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Rojas struck out four and scattered four hits and two walks over three scoreless innings out of the bullpen in Wednesday's 4-0 loss to the Royals.

Rojas tossed four scoreless frames in a start against the Athletics in his last appearance over the weekend, but he shifted back to a relief role this week after Connor Prielipp (finger) returned from the injured list to fill the open spot in the rotation. Rojas, a 23-year-old lefty, mopped up after starter Joe Ryan covered the first six innings, and the former trimmed his ERA down to 2.51 for the season. Ryan is expected to be a sought-after commodity ahead of Monday's trade deadline, and if he ends up getting moved, Rojas could be first in line to join the Minnesota rotation.

The Athletics outrighted Hartlieb to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Hartlieb has the ability to decline the outright assignment and elect free agency, but he already accepted an outright assignment earlier this month and could do so again. The reliever has allowed nine runs with a 6:9 K:BB over 13.1 frames during his time with the Athletics this season.

Winn is slated to serve as the Rangers' opening pitcher in Thursday's game against the Rays.

The Rangers are treating the series finale in Tampa as a bullpen day, with Winn likely to work the first inning or two before exiting the contest. Marco Gonzales hasn't pitched since making a three-inning appearance July 21 in his Rangers debut and could be tasked with covering multiple frames behind Winn.

Weissert struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Athletics.

Weissert got the call for the 10th inning after Aroldis Chapman was utilized to keep the game tied in the ninth. Weissert has allowed four runs with a 9:1 K:BB over 10 innings in July, but he's also scooped up three wins this month. On the year, he has a 4.04 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 40:12 K:BB through 42.1 innings while adding a save, five holds and two blown saves. He's not a realistic threat to Chapman's status as the Red Sox's closer.

Abreu struck out one over 1.1 perfect innings to earn the save in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Angels.

Josh Hader had pitched four of the last five days, so Abreu was called upon to close out this game. This was Abreu's second save since the All-Star break, but he is unlikely to carve out a larger sharing of closing opportunities as long as Hader is healthy. For the year, Abreu has a 4.74 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 48:28 K:BB through 38 innings, adding seven saves and six holds.

Baker earned the save in Wednesday's win over the Rangers, allowing one hit with no walks or strikeouts in a scoreless inning.

The right-hander worked around a one-out double to notch his 29th save of the season, and he still sits second in the majors in saves behind Cade Smith (30). The right-handed Baker has now converted 19 consecutive save attempts to give the Rays their third shutout in four games, and he has a 0.75 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 23:5 K:BB across 24 innings during that former stretch.

Legumina allowed one hit and no walks in 1.2 scoreless innings while serving as the opener against the Rangers. He registered no strikeouts.

After struggling with Seattle, where he had a 4.63 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in eight appearances, Legumina has been effective since joining the Rays. The right-hander has a 3.51 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 22:10 K:BB in 33.1 innings for Tampa Bay. The 29-year-old has opened four times for the Rays, including his last two appearances, and has gone more than an inning and given up one run or fewer in both of those starts.

The Rangers transferred Corniell (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.

A right flexor strain sent Corniell to the IL on July 21, and he'll now be ineligible to pitch until Sept. 19 after moving to the 60-day IL. The move will free up a spot on the 40-man roster for right-hander Chase Silseth, whom the Rangers acquired in a trade with the Angels on Wednesday.

The Rangers acquired Silseth and catcher Logan O'Hoppe from the Angels on Wednesday in exchange for infielder Angel Arredondo, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Silseth has found success in a relief role for the Angels this season, posting a 2.72 ERA and 48:22 K:BB over 39.2 innings. Though he's unlikely to unseat All-Star Jacob Latz as the Rangers' closer, Silseth should continue to work fairly often in high-leverage situations with his new squad.

Anderson allowed two runs on a hit and a walk across 1.1 innings of relief and was charged with a blown save in Wednesday's 10-9, extra-innings loss to the Orioles. He struck out two.

Detroit starter Tarik Skubal left the game with two outs in the seventh inning, and Kyle Finnegan and Anderson proceeded to allow a total of four runs while retiring only four batters combined. For Anderson, the subpar outing saddled him with his sixth blown save of the season. The righty now has a 4.33 ERA and 1.32 WHIP across 62.1 innings this year, and he remains a middling fantasy option due to his role in the middle of Detroit's bullpen without a clear path to saves or wins.