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Romano struck out one and hit a batter in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 5-3 win over Minnesota.

The right-hander had little trouble closing out Minnesota, stretching his scoreless innings streak to six. Romano continues to thrive in the closer role, going 19-for-20 in save chances while adding five holds, a 7-1 record, 2.33 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 76:21 K:BB across 58 innings.

The Angels plan to have Warren toss one more simulated game early in the week before reinstating him from the COVID-19 injured list, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

After completing a 17-pitch sim game earlier this weekend, Warren initially looked on track to rejoin the Angels' active roster ahead of Monday's series opener with Houston. Instead, the Angels will delay his return by a few days and have him get stretched out a little more by throwing a second sim game. Once reinstated, Warren should factor into the setup mix for Los Angeles after he struck out 10 over nine scoreless innings across his last six appearances with the big club before landing on the COVID-19 IL in late August.

Rainey, who was called up from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, tossed a perfect inning in relief Sunday in the Nationals' 3-0 win over the Rockies. He struck out the side in the 13-pitch appearance.

Rainey was credited with his ninth hold of the season after blanking the Rockies in the sixth inning during his first outing with Washington since Aug. 12. The right-hander was a key part of the bridge to the ninth inning for the Nationals in 2020, but he's largely struggled on the rare occasions he's been healthy enough to pitch in 2021. Even after his strong showing Sunday, Rainey owns a 7.33 ERA across 27 innings on the campaign.

Nolin tossed three scoreless innings of long relief Saturday in the Nationals' 6-0 loss to the Rockies. He scattered three walks and a base hit and struck out two in the 51-pitch appearance.

Before he was handed a five-game suspension for throwing at Atlanta's Freddie Freeman in a Sept. 8 outing, Nolin had picked up five starts for Washington, posting a 5.60 ERA and 1.70 WHIP across those outings. Rather than returning Nolin to the rotation once his suspension was completed, Washington elected to keep Josh Rogers in the fold as its fifth starter. Unless the Nationals lose another rotation member over the final two weeks of the season, Nolin looks like he'll work out of the bullpen down the stretch.

Guerra (elbow) started a minor-league rehab assignment Sept. 10, per MLB.com.

Guerra has been sidelined due to an elbow issue since March, and there is little chance that he will be able to pitch in the majors this season. Still, it is a positive sign that the right-handed hurler has been able to return to game action as he looks ahead to the 2022 campaign. Through three minor-league outings -- two with the organization's Arizona Complex League squad and one with Double-A San Antonio -- Guerra has yet to allow a run or a hit while striking out three batters across three innings.

Washington optioned Suero to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday.

Suero forked over his spot in the Washington bullpen to Tanner Rainey, who was called up from Rochester in a corresponding move. Though the 30-year-old right-hander has struggled for much of the 2021 campaign, his demotion still comes as a surprise. Suero had been sharp over his last five appearances, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk while striking out eight over 5.2 innings.

Alexy is listed as the Rangers' starting pitcher for Monday's game against the White Sox.

Alexy piggybacked Spencer Howard in his last appearance Sept. 13 against the Astros, and the results were less than ideal. The rookie right-hander served up six runs on four hits and four walks across his 3.2 innings, though Alexy ended up avoiding the loss since Howard was touched up for six runs in 1.1 innings before him. Drew Anderson ended up working behind Howard in the latter's most recent outing Saturday against the White Sox, clearing the way for Alexy to work in a more traditional starting role to begin the penultimate week of the regular season. In his first two big-league starts, Alexy turned in scoreless outings against the Rockies and Angels, covering 11 frames between them while striking out 11 and allowing seven baserunners.

Loaisiga (shoulder) is expected to throw off flat ground three straight days this week before potentially returning to mound work next weekend, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Loasiga resumed throwing Friday and won't throw Monday before ramping up his throwing program again. The 27-year-old could return for the final week of the regular season if he continues to progress well in his recovery.

Beck (back) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list Sept. 13 and has worked 7.1 innings across two starts at Low-A San Jose, giving up five runs (four earned) on nine hits and a walk while striking out five.

Double-A Richmond initially placed Beck on its 7-day injured list June 9 with a herniated disc on the left side of his back. The right-hander began an extended rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League in August, and though he's now seemingly healthy again, the Giants opted to send him to Low-A rather than including him in Richmond's rotation.

Krehbiel was designated for assignment by the Rays on Sunday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Krehbiel had his contract selected Saturday and delivered a scoreless frame in his big-league debut, but it'll end up being a brief stay on the 40-man roster. He should head back to Triple-A Durham if he passes through waivers unclaimed.