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Santos cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.

Santos will finish out the season with the Bisons after being designated for assignment earlier in the week and subsequently passing through waivers untouched. The 27-year-old owns a solid 2.85 ERA across 41 innings with Buffalo this season.

Brasier (foot) allowed one earned run on a solo home run across an inning of relief against the Marlins on Wednesday.

Brasier was able to return to the mound after being unavailable to pitch Tuesday due to a foot injury. He should be fully operational moving forward and is expected to be ready to go during Thursday's series opener versus the White Sox. On the year, he's logged an impressive 1.29 ERA and 18 strikeouts across 21 innings of relief.

Alvarado earned his sixth save in a win over the Braves on Wednesday, firing 1.1 scoreless innings.

The southpaw needed just 14 pitches to record his four outs, the latest installment in what has been an extended stretch of impressive efforts. Alvarado owns a 1.46 ERA and 17:2 K:BB across the 12.1 innings encompassing his 13 August appearances, and he's hasn't allowed a hit in his last seven outings overall.

Beeks (4-1) got the win Wednesday, pitching three shutout innings with two strikeouts while allowing four hits and three walks against the Braves.

Beeks was tabbed as the long man in Wednesday's "bullpen" day, and though an hour and six minute rain delay limited his outing to just three innings and 49 pitches -- both of which were season-low totals since joining the Rays -- it was still enough to pick up the win for a third straight outing. The rookie southpaw has a 2.63 ERA with 24:13 K:BB in 27.1 innings since the start of August, and he figures to continue serving in a similar capacity down the stretch.

Hildenberger tossed a perfect ninth inning Wednesday to record his fifth save of the season in a 4-3 win over Cleveland.

He needed only eight pitches (seven strikes) to close things out. Hildenberger seems to have settled down a little since taking over as the primary ninth-inning option for the Twins, posting a 3.52 ERA in his last seven appearances while converting all five of his save chances, but his 6:4 K:BB in 7.2 innings over that stretch is far from dominant and he's likely to be a volatile fantasy asset down the stretch.

Borucki didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 10-5 loss to the Orioles, coughing up five runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings while striking out two.

The rookie was staked to an early 4-0 lead, but Baltimore quickly stormed back and an Adam Jones grand slam in the fifth inning helped chase Borucki from the game. He'll carry a 4.52 ERA into his next start Tuesday at home against the Rays.

Lopez (5-9) picked up the win Wednesday in a 4-1 victory over the Yankees, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over seven innings while striking out six.

The right-hander hadn't gotten into the win column since July 1, stumbling to a 6.70 ERA over his nine starts prior to Wednesday's solid effort. Lopez will try to keep things rolling in his next outing Monday at home against the Tigers.

Fulmer (3-10) took the loss Wednesday against the Royals, allowing seven runs on eight hits while striking out three across 3.2 innings.

It looked like it was going to be smooth sailing for Fulmer after he needed just eight pitches to retire the side in the opening frame, but the Royals responded with seven extra-base hits -- including a pair of two-run homers -- and seven runs before chasing him with two outs in the fourth inning. The blowup outing raised Fulmer's ERA from 4.32 to 4.71. The right-hander threw just 71 pitches Wednesday (after throwing 77 in his first game back), so he still may need one more outing before he's fully stretch out. He'll face the White Sox in Chicago next.

Devenski (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list prior to Wednesday's contest, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Devenski will forgo one last rehab outing and return to the big-league club as Charlie Morton (shoulder) heads to the DL in a corresponding move. Over the past couple weeks, Devenski appeared in five minor-league contests. Though he wasn't particularly sharp, he didn't experience any pain or discomfort in his hamstring, so he should be available out of the bullpen immediately during Wednesday's series finale versus Oakland.

Brasier suffered a foot injury Tuesday and was not available to pitch in that night's game, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports. "He was out there throwing today, and his left foot was bothering him, so he was out," manager Alex Cora said.

Details about the exact nature of the injury are not available. It has potentially serious implications as Brasier has been the club's steadiest and most effective reliever of late. There was no bigger indicator of what Brasier's absence portends than the bullpen's implosion in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Marlins. Matt Barnes, Heath Hembree and Craig Kimbrel combined to allow six runs, seven hits, two home runs and three walks over two innings.