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Fulmer (3-11) took the loss Sunday against the Cardinals, as he allowed five runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks across 6.1 innings. He struck out five.

Fulmer took a line drive to his right shin in his last start, which forced him from the game, but he was able to toss 97 pitches and log a quality start (sort of) Sunday. The 25-year-old has seen his ERA climb in each of his three MLB seasons, as he has a 4.56 mark this season following a 3.06 ERA in 2016 and a 3.83 ERA last year, but he has the talent to have a strong finish to 2018. Fulmer next lines up to face Cleveland on the road Saturday.

Diaz struck out one batter and hit another in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Yankees.

Diaz continues to dominate to the tune of a 1.84 ERA with 54 saves. He also owns a terrific 118:16 K:BB and has walked just one batter since the start of August.

Giles came in to record the final out of Sunday's game, stranding two runners on base with a four-run lead to save Toronto's win over Cleveland.

The save was the 20th of the season for the embattled reliever, whose ratios have gotten worse since leaving Houston to join the Toronto pen. However, at least he seems to have a clear-cut hold on the closer's job the rest of the way.

Jurado (2-5) recorded just two outs and took the loss Sunday, yielding five runs on four hits and two walks in the 7-3 loss to Oakland.

Jurado came in after Jeffrey Springs tossed three scoreless innings and got thrashed for five runs without finishing the fourth frame. He also failed to record a strikeout for the first time this season. The poor performance bumped Jurado's ERA to 7.03 in 39.2 innings this season.

Barnes and the Red Sox must wait for the inflammation in his hip to die down before he can begin throwing again, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Barnes hasn't pitched in nearly a week. "There's the discomfort of pitching with it a little bit," he said. "The biggest thing is you kind of subconsciously compensate. We don't want to do that."

Littell, who had been used as the Twins' primary pitcher in his last appearance Sept. 2, won't be used in that capacity Sunday versus the Royals, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Littell still might work out of the bullpen in the series finale, but the Twins have at least temporarily abandoned using an opener for the sixth spot in the rotation, creating no need for a primary pitcher. Instead, Chase De Jong will make the start in his Twins debut and isn't expected to face any restrictions with his pitch count after logging 26 starts in the minors this season. With 10 runs (nine earned) allowed over 7.1 innings in the big leagues, Littell probably hasn't performed well yet enough to warrant handling a meaningful workload for Minnesota.

Fulmer (shin) will start Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Fulmer was struck on the right leg by a line drive during his start Monday against the White Sox, but he sustained only a minor shin bruise and will be cleared to take the hill for the 23rd time this season after completing a between-starts bullpen session without incident. The right-hander has made three turns since missing more than a month with an oblique injury, surrendering eight runs on 11 hits and five walks over 14 innings during those outings.

Yarbrough (14-5) picked up the win Saturday against the Orioles, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks across 3.2 innings. He struck out three.

Yarbrough took over for opener Diego Castillo and handled the majority of Saturday's game for the Rays. The 26-year-old allowed a run-scoring single to Jonathan Villar in the third inning and a two-run homer to Renato Nunez in the fourth, but a healthy amount of run support from Tampa Bay's offense propelled the southpaw to his 14th win of the season, which is second on the team to Blake Snell. Yarbrough now owns a 3.78 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 115:44 K:BB across 133.1 innings (34 appearances, six starts) this season.

Betances allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning to record his third save of the season Saturday against the Mariners.

Betances allowed the potential winning run to reach base but managed to end the game with two strikeouts with the bases loaded. While it wasn't his sharpest effort, he has been solid in the closer role outside of one poor outing in which he allowed two home runs and three earned runs. As a result, he should continue to see the majority of the save opportunities while Aroldis Chapman (knee) is sidelined.

Treinen struck out two across a perfect ninth inning to secure his 37th save of the season Saturday against the Rangers.

It was business as usual for Treinen, who has now allowed just one baserunner across his last eight appearances, going 5-for-5 on save chances over that stretch. The right-hander has been one of the best endgamers in the league this season, going 37-for-41 on save chances while posting a 0.88 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 94:21 K:BB across 71.1 innings.