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Ashby struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his third save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Orioles.

With Trevor Megill having pitched three of the prior four days and blowing a save chance Friday, Milwaukee turned to Ashby to handle the ninth after Abner Uribe worked a scoreless eighth inning. Ashby is having a shaky September of his own, getting scored upon in three of his last seven appearances, and on the month he sports a 3.48 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8:4 K:BB in 10.1 innings. The left-hander remains firmly in the high-leverage mix however, and over 73 appearances this season he's pocketed 13 wins and 15 holds to go along with his saves.

Hentges (forearm) was activated from the 15-day injured list Saturday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

The lefty is ready to return from a forearm strain after a lone rehab outing with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. Hentges, who owns a 3.27 ERA and 1.61 WHIP with 10 holds in 40 relief appearances with the Giants this season, replaces Reiver Sanmartin (oblique) on the active roster.

The Giants placed Sanmartin on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to Sept. 17, with a right oblique strain, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Sanmartin pitched well during his latest stint in the majors, posting a 1.54 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over 11.2 innings spanning 14 appearances after his Aug. 20 recall. Unfortunately for the lefty, this injury will end his 2026 season. Sam Hentges (forearm) replaces Sanmartin on the roster and in the San Francisco bullpen.

The Reds recalled McCambley from Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.

The 27-year-old will come up from Triple-A to give the Reds' bullpen an extra fresh arm to work with, replacing Julian Aguiar. McCambley has allowed four earned runs in 8.2 innings with the Reds this season and will likely be limited to middle-relief duty.

The Mets reinstated Perez (forearm) from the injured list Saturday.

A left forearm strain has kept Perez out of action since July 31, but he's now been cleared to return to the Mets' bullpen after firing four shutout innings in four rehab outings in the minors. He'll replace Cameron Weston on the active roster and will likely work in middle relief after turning in a 4.97 ERA across 41.2 frames while healthy.

The Mets optioned Weston to Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.

The Mets brought Weston up from Triple-A on Thursday, but he'll now head back down to the minors without appearing in a game. Cionel Perez (forearm) was activated from the injured list to fill the open spot in New York's bullpen.

Hentges (forearm) threw a scoreless inning while striking out two in Triple-A Sacramento's 6-4 loss to Reno on Friday.

Hentges was placed on the 15-day injured list Aug. 30 (retroactive to Aug. 27) due to a left forearm strain. The southpaw began a rehab assignment with Sacramento on Friday, throwing nine of his 14 pitches for strikes. He's running out of time to return to the big leagues this season, as San Francisco has already been eliminated from postseason contention.

The Cardinals outrighted Strzelecki to Triple-A Memphis on Friday.

Strzelecki had been removed from the 40-man roster earlier this week and has since passed through waivers. Having been outrighted previously, the 31-year-old has the ability to decline the assignment and become a free agent. Strzelecki has collected a 5.79 ERA and 8:6 K:BB over 14 frames in the majors this season.

Megill (3-3) blew the save but picked up the win in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning victory over the Orioles, giving up two runs on two hits in the ninth inning. He struck out one without walking a batter.

The Brewers took a 5-3 lead in the top of the ninth but Megill couldn't make it stick, giving up a single and a double to begin the frame followed by back-to-back sacrifice flies, but the right-hander was still the pitcher of record when his team reclaimed the lead for good in the top of the 10th. It was Megill's first blown save since June 5 and just his third of the year in 31 chances, but he's fading to end the regular season, getting tagged for runs in three of seven September appearances while compiling a 7.11 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 9:1 K:BB in 6.1 innings.

Romano (0-4) allowed one earned run on two hits and struck out one batter across one inning to take the loss to the Mariners on Friday.

Romano entered the game with the score tied at 4-4, but he served up a leadoff home run to Lazaro Montes. Romano has had limited save chances in recent weeks, as the Rockies have just one win in their last 12 games, but he has allowed at least one earned run in three of his seven September appearances. Colorado hasn't shown any sign of moving Romano out of the closer role, but he isn't in a great position to make a strong fantasy impact down the stretch.