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Boxberger tossed a clean seventh inning and picked up his 21st hold in Wednesday's victory over the Giants.

Boxberger was tasked with facing the top three batters in the Giants' order after the Brewers took the lead in the seventh, and as he has done regularly, he came through with a clean frame. Boxberger has been brilliant for the Brewers, tossing 10 straight scoreless appearances and allowing an earned run only two times -- while posting a 0.74 ERA and 0.95 WHIP -- over his last 25 trips to the mound.

Norris struck out two batters in a clean sixth inning and picked up his first win as a Brewer on Wednesday.

The opposing Giants tied Wednesday's game in the fifth inning, but Norris kept them off the scoreboard in the next frame, and he wound up with the win when the Brewers pushed a run across in the top of the seventh. Norris allowed seven earned runs over five innings in his first five appearances after being acquired by Milwaukee at the trade deadline, but he's given up zero runs -- and just one hit -- in six innings over his last five trips to the mound.

Lamet returned from the 10-day injured list Wednesday and pitched a scoreless inning out of the bullpen while allowing one hit and striking out three.

Lamet was finally activated ahead of Wednesday's game after missing over two months due to forearm and hip injuries. He allowed a double to Josh Rojas but was able to strike out the side and leave Rojas stranded in scoring position. Lamet acted as a starter earlier in the year but is expected to serve out of the bullpen for the time being, as the Padres should have a fully healthy rotation with Jake Arrieta (hamstring) expected to return and start Friday's game against the Astros.

Sewald tossed a four-out save Wednesday in a 1-0 win over the Astros. He allowed two hits and had three strikeouts and zero walks.

Sewald relieved Drew Steckenrider with two on and two out in the eighth and struck out Carlos Correa to escape the inning. Sewald gave up two one-out singles in the ninth but finished with a flyout and a strikeout to earn his eighth save of the year and his fourth since Aug. 17. He and Steckenrider have alternated picking up the last four saves for the Mariners, and the ninth-inning scenario could become even more cloudy with Diego Castillo (shoulder) set to return over the weekend. Regardless, Sewald has been fantastic this season, pitching to a 2.45 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 79:13 K:BB over 47.2 innings.

Kowar did not factor in the decision against Cleveland on Wednesday, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six.

The rookie right-hander posted an ugly 18.00 ERA across three outings earlier this season, but he looked like a different pitcher after being called up to start Wednesday. Kowar allowed only two hits through four scoreless innings before a two-out error led to a pair of fifth-inning runs, but he bounced back with a scoreless sixth frame, retiring his final two batters of the night via strikeout. The strong performance could earn Kowar another turn in the rotation, a scenario made more likely with Jakob Junis (shoulder) landing on the injured list Wednesday.

Stephan earned the save over the Royals on Wednesday by striking out two batters in a perfect 11th inning.

Regular starter Emmanuel Clase was deployed in the ninth inning of a tie game, leaving Stephan to close things out with a two-run lead in the 11th. He did so with ease, retiring Andrew Benintendi on a flyout before striking out the final two batters he faced. Stephan has mostly worked in long relief this season, having logged a combined 7.2 innings over his previous three appearances. He'll likely return to that role moving forward.

Kranick (1-3) took the loss Wednesday after pitching 4.2 innings and surrendering five runs on eight hits, two walks and striking out one against the White Sox.

The rookie was recalled Wednesday from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of the start and was unable to keep the White Sox in check. A three-run home run by Gavin Sheets in the fourth inning provided the biggest blow against him. In six starts in the majors this season, he has registered a disastrous 7.66 ERA and 1.78 WHIP over 24.2 innings.

Hendriks was called upon to get the final five outs in Wednesday's victory over the Pirates, allowing no runs on one hit while registering two strikeouts.

The closer has now collected a save in consecutive nights and his season total is up to 31. It was his third five-out save in his last six appearances as he has proven to be very versatile at the back end of the White Sox bullpen. In his last seven outings he has a 1.00 ERA and 0.67 WHIP with 12 strikeouts over nine innings pitched.

Manager Tony La Russa said Kimbrel was unavailable for Wednesday's win over the Pirates due to an unspecified physical issue, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

La Russa specified that it's not an arm injury, and it appears to be a minor concern since Kimbrel is expected to be available for Friday's series opener in Kansas City. Liam Hendriks was called upon for a five-out save Wednesday with Kimbrel unavailable.

Tate (0-5) took the loss Wednesday versus Toronto, allowing one run on one hit and a hit batter in one-third of an inning.

Tate was called upon with the game tied at 4-4 in the eighth inning. He allowed a infield single to Bo Bichette and hit Teoscar Hernandez with a pitch before Marcos Diplan allowed an inherited runner to score on a sacrifice fly for the decisive run in the game. Tate has allowed four runs over one combined inning while taking a loss in each of his last two appearances. The right-hander now owns a 4.72 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 44:21 K:BB across 55.1 innings while adding two saves and six holds in 50 appearances.