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Romano picked up the save after allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two in a scoreless inning Monday against the Rays.

Romano gave up an infield hit and then walked a batter, putting the tying run on first base. However, he managed to slam the door by fanning one and inducing a pair of groundouts. Romano has now secured two saves in two straight outings, emerging as the temporary closer while Ken Giles (forearm) returns to health.

Chavez was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left big toe sprain, retroactive to Aug. 23.

Chavez has struggled during recent appearances and now carries an 8.74 ERA and 1.68 WHIP over 11.1 innings this season as he's blown three saves. It's unclear how the 37-year-old sustained his injury or whether he'll be able to return after spending the minimum amount of time on the injured list.

Diekman fired two scoreless innings in an extra-inning win over the Angels on Sunday, allowing a hit and a walk while recording three strikeouts.

The veteran left-hander has been one of the most effective bullpen options for manager Bob Melvin all season, and Sunday, he notched six key outs while serving as a bridge to Joakim Soria and Liam Hendriks in the ninth and 10th inning, respectively. Diekman threw 24 of 32 pitches for strikes, extending his season-opening scoreless streak to 11 innings and 11 appearances.

Weems was recalled from the Athletics' alternate training site Monday.

Weems spent some time at alternate camp after returning from the injured list Aug. 14, but he'll return to the major-league bullpen. He'll take the place of right-hander Paul Blackburn, who was optioned to the alternate training site in a corresponding move. Weems made two relief appearances at the end of July, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings.

Manager Kevin Cash said that Fleming will remain in the rotation this week, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports. He lines up to start Friday's series opener in Miami.

The Rays recently lost Yonny Chirinos (elbow) for the season and aren't likely to get Charlie Morton (shoulder) back from the 10-day injured list until at least next week, so Fleming will get at least one more start after holding his own during his MLB debut over the weekend. The southpaw was credited with the win in Sunday's 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays after holding Toronto to two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings.

The Blue Jays placed Thornton (elbow) on the 10-day injured list Monday, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

Toronto recalled reliever Travis Bergen from the taxi squad to take Thornton's spot on the 28-man active roster, but the team will first require a replacement for the right-hander in the rotation Friday against the Orioles. Anthony Kay covered three innings of long relief after Thornton exited Sunday's loss to the Rays with the injury, so Kay would represent a logical option to fill the opening in the Jays' pitching schedule. Thornton is first eligible to return from the IL on Sept. 3.

Giles (forearm) has been playing catch and feels good, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

It sounds like his status continues to improve, as this is essentially the same update we had on Aug. 15. He is without a timetable to return, but it seems like he is on track to return this season if he can avoid setbacks.

Junis (back) is traveling with the Royals on their road trip and could be activated from the 10-day injured list to start or work as a primary pitcher out of the bullpen Wednesday in St. Louis, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Kansas City is expected to have an opening in the rotation Wednesday with Danny Duffy not on track to make his next start on schedule while he deals with forearm fatigue. If Duffy is placed on the IL or pushed back to the weekend, Junis would be a logical option to fill in for him, given that he now looks to be reasonably healthy after completing a throwing session over the weekend without incident. Since Junis hasn't quite built back up to a starter's workload since being shut down earlier this month due to back spasms, the primary pitcher role may be a good way for the Royals to limit his pitch count once he's cleared to return.

Foster worked around a hit in a scoreless eighth inning in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Cubs.

Foster extended his scoreless streak to 13.1 innings. He's allowed four hits and three walks while striking out 17 over nine appearances.

Hendriks (2-0) pitched a scoreless 10th inning and did not allow a baserunner to earn the win Sunday against the Angels.

Hendriks was called upon to keep the game tied in extra innings. He made quick work of the Angels, retiring the side in order on just 11 pitches. The Athletics scored in the bottom of the inning to record the walk-off win, providing Hendriks with his second victory of the season. He's been strong throughout the campaign, racking up a 21:3 K:BB with a 1.17 ERA and nine saves across 15.1 innings.