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Martinez picked up the save Sunday against Boston, allowing a solo home run and no walks with one strikeout during the ninth inning.

Martinez inherited a three-run lead in the ninth frame and offered up a solo home run to Tyler O'Neill to start the inning. Martinez was able to shake off the long ball and retired Masataka Yoshida, Connor Wong and Romy Gonzalez in order to secure his sixth save of the season. Martinez emerged as the Diamondbacks' closer in August, and he's 6-for-6 in save opportunities this month. While manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that he wants to get Paul Sewald back to being a closer, the team opted for Martinez in the ninth Sunday. The 22-year-old has been outstanding this season, posting a 2.02 ERA in 58 innings, and, for now, is the favorite to see save opportunities.

Finnegan picked up the save Sunday against Atlanta, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts across 1.1 scoreless innings.

Sunday's save pushed Finnegan's season total to 32, which ranks third in all of baseball. It was just his sixth time throwing more than one inning in 2024 but the third time he's done so in August. While Finnegan sports a 3.51 ERA through 51.1 innings this season, he's been shaky lately, allowing nine runs in his last nine outings (8.2 innings).

The Tigers reinstated Faedo (personal) from the paternity list Sunday and placed him on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain.

Faedo is back with the Tigers after he spent the maximum three games away from the team to welcome a new addition to his family, but the right-hander had been apparently dealing with the injury prior to his recent leave of absence. His placement on the IL is retroactive to Thursday, so he'll be eligible for reinstatement as soon as Sept. 6. While operating out of the bullpen and serving as an occasional opener for the Tigers this season, Faedo has accrued a 3.61 ERA and 1.34 WHIP across 57.1 innings.

The Padres optioned Gillaspie to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

The right-hander was called up by San Diego on Thursday, and he'll return to the minors after giving up six earned runs in two relief appearances. Gillaspie is heading back to El Paso, where he has a 3.60 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 31:14 K:BB across 35 innings this year.

The Padres called up Bachar from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Bachar will receive his first look in the big leagues after posting a 4.12 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 81:31 K:BB across 67.2 frames with El Paso this season. The right-hander should fill a low-leverage role out of the bullpen while up with the Padres.

The Mets recalled Brazoban from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.

The right-hander was optioned to Syracuse on Friday, but he'll rejoin the Mets just a couple days later since Paul Blackburn (hand) was placed on the injured list. Brazoban has a 3.76 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 44:18 K:BB across 40.2 innings between the Mets and Marlins this season.

The Rays optioned Kuhnel to Triple-A Durham on Sunday.

The right-hander was called up by Tampa Bay on Monday and will return to Triple-A after he allowed a run over four frames during his time in the majors. Kuhnel has made six appearances in the big leagues between the Rays and Astros this season, and he has a 4.50 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 1:5 K:BB across 10 innings.

The Rays recalled Lopez from Triple-A Durham to start Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

The left-hander will fill the rotation spot of Shane Baz, who was scratched from his scheduled start due to an illness. Lopez has made three appearances out of the bullpen for the Rays this season, and he'll now make his first MLB start of the campaign. The 26-year-old had a 4.08 ERA and 84:33 K:BB across 70.2 innings at Triple-A and has given up five earned runs over 5.1 frames in the big leagues.

The Marlins selected Bermudez's contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday.

The 29-year-old was claimed off waivers from the Giants late in 2022 and is now on the cusp of making his MLB debut. Bermudez pitched well in 14 starts for Double-A Pensacola this season with a 2.53 ERA over 74.2 innings, but he's struggled to a 6.46 ERA in 23.2 frames for Jacksonville.

The Marlins optioned Ramirez to Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday.

Ramirez was called up from Jacksonville last week and will return to the affiliate after he surrendered five runs over 1.1 innings during Saturday's contest. Jonathan Bermudez was recalled in a corresponding move to fill out Miami's bullpen.