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White Sox closer David Robertson retired the side in order, working a scoreless ninth inning to protect the 4-2 win over the Mariners on Thursday. Robertson needed just 10 pitches, en route to his 27th save of the season.

Robertson has now converted four consecutive save chances.

Rays reliever Brad Boxberger needed 14 pitches to strike out the side, preserving the 5-4 win over the Twins on Thursday. Boxberger picked up his 31st save of the season with the impressive showing.

This was a solid outing for Boxberger, who had allowed a run in each of his previous three appearances.

Angels starter Hector Santiago was done in by the longball Wednesday, giving up three home runs in a loss to the Tigers. 

Santiago lasted just 4 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits and five earned runs. He struggled with his control once again, walking three. He has now issued 10 free passes over his last three starts, a rare loss of wildness for one of the AL's leaders in fewest walks. 

Santiago's promising start has taken a sour turn. He is now 0-4 with three no-decisions in his last seven starts to drop to 7-8, and his ERA has risen from 2.43 to 3.13. 

The Rangers added some bullpen depth Wednesday, receiving left-handed reliever Chris Rearick on a waiver claim from the Padres and assigning him to their Triple-A team, per the Dallas Morning News. 

Rearick made his MLB debut and appeared in five games with the Padres this season, allowing four runs in three innings. He was 0-3 with a 5.23 ERA in 37 games with Triple-A El Paso. 

Astros starter Collin McHugh continued his recent string of strong pitching, as he dominated the Yankees on Wednesday afternoon. The right-hander allowed two runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out eight in the 6-2 victory.

McHugh (14-7, 3.92 ERA) blanked the Yankees through his first six innings of work. But he served up a two-run home run to Didi Gregorius in the seventh inning, the only damage done against him. 

After the strong performance, McHugh finishes August 2-2 with a 1.89 ERA in five starts.

Yankess reliever Nick Rumbelow has been optioned down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Rumbelow pitched in Tuesday's 15-1 rout by the Astros, and he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits in his inning of work. 

In need of a fresh arm in the bullpen, the Yankees recalled fellow right-hander Nick Goody from Triple-A as a corresponding move.

Athletics starter Jesse Chavez did not fare well in his outing against the Mariners on Tuesday. After his team gave him a 5-0 lead, Chavez allowed six runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings. 

The A's scored five runs over the first two innings, and looked to be heading towards victory. But things started to fall apart for Chavez when he allowed a solo home run to Nelson Cruz and a two-run shot to Logan Morrison in the fourth inning.

Chavez (7-13, 4.00 ERA) then allowed three more runs to score in the fifth, and the Mariners would not relinquish that lead. 

Chavez has now given up at least four runs in six of his last 10 starts, and he owns a 5.60 ERA over that stretch.

White Sox closer David Robertson made quick work of the Red Sox in the ninth inning of Tuesday's 5-4 victory. Robertson needed 12 pitches to retire the side in order, as he succesfully earned his 26th save of the season.

It took a stint in the minors and a few rotten starts thereafter, but maybe Red Sox right-hander Joe Kelly has finally found himself.

Kelly crafted his fourth consecutive strong performance Monday night against the host White Sox. He allowed just two runs on five hits in 7 1/3 innings with one walk and four whiffs to raise his record to 7-6.

The only run-scoring hit off him was a Jose Abreu homer in the first, after which he retired 11 of the next 12 batters.

Kelly has given up just five runs in his last 24 1/3 innings and has won five straight decisions.

Tigers starter Buck Farmer did not do much to cultivate a big lead Monday night in Cincinnati. The result was a no-decision that could have been a win had he continued a strong effort.

Farmer let some of a 5-0 lead slip away in the sixth and a porous bullpen did the rest as the Reds scored 10 runs in the inning He finished having allowed three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings with three walks and three strikeouts.

The southpaw pitched no-hit ball into the fifth, but home runs by former Tigers shortstop Eugenio Suarez and Brandon Phillips knocked him out of the game in the sixth.