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Jackson (9-2) earned the win Wednesday after holding the Royals scoreless with four strikeouts across 1.1 innings.

The right-hander punched out all four batters faced through the fifth and sixth innings as the Braves took the lead for good. Through 69 appearances this season, Jackson owns a 3.88 ERA and 1.42 WHIP with 18 saves.

Kelly (lower body) is not expected to pitch again until Sunday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Manager Dave Roberts previously suggested that Kelly would return to the mound Thursday, but plans appear to have changed and Kelly will now have only one outing -- the season finale against the Giants -- to gear up for the postseason. He'll need to make it through a bullpen session first, currently scheduled for Friday. Although Roberts has insisted that Kelly would be pitching if the playoffs were underway, Kelly's lack of playing time down the stretch -- he has appeared in only one game since Sept. 14 -- and the vague details about his condition are becoming increasingly concerning.

Clarke will start Friday against the Padres, Jack Magruder of the Associated Press reports.

Clarke will get an opportunity with Luke Weaver and Zac Gallen each done pitching for the season. Clarke has made 14 starts and eight relief appearances this season but hasn't been particularly effective, recording a 5.40 ERA while striking out just 17.9 percent of opposing batters.

Brebbia (3-4) took the loss in an extra-innings defeat at the hands of the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, allowing an earned run on a walk and three hits over two-thirds of an inning while recording two strikeouts.

Brebbia actually fired 19 of his 21 pitches for strikes, but he left too many of his offerings over the plate and paid the price. The right-hander allowed back-to-back singles to Carson Kelly and Nick Ahmed to open the home half of the 19th inning and then appeared to be on his way out of the jam with consecutive strikeouts. However, an intentional walk to Christian Walker loaded the bases for Ildemaro Vargas, who delivered a game-winning single. The 29-year-old Brebbia has now surrendered three earned runs across his last two appearances, but he's otherwise enjoyed a solid September with three holds and scoreless outings in his six of his other seven trips to the mound.

Pomeranz threw a scoreless eighth inning in Tuesday's victory over the Reds.

Pomeranz has not seen a save opportunity since picking up saves Sept. 10 and 17 when Josh Hader was unavailable, but he has turned in three scoreless appearances. He has kept the opponent off the scoreboard 11 times in 12 appearances this month and has posted a 1.64 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and 21:1 K:BB along the way.

Suter pitched three scoreless innings and picked up his fourth win of the season in Tuesday's victory over the Reds.

Suter entered Tuesday in the fifth inning in relief of Adrian Houser, and although he found himself in jams in both his second and third frames, he kept the Reds off the scoreboard and picked up his fourth win in 17 days. Suter missed most of the season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but he has been huge for the Brewers in September, allowing just one earned run in 17.1 innings (0.52 ERA) while posting a 0.58 WHIP and 14:1 K:BB.

Shaw earned his first save of the season after tossing a perfect frame in the bottom of the 16th in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Giants.

The Rockies had already used 10 relievers heading into the 16th, so Shaw benefited from the save chance by virtue of being one of the few arms available in the bullpen. Shaw's flawless showing Tuesday isn't enough to compensate for an otherwise unremarkable 2019 campaign, during which he's posted a 5.37 ERA and 1.36 WHIP across 70.1 innings.

Hoffman was diagnosed with a right knee contusion after exiting Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Giants in the fourth inning.

Hoffman was on the receiving end of an Alex Dickerson comebacker and needed to be carted off the field after receiving attention from trainers, but X-rays conducted later in the night cleared him of any structural damage to his knee. According to the Associated Press, Hoffman said he remains hopeful to start the Rockies' final game of the season Sunday against the Brewers, but it wouldn't be surprising if the team elected to err on the side of caution and hold him out even if he rebounds well from the injury.

Jansen picked up the save against the Padres on Tuesday, tossing a scoreless ninth inning without allowing a hit to close out the Dodgers' 6-3 victory. He struck out one and walked one.

Jansen had given up three earned over two innings in his previous two appearances coming into the contest, but he managed to bounce back with a scoreless effort in this one and lock down his 31st save of the season. That save total remains solid for a fantasy closer, but it's still been an erratic season on the whole for Jansen, who has blown eight opportunities and posted a 3.84 ERA over 61 innings that far exceeds his career mark of 2.37.

Bolanos (0-2) took the loss against the Dodgers on Tuesday, giving up four earned runs on three hits over 3.2 innings, striking out four and walking five as the Padres fell 6-3.

Bolanos couldn't consistently find the strike zone in this one, yielding five free passes and laboring for 79 pitches, finding himself unable to make it out of the fourth inning. The 23-year-old tossed a quality start in his big-league debut Sept. 3, but he's struggled since then, giving up 11 earned over his last 11.2 innings to leave him with an ugly 6.62 ERA and 1.58 WHIP.