going forward.

Barraclough was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.

The 31-year-old righty hasn't looked good in his three major-league appearances this season, allowing four runs in 3.1 innings of work. He's been far better in the minors, striking out 38.7 percent of opposing batters en route to a 3.00 ERA, but the struggling Twins may prioritize giving opportunities to younger players down the stretch.