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Jimenez tossed a scoreless 11th inning Friday, allowing a hit and striking out one to earn his sixth save of the year in a 5-4 win over the Athletics.

Jimenez allowed Jurickson Profar a leadoff single, but retired the next three batters in order to preserve the one-run lead. The closer owns a 4.78 ERA and 1.37 WHIP with 72 strikeouts in 52.2 innings this season.

Schreiber (1-0) struck out one and did not allow a run or a baserunner in two-thirds of an inning Friday, earning the win in a 5-4 extra-innings victory over the Athletics.

With a runner on, Schreiber recorded the last two outs of the 10th, whiffing Chad Pinder and getting Khris Davis to fly out. The Tigers scraped together a run in the 11th and made it stand to give Schreiber his first major-league win. He's appeared in five games this season, pitching to a 9.64 ERA and 2.36 WHIP in 4.2 innings.

Leclerc allowed one hit with one walk and one strikeout in a scoreless inning to record the save in a 7-6 victory over the Orioles on Friday.

The 25-year-old has been inconsistent since returning as the closer in August, but this was his sixth save in his last seven opportunities. He's also rebounded with three straight scoreless outings since taking a loss against the Mariners on Aug. 29. Leclerc is 2-4 with 11 saves, 4.15 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 89 strikeouts in 60.2 innings this season.

Pagan pitched a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout to record his 19th save in a 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday.

The 28-year-old took the mound with the bases loaded and no outs, so Pagan entered in a save situation despite also having a five-run lead. He made quick work of the Blue Jays, not letting any of his inherited runners score in his sixth straight successful save situation. Pagan is 3-2 with a 2.19 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 85 strikeouts in 61.2 innings this season.

Burke allowed six runs on six hits with two walks and one strikeout across five innings during a no-decision against the Orioles on Friday.

The left-hander was dealing with a virus this week and only threw 75 pitches, but it's unclear if that's because of the illness or ineffectiveness. Burke tossed up three homers in just five frames and was fortunate to escape with a no-decision. Three strong starts to begin his career, though, still has his ERA at a healthy 3.52 mark. He is also 0-1 with a 1.17 WHIP and 12 strikeouts in 23 innings across four outings. Burke will face the Rays at home in his next start Thursday.

Lopez (3-7) threw six scoreless innings Friday against the Marlins to pick up the win, striking out five while allowing four hits.

It was a smooth outing for Lopez, as he only once allowed a Marlin to reach scoring position. The 26-year-old was able to lower his ERA to a still-poor 6.23, and the performance was likely strong enough to earn him another start, lining him up to face the White Sox on Thursday.

Lakins will open a bullpen game for the Red Sox on Saturday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

The Red Sox have 21 pitchers on their active roster at the moment, so there may not be a bulk reliever to follow Lakins. The outing will be the first "start" of the 25-year-old's big-league career.

Hernandez will start Saturday against the Orioles.

The 23-year-old made his big-league debut in late August and has gone on to allow one run while posting a 5:4 K:BB in 5.2 innings of work, all in relief. He's been primarily a starter thus far in his professional career and will get his first chance to pitch in that capacity in the majors Saturday.

Treinen has been dealing with back issues, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

The nature and severity of Treinen's back problems are not yet clear. He's pitched just once in the last five days, walking two batters and allowing one run while recording just one out in that appearance.

Kay will start Saturday against the Rays, Mike Wilner of Sportsnet 590 The Fan reports.

Previous reports had indicated Kay would pitch Saturday, but it wasn't clear until now that Kay would be a proper starter rather than a bulk reliever. The 24-year-old lefty struggled to a 6.61 ERA in seven starts for Triple-A Syracuse in the Mets' system before posting a much stronger 2.50 ERA in another seven starts for Triple-A Buffalo after joining the Blue Jays' organization in the Marcus Stroman trade.