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Trivino came to the ballpark Tuesday with a neck issue and will be reevaluated Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The right-handed reliever spent Tuesday getting plenty of treatment according to manager Bob Melvin, and he remains firmly day-to-day for the time being. Trivino has solid numbers overall this season (3.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 80 strikeouts over 72 innings), but he's given up seven earned runs on six hits across two-thirds of an inning over his last two outings.

Robles pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout and a walk to secure the save in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.

Called on to protect a three-run lead in the ninth inning, Robles was able to work around a two-out walk to pick up his second career save, and first of the season. Ty Buttrey, who has allowed six runs (five earned) in his last two outings, was bypassed for the save opportunity and Blake Parker was summoned to pitch the eighth inning. The back end of the Halos' bullpen remains fluid entering the final days of the 2018 campaign.

McHugh allowed two hits and a walk while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jays.

McHugh came on to shepherd Houston's three-run lead through the seventh inning, but was missing his location and couldn't finish the frame. He had been stellar out of the bullpen for much of the season, but has lost his effectiveness of late. The right-hander's ERA stood at 0.98 as recently has Aug. 10, but he has a 5.87 ERA over his last 16 outings.

Hildenberger (4-6) allowed four runs on three hits in one-third of an inning to take the loss against the Tigers on Tuesday. He struck out one and walked one.

Hildenberger entered the game with the Twins up 1-0 in the eighth inning and put two runners on via a single and a walk before giving up RBI base hits to Nicholas Castellanos and Niko Goodrum. He was then relieved by Trevor May but both Castellanos and Goodrum came around to score on an RBI double by James McCann. Hildenberger has now allowed runs to score in five straight games and has seen his ERA balloon to 5.25 on the season. The righty is 7-for-11 in save chances on the year and would figure to close out the season as the closer, but nothing is for certain.

Devenski will start Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The Astros will employ a "bullpen day" in the series finale with Devenski leading the charge. The 27-year-old has made only four appearances since coming off the disabled list Aug. 29 and should be limited to an inning or two.

Harvey is not dealing with any new elbow issues, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Harvey experienced elbow soreness while throwing in the instructional league last week, but a visit to team doctors Monday revealed no structural damage. The soreness is related to the same elbow tendinitis which has bothered him since late August. Harvey is battling that issue in addition to a dislocated shoulder which shut him down in early June.

Yacabonis won't make his scheduled start against the Red Sox as Tuesday's game was postponed due to weather, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

The game is scheduled to be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. Yacabonis will likely start one half of the twin bill, though the Orioles have yet to confirm their pitching plans following the schedule change. The right-hander owns a 6.00 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 19:5 K:BB across five starts this season.

Lee signed a minor-league contract with the Orioles on Tuesday, Eduardo A. Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Lee will stick in Baltimore's system after being cast off the team's 40-man roster earlier in the season. The 26-year-old lefty owns a 5.58 ERA, 1.81 WHIP and 91:64 K:BB through 127.1 with Triple-A Norfolk over the past two seasons. He figures to report back to Triple-A to begin the 2019 campaign.

Chapman earned his first hold of the season, issuing one walk while striking out two in a scoreless seventh inning Monday against the Rays.

Chapman was rocked for three runs in his return from the disabled list Sept. 22 but has since settled in with a pair of scoreless appearances, both coming in the seventh inning. After his frame Monday, Dellin Betances pitched the eighth before Zach Britton closed it out for his seventh save. Manager Aaron Boone may be inclined to keep Chapman in the middle innings this week as he tries to get Chapman back up to speed after a month-long absence due to a knee injury. It seems likely that Chapman will be back in the closer role come the postseason.

Yacabonis will draw another start Tuesday against the Red Sox, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.

After serving in a long-relief role following his promotion from Triple-A Norfolk on Sept. 3, Yacabonis was thrust into the rotation last Wednesday against the Blue Jays with Luis Ortiz (hamstring) and Andrew Cashner (knee) both unavailable. It appears that the two injured pitchers have been shut down for the season, so Yacabonis will tentatively line up for two more starts in the final week of the campaign, with his second outing expected to come in the finale Sunday against Houston. Yacabonis blanked Toronto over four innings his last time out and should be cleared to work deeper into Tuesday's start if he's economical with his pitch count.