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Fairbanks struck out two batters in a perfect inning and earned a save against the Astros on Sunday.

Fairbanks made quick work of Houston's 4-5-6 hitters, needing just 11 pitches to close out the 1-0 victory. He's riding a five-inning scoreless streak and is now 21 for 23 in save chances this season. He's converted 11 save opportunities since his last blown save June 20. Fairbanks is sporting a 2.95 ERA with a 37:16 K:BB through 39.2 innings.

Reyes has made two appearances out of the bullpen for Oakland since receiving a call-up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks while striking out two over two innings.

Reyes was added to the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster as a replacement for right-hander Paul Blackburn, whom the Athletics traded to the Mets on Tuesday. The Athletics are likely to deploy Reyes mostly in lower-leverage spots while he's up in the big leagues.

Alexander (5-3) was the pitcher of record in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Astros, striking out five batters in 4.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen while giving up two hits and one walk.

After piggybacking starter Jeffrey Springs in his 2024 debut with the Rays in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Marlins, Alexander operated as more of a bulk reliever Sunday, with opening pitcher Hunter Bigge exiting the contest after retiring two of the five batters he faced. Alexander came on to strike out Jon Singleton to close out of the bottom of the first inning with the bases loaded, then cruised through the next four frames before departing with a 1-0 lead. Alexander should remain the Rays' de facto No. 5 starter until Ryan Pepiot (knee) is ready to return from the 15-day injured list.

Holmes blew his ninth save of the season in Sunday's win against the Blue Jays, striking out one batter in two-thirds of an inning. He wasn't charged with a run and did not allow a hit or a walk.

Holmes came on in the eighth inning with a one-run lead and the bases loaded with one out. He allowed a run to score on a sacrifice fly before striking out Addison Barger to end the inning. There wasn't much Holmes could have done to avoid the blown save, but he has now failed to convert four of his past six save chances and leads MLB with nine blown saves. Even with those hiccups, the 31-year-old owns a 2.76 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 47:12 K:BB in 45.2 innings this year while converting 23 of 32 save opportunities.

Yarbrough retired all three batters he faced but was charged with a blown save in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Yankees.

Though Kaitlin McGrath of The Athletic reported shortly after Yarbrough was acquired from the Dodgers on Tuesday that the left-hander would likely serve as a member of the Toronto rotation down the stretch, any appointment to a starting role looks as though it'll come later on in the season. Yarbrough has plenty of prior starting experience in the big leagues, but he had worked exclusively out of the bullpen this season with the Dodgers and hasn't recorded more than four outs in an appearance since the All-Star break, so he'll likely need more time to get stretched out before the Blue Jays turn to him in the rotation. In his team debut Sunday, Yarbrough was called upon to protect a 2-0 lead with no outs and runners at first and second, and while he was able to escape the sixth inning with no damage to his ERA, the Yankees successfully manufactured two runs to tie up the game. Jazz Chisholm and Anthony Volpe first executed a double steal, then came around to score on a fielder's choice and sacrifice fly, respectively.

White experienced elbow discomfort during a bullpen session in July and hasn't been cleared to resume a rehab assignment, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

White has been dealing with elbow issues dating back to spring training, but after being optioned to Toledo on March 8, he made enough progress in his recovery to avoid a stint on the club's 7-day injured list to begin the season. However, White was eventually moved to the development list in mid-April after issuing six walks in 1.2 innings over his first three appearances, and he hasn't made an appearance at the Triple-A level since. White retains a spot on the Tigers' 40-man roster and currently resides on Double-A Erie's 7-day injured list.

Triple-A Toledo placed Englert on its 7-day injured list July 6 with right elbow inflammation, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Englert produced a 5.95 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over his 11 relief appearances for the Tigers before he was optioned to Triple-A on June 25. He made just three appearances for Toledo before being shut down with the elbow injury.

Miller (5-7) allowed three runs on three hits and a walk while retiring only two batters to take the loss Sunday against the Royals.

Miller got the top of the ninth inning in a game the Tigers led 2-0, with regular closer Jason Foley having pitched two innings Saturday. For the second straight time, Miller allowed at least three runs in an outing, pushing his season ERA up to an ugly 5.85. The veteran righty has also now blown six save chances this year. Miller had a solid July, posting a 0.68 ERA across 13.1 innings and recording two saves, but things have come undone so far in August.

Francis is listed as the Blue Jays' scheduled starting pitcher for Wednesday's home game against the Orioles, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Though trade-deadline pickup Ryan Yarbrough could eventually get a look in the Blue Jays rotation, he'll begin his time with Toronto as a reliever, which paves the way for Francis to stick around as the club's No. 5 starter. Francis was called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Monday and proceeded to start in the second game of the Blue Jays' twin bill in Baltimore. He fell just shy of a quality start with three earned runs allowed over 5.2 innings, and he'll head into the rematch with the Orioles with a 5.68 ERA and 1.44 WHIP across 44.1 frames at the big-league level this season.

Manager Alex Cora said Sunday that Martin (elbow) could be instated from the 15-day injured list Wednesday rather than being sent on a rehab assignment, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

The veteran right-hander threw 35 pitches during a bullpen session Saturday, and he felt good enough to give him a chance of skipping a rehab assignment. Martin has been on the shelf for the past month due to elbow inflammation.