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Suarez (5-9) picked up the win in Saturday's 5-3 victory over the Rangers, allowing three hits and three walks over seven scoreless innings while striking out five,

It's the second time in his last three starts the southpaw has blanked the opposition, although he had a disastrous outing against the Reds sandwiched in between. Suarez's inconsistency has left him with a 4.42 ERA, but he'll look to avoid another downturn when he next takes the mound Friday at home against the Mets.

Fields (shoulder) won't return until Sept. 1, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Fields has been out since late June with shoulder inflammation. He's been rehabbing for over two weeks but will be out at least one more. He'll likely fill a setup role upon his return.

Holmes was sent down to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.

The demotion comes the day after Holmes blew a two-run lead in the 15th inning Friday against the Brewers, allowing three runs on three walks and two singles while getting just two outs. Nick Kingham was called up to take his place on the roster.

Smith was charged with a blown save after giving up two runs (none earned) over an inning in Friday's extra-inning loss to Texas.

Smith was tasked with protecting a two-run lead in the ninth inning, but second baseman Joe Panik booted a routine grounder, opening the door for Rougned Odor to tie the game with a two-run homer. The silver lining for the closer's fantasy owners was that the two runs were not charged to his ledger. The rare misstep will not affect Smith's status as the Giants' top closing option, and he now owns a 1.87 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 12.3 K/9 with 11 saves in 14 chances.

Gsellman gave up one hit and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his eighth save of the season in a 3-0 win over the Nationals.

While he has yet to get a real crack at the full-time closer gig, Gsellman has been very effective lately for the Mets, posting a 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 15:6 K:BB over his last 18 appearances (20 innings), and he has one win, five saves and five holds over that span. Anthony Swarzak (shoulder) doesn't appear to be close to returning, so look for Gsellman to continue in his current role at least into September.

Rodriguez didn't factor into the decision against the Rangers on Friday, giving up two earned runs on three hits over six innings, striking out four and walking three in the Giants' eventual 7-6 extra-inning defeat.

Rodriguez didn't pick up his seventh win of the season in his first outing since coming off the disabled list with a hamstring strain, but the right-hander just continues to churn out solid stat lines. Rodriguez has now thrown six innings or more and given up two or fewer earned runs six straight starts, bringing his ERA down to 2.30 and his WHIP to an even 1.00 through 86 innings. Those ratios make him a solid fantasy contributor, even if his 69 strikeouts aren't an eye-popping number. He'll head back to the mound for a home matchup against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Strop blew his fourth save of the season in Friday's 3-2, 10-inning win over the Reds, as he allowed a game-tying solo home run in the ninth inning.

Strop was tasked with protecting a 2-1 Chicago lead and he quickly allowed a game-tying blast to Cincinnati slugger Eugenio Suarez to lead off the top of the ninth. However, Strop minimized the damage by retiring the next three hitters in order, and he still has a solid 2.56 ERA for the season. Despite Friday's hiccup, the 33-year-old righty should remain the team's closer for however long Brandon Morrow (biceps) is on the disabled list.

Chavez (4-2) picked up the win Friday against the Reds, firing a perfect 10th inning with a strikeout.

Chavez retired the Reds in order on 15 pitches in the top of the 10th inning, then grabbed his first win in a Cubs uniform when David Bote delivered a walkoff home run in the bottom half of the inning. The veteran righty has been outstanding with his new team, as he now has a 1.40 ERA across his first 19.1 innings in Chicago, and he's quickly turned into a trusted bullpen option for manager Joe Maddon.

Hudson was placed on the 10-day disabled list with right forearm tightness ahead of Friday's game against the Padres, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Hudson had just been reinstated from the disabled list Aug. 17, but he'll go back on the shelf for at least 10 more days. The severity of the injury is unclear, although more news on a timetable for his return should emerge in the near future. Hudson owns a 4.11 ERA with a 1.22 WHIP and 44 strikeouts across 46 innings this season.

Garcia (forearm) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list Friday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Garcia completed his rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City, and he'll return to action after landing on the disabled list July 7 with right forearm inflammation. He's accrued a 5.21 ERA and 1.47 WHIP through 19 innings out of the bullpen this season, so he's unlikely to see many high-leverage opportunities upon his return. Daniel Hudson (forearm) was moved to the DL in a corresponding move.