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Garcia was reinstated from the paternity list Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Garcia landed on the paternity list Wednesday but will rejoin the Giants after spending a few days away from the team. The southpaw made nine appearances in September and posted a 3.55 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 12.2 innings.

Oller will serve as an opener during Saturday's game against the Mariners, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Oller was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Friday after missing nearly a month due to rib costochondritis. While he likely won't be built up to a full workload, he'll begin Saturday's game on the mound while JP Sears presumably serves as a bulk reliever.

Winckowski was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday.

Winckowski was sent to the minors in early September, and he posted a 3.77 ERA and 1.81 WHIP in 14.1 innings over three appearances following his demotion. He should serve as a multi-inning option out of Boston's bullpen over the final few games of the regular season.

Ort (personal) was reinstated from the restricted list Saturday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Ort was unavailable for Friday's series opener in Toronto due to his vaccination status, but he'll rejoin Boston's bullpen now that Canada no longer has a vaccine requirement for visitors. Over his last five appearances, the right-hander has posted a 9.00 ERA and 2.00 WHIP in four innings.

Holmes (shoulder) won't be placed on the injured list since he would then be out for the ALDS, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Holmes has been sidelined with a right shoulder strain and is five days into a planned 10-day shutdown from throwing. However, manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that he hopes Holmes will be able to build back up in time to pitch in the ALDS, which begins Oct. 11.

Beeks (lower leg) hopes to return from the injured list for next week's series in Boston, per MLB.com.

Beeks is on the injured list with right lower leg tightness and is eligible to return as early as Oct. 3. He's been throwing during his IL stint and will likely have the chance to make at least one more relief appearance for the Rays before joining the team's bullpen for the postseason.

Junis will pitch behind opener Scott Alexander as the bulk reliever Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Junis also served as a long reliever during last Sunday's win over Arizona and picked up the win, allowing a run on four hits and a walk while striking out seven in 5.1 innings. He should be able to handle a similar workload while pitching behind Alexander once again Saturday.

Alexander will serve as the opener for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Alexander has tossed 7.2 scoreless innings over his last eight appearances, and he's converted both of his save chances while picking up three holds over that stretch. However, he'll serve as an opener for the second time in less than a week Saturday, while Jakob Junis should be available as a bulk reliever.

Williams picked up the save Friday against the Marlins, allowing a hit while striking out three and walking two over a scoreless inning.

Williams escaped with the save after allowing three baserunners He tossed 13 of 27 pitches for strikes to pick up his 15th save of the season. He logged six saves in September after apparently locking down the closer job. The righty reliever has allowed just one earned run in 10.1 innings across his last nine appearances, lowering his ERA for the year to 1.64.

Jansen picked up the save Friday against the Mets, allowing a walk and a hit while striking out three in a scoreless inning.

Jansen picked up his 38th save Friday, the second-most saves in baseball this season. He allowed two baserunners and needed 24 pitches, 15 of which were strikes, to get the job done. After allowing two runs in an outing on Sep. 11 that ballooned his ERA to 3.91, the veteran has steadily lowered it to where it sits now at 3.54.