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Hendriks got the save against the Yankees on Wednesday, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings without allowing a baserunner to close out Oakland's 6-4 victory. He struck out three.

Hendriks' stellar campaign continues, as he easily picked up a five-out save in this contest, fanning three more batters to give him 93 strikeouts on the season in just 67 innings. He's been especially effective of late, as Hendriks hasn't allowed a run in any of his last eight appearances, lowering his ERA to a brilliant 1.48 and his WHIP to 0.99 over that stretch.

Hand allowed two runs on three hits and one walk with no strikeouts through two-thirds of an inning to take the loss against the Mets on Wednesday.

Given a one-run lead in the 10th inning, Hand surrendered three hits and a walk while allowing the tying and winning runs to score. it's been a tough stretch for Hand, posting a 6.14 ERA in his last 15 appearances with blown saves in his last three. The 29-year-old has a 3.35 ERA and 29 saves this season.

Jimenez worked around a hit to pitch a scoreless ninth inning and earn the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Astros. He struck out two.

Jimenez struck out the first two hitters of the ninth inning, then got some good fortune when Robinson Chirinos was thrown out attempting to stretch a double into a triple. The 24-year-old righty is now 4-for-4 in save opportunities since the Tigers traded incumbent closer Shane Greene, and Jimenez should remain locked into the role for the rest of the season.

Garcia will work out of the bullpen for the remainder of the season, Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune reports.

Garcia made his first appearance out of the bullpen this season Saturday -- though he still worked five innings -- but he'll now make the transition to a reliever. It will be a brief trial run for the 20-year-old, as he's a candidate to join the Yankees when rosters expanded in September.

Pagan (3-2) earned the win against the Mariners on Wednesday despite also being charged with a blown save, allowing three runs on three hits while recording one strikeout during the ninth inning.

Fortunately for Pagan, after he gave up a two-run lead, the Rays rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth to afford him the victory. Prior to Wednesday, Pagan had converted seven straight saves and allowed just one run in his last 10 innings. He has 13 saves with a 2.35 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 77 strikeouts in 53.2 innings this season.

Adam was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Adam has made four appearances for the big club this season -- all since the start of August -- allowing just one run across seven innings. He'll take the roster spot of Sean Reid-Foley, who was optioned to Buffalo after struggling as the bulk pitcher Tuesday.

Manager Ron Gardenhire plans to use Alexander as a "piggyback" reliever behind starter Daniel Norris in Wednesday's game against the Astros, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Drew VerHagen had piggybacked Norris in the latter's last two turns through the rotation, but Alexander now looks on track to get a trial in that role after moving back up to the big club Tuesday, when Matthew Boyd (personal) was placed on the paternity list. Expect Norris to work around 3-to-4 innings before giving way to Alexander, who should handle a similar workload.

Harvey claimed his first big-league win after striking out two in a perfect eighth inning Tuesday in the Orioles' 4-1 win over the Royals.

Harvey has only made two appearances since receiving the call to the big leagues last weekend and may have already secured a key late-inning role for the Orioles. He's allowed just one baserunner through his first two innings, retiring four of the seven hitters he's faced via strikeout. That small sample might be enough for Harvey to garner trust from manager Brandon Hyde while few other intriguing relief arms remain at the skipper's disposal.

Leclerc was charged with his fourth blown save in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Angels in the second game of a doubleheader. He gave up a solo home run and struck out two in his lone inning of work.

Leclerc failed to protect a 2-1 lead entering the top of the ninth, retiring the first hitter he faced before Brian Goodwin took him deep for the game-tying run. The right-hander was at least able to bounce back well and put away the next two hitters, so his standing as the Rangers' closer shouldn't change as a result of the outing. Leclerc had converted each of his prior three save chances in August but has issued six walks in seven innings on the month.

Boshers didn't factor into the decision while working as the Blue Jays' opening pitcher in Tuesday's 16-3 loss to the Dodgers. He retired three of the four hitters he faced, walking one and striking out another.

Deployed as a "starter" for the first time all season, Boshers was able to navigate the top of the Dodgers' order without incident before giving way to Sean Reid-Foley. Things quickly fell apart from there, but Boshers' efforts may have earned him another opportunity as an opener if manager Charlie Montoyo elects to go that route again in the final few weeks of the season.