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Bummer picked up his second save, walking one and striking out two over a scoreless 10th inning in Friday's 5-4 win over Detroit.

White Sox closer Liam Hendriks allowed a game-tying, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, setting up the need for a save opportunity in the 10th for Bummer.

Hendriks (3-1) allowed two runs on two hits and struck out one over one inning, picking up the win in a 5-4 extra-inning win over Detroit.

Hendriks first attempted to close out the game amid a pouring rain, but the umpires halted the game after his first pitch. After a 49-miniute delay, Hendriks gave up a single to Miguel Cabrera then a game-tying, two-run home run to Daz Cameron. The runs put an end to the reliever's 14-game scoreless streak, and the blown save was his first since April 24. The White Sox went on to score a run in the 10th, giving Hendriks the win and setting up the save for Aaron Bummer.

Iglesias (4-2) blew the save in Friday's 6-5 victory against the Diamondbacks but got the win, allowing one run on one hit with two strikeouts in one inning.

Iglesias was selected to pitch the ninth of a one-run game but served up a game-tying two-out home run to Eduardo Escobar to blow the chance. The Angels were able to scratch across a run in the top of the 10th and win in that one extra frame, which awarded Iglesias his fourth victory of the season. Iglesias now has a 3.96 ERA, but his job appears safe as Los Angeles lacks viable options at the back end of the bullpen.

Pressly earned the save over the Twins on Friday, pitching a perfect inning and striking out two.

The right-hander was called upon in the bottom of the ninth inning after Houston took a two-run lead in the top of the frame. Pressly needed 20 pitches to retire the side in order, notching a pair of strikeouts in the process. He is now 10-for-11 in save chances this season and has posted a 2.08 ERA along with a 27:5 K:BB across 26 innings.

Hader allowed a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Friday, striking out two and earning a save over the Pirates.

Hader allowed a single to Bryan Reynolds but still locked down his 15th save in as many chances. The 27-year-old southpaw lowered his season ERA to 0.73 and hasn't given up a run since May 16.

Hatch threw two shutout innings while striking out three Friday in a rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

While Hatch was statistically effective in this outing, he needed 51 pitches to get through two frames, which put him at his pitch count and ended his night. He will likely need at least one more rehab start before he could be an option to join the big-league rotation.

Garcia allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning Friday, striking out two and earning a save over Atlanta.

Garcia coughed up a leadoff single to Pablo Sandoval and issued a two-out walk to Ozzie Albies but still managed to convert his 11th save of the season. He lowered his season ERA to 2.42 with a 25:8 K:BB. The 30-year-old righty is 11 for 14 in save chances and has turned in three straight scoreless outings after blowing back-to-back chances earlier this month.

Diaz allowed a hit and struck out two over 1.1 innings to earn the save in Friday's 3-2 win over San Diego.

Diaz got Tommy Pham to fly out to end the eighth inning. The Mets' closer then worked around a Manny Machado single in the ninth to lock down the save. Diaz is now 11-for-12 in saves chances with a 2.92 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 33:7 K:BB across 24.2 innings this year. He's given up just one run in his last 9.1 innings, which came in his lone blown save of the year versus Arizona on June 1.

Romano was not available Friday against the Red Sox due to right forearm tightness, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Toronto's bullpen is a bit of a mess right now, as several top options are injured and Tyler Chatwood melted down in Friday's game. Romano should be considered day-to-day for now, but given the nature of his injury, he could end up missing significant time. Rafael Dolis or Anthony Castro could be used in save situations until Romano is available.

Akin (0-1) yielded three runs on five hits and three walks over four innings Friday, striking out two and taking a loss against the Rays.

Akin gave up a run on an RBI groundout by Manuel Margot in the third inning but most of the damage came from Brandon Lowe's two-run blast in the fourth. It was Akin's third straight start finishing at least four innings, but his season ERA jumped to 4.13. He's projected to take the mound in Cleveland next week.