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Borucki will begin serving a two-game suspension Friday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Borucki was initially suspended three games for intentionally hitting Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch Wednesday, but he appealed and received a reduced punishment. He'll be unavailable for the next two games but will be back in Toronto's bullpen for Sunday's series finale in Minnesota.

Akin was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left adductor strain.

Akin lined up for two more starts during the final week of the regular season, but he'll instead be shut down and is scheduled to undergo surgery during the offseason, per Joe Trezza of MLB.com. The left-hander doesn't have a specific timeline for his recovery but is expected to be ready for spring training in February. The 26-year-old finished 2021 with a 6.63 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 82:40 K:BB over 95 innings.

Lambert (elbow) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list prior to his scheduled Friday start against the Giants.

The club announced Lambert as Friday's starter earlier in the week, and now the club has made the move official by transferring Connor Joe (hamstring) to the 60-day IL and optioning Ryan Vilade to Triple-A Albuquerque. Lambert will be making his first start since 2019, when he went 3-7 with a 7.25 ERA and 1.74 WHIP. Per Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post, manager Bud Black said that he will be on a pitch count of approximately 60.

Sandlin (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

The transaction officially ends Sandlin's season, as he hit the 10-day injured list with a strained right shoulder in mid-August. He'll finish his rookie season with a strong 2.94 ERA and 34.0 percent strikeout rate in 33.2 innings, though the shoulder issue could be something to worry about heading into next season.

Perez was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Friday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Perez rejoined the big club Sept. 12 and wound up tossing 5.1 scoreless frames across three appearances. Despite his recent success, he'll return to Columbus with Shane Bieber (shoulder) and Amed Rosario (COVID-19 protocols) both being activated Friday.

Peters was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a lower-back strain, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Peters apparently suffered the injury during Monday's start against the Reds, when he gave up four runs on four hits with three strikeouts and two walks. The left-hander will be eligible to return before the end of the season (assuming the move is retroactive), though it's unclear if he's expected to be activated for one final start in 2021.

Knehr will be recalled from Triple-A El Paso to start Friday's regularly scheduled game against Atlanta, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The two teams will resume a suspended game from July on Friday, and Knehr should officially join the major-league roster upon the completion of that contest to start the regularly scheduled game. Coincidently, Knehr originally started the suspended game and allowed three runs over 1.2 innings. Overall he has a 3.93 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 13:13 K:BB across 18.1 big-league innings this season.

Jansen (4-4) earned the win over Colorado on Thursday, pitching a scoreless inning during which he allowed one hit and struck out two.

Though Jansen hasn't had a save opportunity since Saturday, he has picked up a pair of wins this week by hurling scoreless ninth frames prior to the Dodgers emerging with a 10th-inning win. The veteran closer allowed an inning-opening single to Charlie Blackmon on Thursday but was able to retire the next three batters to keep the game tied. Jansen has allowed only one run in 10 appearances in September.

Brash could be called up from Double-A Arkansas to start a game during next week's series against the Athletics should Seattle decide to remove Yusei Kikuchi from the rotation, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Manager Scott Servais was non-committal when asked if Kikuchi would make his next scheduled start Tuesday after the southpaw failed to work into the fourth inning Thursday against the A's. While there's still a strong chance Kikuchi remains in the rotation for the season's final week, Brash has emerged as a surprising candidate to take his spot if Seattle decides to go in a different direction. The 23-year-old right-hander has posted an impressive 2.13 ERA and even 1.00 WHIP while striking out 80 batters in 55 innings with Double-A Arkansas this season. Nonetheless, he would be making a sizable jump if he's promoted to the majors, as he's yet to pitch in Triple-A.

Leone (3-5) allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk to take the loss Thursday versus San Diego.

The right-hander was unable to escape a jam in the 10th inning that saw two runners in scoring position with one out. Leone hasn't had many missteps this year, but three of his five losses have come in September. The 29-year-old owns a 1.65 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 44:21 K:BB across 49 innings and he should continue to work in a high-leverage role.