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Colome (illness) picked up his 28th hold of the season Monday against the Astros, striking out one across a perfect inning.

Colome ended up missing just one game with an illness. The 29-year-old reliever owns a 3.18 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 71:19 K:BB across 65 innings with the Rays and Mariners this season. He'll continue to fill a setup role for Seattle down the stretch with Edwin Diaz locked in as the closer.

Diaz picked up his 56th save of the season in Monday's win over the Astros. He needed just five pitches to complete a perfect ninth inning.

Diaz now has two saves in the last three days after only having one in the previous 10. While he will likely fall short of K-Rod's record of 62 saves, Diaz has established himself as one of the best closers in all of baseball.

Phillips (0-1) allowed three runs on three hits while striking out two and taking the loss Monday against the Blue Jays.

Phillips didn't find much success in his first appearance as an opener, giving up three runs in the second inning. He hasn't found much success since joining the Orioles from the Braves, allowing 11 earned runs over just 5.1 innings. Phillips figures to shift back to the bullpen following Monday's series opener.

Borucki (4-4) threw eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out seven over eight innings and picking up the win Monday against Baltimore.

Borucki kept the Orioles off the board, eventually exiting a 4-0 ballgame with 105 pitches (67 strikes). He's been a reliable starter for the Blue Jays in 15 starts this season, owning a 3.86 ERA and 1.33 WHIP with 57 strikeouts across 84 innings. Borucki's next appearance is lined up for Saturday against Tampa Bay.

Colome is under the weather and may not be available for Monday's game against Houston, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

It's unclear as to when Colome began to feel sick, but the issue isn't expected to keep him out for long. He'll be considered day-to-day moving forward.

Shafer is dealing with a Grade 1 flexor strain, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

Shafer will be unavailable until he's further evaluated when the Blue Jays return home Thursday. Depending on the severity of the issue, the soon-to-be 26-year-old may not pitch again this season.

An MRI on Fulmer's right knee revealed damage to the meniscus, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

The severity of the damage remains unclear, but this could very well mean the end of Fulmer's 2018 season. He's set to have the MRI results reviewed by Dr. James Andrews.

Phillips is listed as the starter for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Phillips will get the ball for Monday's series opener with Andrew Cashner (knee) unable to take his turn. The 24-year-old has made just one career start -- with Triple-A Gwinnett in 2017 -- so this will likely be a bullpen game for the Orioles. Phillips has allowed 10 runs (eight earned) through 3.1 innings with the big club this season.

Chapman (knee) threw a 22-pitch simulated game Monday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Everything went off without a hitch as Chapman faced Tyler Wade and Kyle Higashioka. The Yankees will likely wait and see how the closer feels Tuesday, but if everything checks out OK there's a chance he could be cleared to rejoin the bullpen ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Red Sox.

Mengden is scheduled to work as the primary pitcher behind opener Liam Hendriks in Tuesday's game against the Angels, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

After making his first 16 appearances this season as a member of the Oakland rotation, Mengden has shifted to the bullpen since being recalled from Triple-A Nashville in late August. Despite the change in when he enters games, Mengden has remained a de facto starter, covering four-plus innings in three of his four relief outings. The Athletics aren't likely to deviate from how they use Mengden anytime soon, as he's been exceptional in the "primary pitcher" role with a 1.72 ERA and 0.89 WHIP in his four appearances.