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Kinley (3-1) earned the win Thursday after holding the Reds scoreless with a pair of strikeouts across two innings.

Kinley came into a tied 3-3 game in the 11th and silenced the Reds across two frames. Luckily, a walkoff home run by Harold Ramirez gave Kinley and the Marlins a much-needed win. Through 38 appearances, Kinley owns a 4.24 ERA and 1.69 WHIP.

Kimbrel earned the save against the Mets on Thursday, pitching a perfect ninth inning and striking out one batter.

For the second straight game, Kimbrel was summoned to protect a three-run lead and emerged unscathed, upping his saves count to 13 on the season. The 31-year-old has now pitched a scoreless inning in each of his last five appearances, striking out six batters in that span. He has held the opponent scoreless in 16 of 20 outings this season.

Munoz got the save against the Giants on Thursday, giving up one earned run on one hit in the ninth inning before closing out San Diego's 5-3 victory. He struck out two and walked one.

Given his first career save opportunity -- likely because Kirby Yates threw 28 pitches in a Wednesday extra-inning loss -- Munoz didn't smoothly sail. He gave up a run and walked a batter, but he came back to tally a pair of strikeouts and successfully preserve the two-run victory. The 20-year-old has dominant stuff that makes him one of the best relief pitcher prospects in baseball, and he's shown it with his numbers so far (1.86 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 24 strikeouts in just 19.1 innings).

Iglesias (2-10) was charged with the loss Thursday against the Marlins after surrendering a solo home run.

Summoned to protect a 3-3 game in the bottom of the 12th, Iglesias threw just three pitches that led to a walkoff home run for Harold Ramirez. He now has 10 losses on the season with 27 saves and owns a 4.31 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 61:16 K:BB.

Rodriguez (5-7) took the loss against the Padres on Thursday, giving up five earned runs on eight hits over five innings, striking out three and walking one as the Giants fell 5-3.

Rodriguez was done in by the long ball in this one, as most of the damage against him came on a pair of two-run homers he gave up to Manuel Margot and Austin Hedges. After bursting onto the scene and putting up a 2.81 ERA over 118.1 innings last season, Rodriguez hasn't been able to put it together at the big-league level in 2019; this gives him a 5.26 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 89:36 K:BB over 75.1 innings.

Hoffman appears to be in line to start Sunday's game against the Pirates, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Hoffman was pulled from his start at Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday night after two perfect innings, so the Rockies are seemingly keeping him fresh for Sunday's outing. Expect Colorado to officially name a starter in the coming days.

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Burdi (biceps) is on track to ramp up his activity within the next 10 days to two weeks, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Initially placed on the injured list in April with a strained biceps, Burdi had resumed a throwing program in June before he was shut down again after developing symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome, for which he required season-ending surgery. The procedure has apparently done its part to alleviate those symptoms over the past two months, so he'll now prepare to take the first meaningful step forward in the rehab process. The Pirates may not have a strong feel for Burdi's availability for the start of the 2020 season until reassessing his condition in spring training.

Holmes (quadriceps) threw a two-inning, 33-pitch bullpen session Wednesday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Holmes' extended side session suggests he's tracking toward a brief absence after landing on the 10-day injured list Aug. 21 with left quadriceps discomfort. Expect him to return from the IL when rosters expand Sunday or shortly thereafter.

Wingenter was optioned to Double-A Amarillo on Thursday.

This move, which comes after Wingenter allowed three runs across 1.1 innings as the opener Wednesday, frees up a spot on the roster for Nick Martini, who was claimed off waivers from the Athletics. The righty reliever should rejoin the big club sometime in September.

Yates was charged with his fifth loss of the season in Wednesday's game against the Dodgers. He allowed two unearned runs and gave up two hits and a walk while recording two outs.

Summoned from the bullpen in a 4-4 game in the top of the 10th inning, Yates retired the first two batters he faced before issuing a free pass to Enrique Hernandez, who then stole second base. He then induced a groundball from Russell Martin, but shortstop Luis Urias overthrew first base, allowing Hernandez to score the go-ahead run. Yates won't take too much heat for the loss, as he's otherwise been dominant over his last 10 outings, allowing only two earned runs while striking out 16 in nine innings.