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Hughes allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning as the Cubs defeated the Phillies, 2-1 on Tuesday.

After converting the Cubs' last save opportunity in his last outing, Hughes was called upon to protect a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning Tuesday. He recorded a lineout followed by a walk and a double play to retire the Phillies but was pulled after allowing a leadoff single in the ninth inning. Manuel Rodriguez quickly recorded three outs to end the game and earn Hughes his seventh hold. Since the team traded David Robertson on Aug. 2, manager David Ross has followed somewhat of a closer-by-committee approach, leading to Hughes recording four saves and four holds in the month of September.

Treinen (shoulder) began throwing again Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Progress has been slow in Treinen's recovery, and a temporarily shutdown last Thursday delayed matters further. Treinen said he's feeling better now -- resuming throwing is certainly a good sign -- but he doesn't know if he'll be able to begin the playoffs on the Dodgers' postseason roster.

Estevez was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday.

Estevez has been having a solid year, posting a career-best 3.47 ERA and 1.18 WHIP over 57 innings out of the bullpen. There is no minimum or maximum time that players must spend on the COVID list, but in the meantime Ty Blach has been recalled to replace Estevez in the bullpen.

Blach was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday.

Blach currently holds a 6.30 ERA and 1.45 WHIP over 40 innings in 20 big-league appearances this season. His unimpressive numbers suggest that he'll be used as a low-leverage option out of Colorado's bullpen and could be sent back to the minors once Carlos Estevez returns from the COVID-19 injured list.

Martin was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left shoulder strain.

Martin was previously listed on the bereavement list, but the move to the 15-day IL will end his season as the Rangers have just 10 games left this year. The 27-year-old lefty will finish the season with a 1-7 record and three saves to go along with a 4.14 ERA and 1.36 WHIP.

Mayers was designated for assignment by the Angels on Tuesday.

After Mayers gave up multiple runs in four of his last five appearances, bringing his ERA to 5.68 for the season, the Angels decided it was time to remove him from their 40-man roster. Now that he's been placed on waivers, there is room for Archie Bradley (elbow) to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list.

Jackson was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

With David Price (wrist) being reinstated from the injured list Tuesday, Jackson will change levels for the sixth time this month. The 26-year-old reliever has made three appearances for the Dodgers this season, his latest being a three-scoreless-inning performance Sunday against St. Louis.

White is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday against the Yankees at Rogers Centre, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Following his call-up from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, White took the hill later that day against the Rays and took a no-decision in a 10-6 loss while allowing three earned runs on on five hits and one walk over four innings. Nicholson-Smith notes that White is currently slated for a standard start Wednesday, but the Blue Jays could change those plans and deploy him behind an opener depending on what their bullpen situation looks like following Tuesday's contest. Since being acquired from the Dodgers on Aug. 2, White owns an 0-4 record, 7.39 ERA and 1.67 WHIP across 35.1 innings with Toronto.

Howard (shoulder) covered five innings and struck out six while allowing three runs on four hits and no walks in his most recent rehab outing Friday with Triple-A Round Rock.

Making the third appearance of his rehab assignment, Howard tossed 63 pitches (44 strikes). The Rangers haven't outlined their next steps for Howard, but he looks like he could be ready to return from the 15-day injured list and slot back into the big-league rotation at some point during the team's series this weekend in Anaheim. Before landing on the IL on Aug. 10 with right shoulder impingement syndrome, Howard had compiled a 7.41 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and 32:15 K:BB in 37.2 innings with Texas.

Mayza (8-0) walked one batter in one-third of an inning Monday to record the win in a 3-2 extra-inning victory over the Yankees.

After Anthony Bass began the 10th inning and got the first two outs while also walking a batter, Mayza got the call from the bullpen and intentionally walked Aaron Judge to load the bases before getting Anthony Rizzo to ground out. Mayza was then rewarded for his brief performance when Vladimir Guerrero laced a walkoff single in the bottom of the frame. The lefty reliever has the most wins in the majors without a loss this season, and it's not even close -- the next-best unblemished record is a 5-0 mark held by a few different pitchers -- and Mayza's also supplied a 2.91 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 42:12 K:BB through 46.1 innings.