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Carlton was called up by the Tigers for the first time Saturday.

Carlton doesn't come with much prospect pedigree, as he was selected 965th overall in the 2017 draft and has pitched almost exclusively in relief in the minors. He's looked good in 49 innings for Triple-A Toledo this season, riding a 25.0 percent strikeout rate and 5.2 percent walk rate to a 3.12 ERA.

Jackson will start Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

This will mark the journeyman's first time taking the ball to start a big-league game. It will not be a traditional start, however; Jackson has not thrown more than two innings in an appearance this season. Sammy Long is a candidate to work multiple innings out of the bullpen behind Jackson.

Snead was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.

Snead was only on the big-league roster for a single day and did not make an appearance. The move clears a spot for the Blue Jays to add recent waiver claim Jake Lamb to the active roster.

Santana (2-4) allowed one earned run on four hits while striking out one across 1.1 innings, taking the loss to the Angels on Friday.

Santana allowed three hits in the sixth inning to allow the Angels to take the lead. It was his second relief loss in his last four appearances. The 25-year-old has a 5.44 ERA and 1.65 WHIP with 35 strikeouts in 43 innings this season.

Otto allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out four across 4.2 innings in the loss to the Angels on Friday. He did not factor into the decision.

Otto allowed three hits in the first inning that led to a pair of runs. He didn't have any further damage, but he was relieved with two outs in the fifth inning. It wasn't a bad start, but it wasn't a repeat of his scoreless MLB debut. He'll be pitching for his spot in the starting rotation with Dane Dunning, Mike Foltynewicz and Spencer Howard all expected to eventually return from the COVID-19 injured list.

Iglesias fired a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit while striking out one to earn the save in the win over the Rangers on Friday.

Iglesias entered the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He allowed a leadoff single but retired the following three batters to finish the game. He has three saves in his last three appearances. The 31-year-old has a 2.66 ERA and 0.84 WHIP with a 13.6 K/9 in 61 innings this season.

Thompson was placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, retroactive to Sept. 3.

Thompson has been knocked around lately to the tune of nine earned runs in his last 7.2 innings. It's not entirely clear how serious this injury is, but Thompson will be eligible to return as soon as Sept. 14 with the backdated stint. Adbert Alzolay is a logical candidate to step into the rotation next week.

Alexander didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 15-5 win over the Reds, allowing one run on two hits and two walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out five.

The Tigers supplied all the run support the southpaw could have asked for, but Alexander wasn't efficient enough to qualify for his third win, getting the hook after 79 pitches (50 strikes). He'll take a 4.25 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 66:19 K:BB through 78.1 innings into his next appearance.

Romano (7-1) picked up the win in Friday's wild 11-10 victory over the A's, giving up two runs on two hits in the ninth inning. He struck out two without walking a batter.

The Jays headed into the eighth inning down 8-2 but staged a huge rally to tie the game. Romano then came out for the top of the ninth and promptly served up a two-run shot to Mark Canha, but then found himself collecting a win instead of a loss when Marcus Semien responded with a walkoff three-run blast. Romano saw his 11-game scoreless streak snapped, but he still has a sharp 2.47 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 69:20 K:BB through 51 innings on the year with 15 saves and five holds in addition to his victories.

Trivino coughed up four runs on a hit, two walks and a hit by pitch over two-thirds of an inning in Friday's 11-10 loss to the Blue Jays.

Making his first appearance since Aug. 26, Trivino entered the game in the eighth inning in a low-leverage spot with the A's ahead 8-2, but the right-hander got the ball rolling on a complete meltdown by the Oakland bullpen. He has been dealing with back trouble recently, but this still marked the fourth straight outing in which Trivino has been scored upon, and his usage Friday suggests he may no longer hold the closer job.