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Astros pitcher Josh Fields earned his fourth save Tuesday, striking out one in a 1-2-3 ninth inning to finish off his team's 2-1 win over the Mariners.

Seattle was only able to get two baserunners in eight innings against starter Collin McHugh, and they didn't fare any better when Fields entered the game. He's allowed just one hit and no walks in 6 1/3 scoreless innings over his last six appearances. Fields owns a 4.45 ERA and 70:17 K:BB ratio in 54 2/3 innings.

Astros pitcher Collin McHugh earned a win Tuesday, giving up one earned run on only two hits in eight innings and striking out four in his team's 2-1 victory over the Mariners.

McHugh (9-9) took a 1-0 lead into the eighth but surrendered a solo home run on his second hit allowed in the game. The offense was able to get the lead right back in the top of the ninth to put the starter back in line for the win. McHugh has been on fire since the beginning of August, giving up just 10 earned runs in 53 1/3 innings. He owns a 2.79 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 144:40 K:BB ratio in 142 innings going into next Tuesday's scheduled start against the Indians.

Red Sox pitching prospect Matt Barnes made his major-league debut Tuesday, giving up three hits and striking out two in three scoreless innings of relief in his team's 4-1 loss to the Orioles.

Barnes threw a whopping 30 of his 38 pitches for strikes in the debut performance. It was a nice showing after he went 8-9 with a 3.95 ERA and 103:46 K:BB ratio in 127 2/3 innings with Triple-A Pawtucket.

Angels pitcher Hector Santiago earned a win Tuesday, allowing one earned run on five hits and one walk in five innings while striking out two in his team's 9-3 victory over the Rangers.

Santiago (5-7) cruised through most of the outing but surrendered a solo home run in the fourth inning, giving him four straight starts with a home run allowed. He owns a 3.38 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 99:45 K:BB ratio in 117 innings. Santiago is scheduled to face the Astros Sunday.

Twins pitcher Trevor May picked up a win Tuesday, giving up two earned runs on five hits and four walks in five innings while striking out three in his team's 4-3 victory over the Indians.

While plenty of runners reached base, May (2-4) was able to limit the damage to a pair of runs in the second inning that came on two outs, one a groundout and the other a sacrifice fly. While he's pitched better in his last two starts, the return to wildness isn't a good sign after he walked just two batters in his last three starts combined.

May owns a 8.38 ERA and 24:19 K:BB ratio in 29 innings. He's scheduled to face the White Sox Sunday.

Mariners closer Fernando Rodney escaped a shaky outing for the save Monday night against the Astros. Rodnet allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning to preserve a 4-1 victory. He needed 30 pitches to work out of the jam.

Rodney has converted 44 of 47 save chances, with a 2.54 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP over 40 1/3 innings of relief.

Athletics reliever Jesse Chavez gave up a 12th-inning walk-off homer to Tyler Flowers in a 5-4 loss to the White Sox on Monday. Chavez (8-8) recorded one out before Flowers drilled a 390-foot shot to left.

Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly took a step back Monday against the Orioles, dropping to 3-4 on the year. He allowed four runs -- three earned -- on six hits and three walks while striking out six over 6 1/3 innings of a 4-0 defeat.

Over his last two starts covering 13 innings, Kelly has allowed six earned runs. He owns a 4.14 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 14 starts (76 innings). His next start will come Sunday at Kansas City.

The Red Sox added pitching prospect Matt Barnes to the major-league roster Monday when they purchased his contract from Triple-A Pawtucket.

Barnes was bothered by a shoulder injury during spring training, but fought through it to post a solid season at Pawtucket. The 24-year-old posted a 3.95 ERA with 103 strikeouts and 46 walks in 127 2/3 innings of work. 

After getting out of jams in the third and fourth inning, a three-run, no-out homer in the fifth inning was too much for Rubby De La Rosa, as he exited with a deficit that the Red Sox could not recover from. Jose Bautista's blast sent De La Rosa to the showers, and the Blue Jays prevailed, 3-1, on Sunday.

The three runs were all that De La Rosa allowed, but he yielded a total of seven hits and two walks in four-plus innings. He struck out two batters in the effort.

While the flurry of baserunners contributed to De La Rosa's early exit, so may have a pitch limit. Red Sox manager John Farrell told the Boston Herald he would be watching De La Rosa's workload, saying, "we are not going to just let him go to unrestricted or 100-plus pitches." The 25-year-old threw 81 pitches in the outing.

De La Rosa's record fell to 4-6, while his ERA rose to 4.01.