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Green pitched a scoreless seventh inning against the Blue Jays in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader to earn his second save of the season.

With Aroldis Chapman battling an illness, Green stepped in to nail down the win for New York. Manager Aaron Boone said he was hopeful that Chapman will be available Friday, so this window to earn saves may close quickly, but Green has near-universal appeal in fantasy regardless as a ratio stabilizer with upside as a closer in waiting.

Chapman has been unavailable the last two days due to illness, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Manager Aaron Boone was hopeful that Chapman would be able to return Friday. He also noted that Chapman has tested negative for COVID-19, but that he may not fly with the team to Detroit out of precaution. Chad Green picked up a save in Chapman's place Thursday.

Graterol (forearm) will throw live batting practice Friday while with Triple-A Oklahoma City on a rehab assignment, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Graterol was reportedly set to start throwing in game action Friday, but those plans have been tweaked slightly. Assuming live batting practice goes as planned, he is expected to enter into game action on his rehab assignment shortly thereafter.

Sims struck out one batter in a scoreless inning against the Nationals on Thursday en route to his third save of the season.

After Sonny Gray went six scoreless, Sims took the ball and completed the shutout on 11 pitches (this was a seven-inning contest played following the conclusion of Wednesday's suspended game). Sims has endured some bumps in the road this season and sits with a 6.00 ERA, but with saves in back-to-back appearances, he appears to be the 1a option at closer for the Reds. Tejay Antone recently described his role as "mid-game closer," per the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Santana was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Santana has appeared in 16 games -- all as a reliever -- for the Dodgers this season. However, he hasn't been particularly effective by maintaining 6.00 ERA and 1.93 WHP across 15 frames. Mitch White was called up in the corresponding move.

White was recalled by the Dodgers prior to Thursday's game against the Giants, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

White has pitched out of the bullpen and accrued 7.2 innings with the big-league team this season. He figures to fill that role once again and could work in a multi-inning role Thursday during the team's bullpen game. White has most recently worked as a reliever at Triple-A Oklahoma City for a total of four innings, racking up five strikeouts and surrendering two earned runs.

Gilbreath was returned to Triple-A Albuquerque after Thursday's doubleheader.

Gilbreath served as the 27th man for the team's contests against the Mets, though he did not take the mound. He's already thrown 7.1 innings for the Rockies this season, so he is a top candidate to be recalled when the team is in need of bullpen depth once again.

Romano pitched a perfect seventh inning Thursday while striking out one to record the save in the first game of a doubleheader against the Yankees.

Romano picked up the Blue Jays first save in nearly two weeks. He got the call over Rafael Dolis, who blew a save and took the loss on May 20 against Boston. After Thursday's outing, Romano has fired five scoreless innings on only one hit and one walk while striking out nine in his last five appearances. He has a 2.04 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP with 24 strikeouts in 17.2 innings.

Martin was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.

Martin has been roughed up in each of his first two starts with the Diamondbacks this year, and he posted a 9.00 ERA and 1.78 WHIP in nine innings. He'll head back to the minors as part of a shuffle after left-hander Ryan Buchter's contract was selected by Arizona.

Ramirez was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Ramirez made two relief appearances during his brief stint with the major-league club but will now return to Triple-A Tacoma. The right-hander allowed three runs while striking out four in four innings during his two outings with the Mariners.