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Hand gave up two runs on two hits without recording a strikeout or issuing a walk in one inning Friday against the Orioles.

Daniel Hudson pitched a perfect eighth inning and Hand came in with a 4-0 lead in the ninth and coughed up two runs on a Freddy Galvis home run that also scored Trey Mancini. Hand has now given up at least one run in five of his last six appearances, and he has given up three home runs over his last four innings. His grip on the closer's role seems to be slipping by the day.

Fulmer struck out one batter in a perfect ninth inning to earn a save against Kansas City on Friday.

Fulmer made quick work of the Royals while protecting a 7-5 lead, needing just 12 pitches to finish off the game. The 28-year-old righty has now converted all four of his save chances this season with all of them coming in May. He owns a 3.13 ERA and 30:8 K:BB through 31.2 innings this season.

Chapman (3-0) pitched a scoreless ninth inning Friday against the White Sox, allowing one walk with zero strikeouts while picking up the win.

He came on during a 1-1 game in the top of the ninth and Gleyber Torres walked it off in the bottom of the ninth, leaving Chapman as the pitcher of record. Chapman has been completely automatic this season, as he has yet to allow a run while striking out 36 in 18 innings.

Wilson will be called up to start Saturday's game against the Pirates, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

It's certainly a favorable matchup for Wilson, who has a 3.27 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8:1 K:BB in 11 innings (two starts) at Triple-A Gwinnett. He was less successful in the big-league rotation earlier this season, logging a 5.50 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 11:5 K:BB in 18 innings (four starts). If Wilson impresses this time out, he could stick around while Huascar Ynoa (hand) is on the injured list.

Helsley earned his second hold Wednesday against the Pirates with a scoreless two-thirds of an inning, his fifth straight appearance of that length, but he has a 10.80 ERA over that stretch.

After similar inconsistency over his first three outings of the campaign, Helsley appeared to hit his stride by fashioning a 0.66 ERA and 0.80 WHIP across a 14-appearance stretch with two wins, a save and a hold. However, a recent pair of hiccups have contributed to his ratios on the season remaining at an elevated 4.91 ERA and 1.47 WHIP.

Hildenberger was designated for assignment Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

He was claimed by the Giants just three days ago, but will relinquish his 40-man roster spot to Nick Tropeano, whose contract was selected.

Doval was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The rookie righty has a bright future in relief, but he registered a 7.59 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 13 strikeouts in 10.2 innings during his first stint with the Giants. Nick Tropeano was added to the big-league bullpen in a corresponding move.

Puk (biceps) fired a perfect inning in Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Salt Lake on Thursday, recording one strikeout.

The left-hander's third rehab outing saw him get three outs on just nine pitches. Puk has produced scoreless efforts in two of his three appearances for the Aviators and could be deemed ready for activation at some point over the weekend.

Ramirez was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

Four members of Seattle's bullpen landed on the COVID-19 injured list in the same flurry of moves. Ramirez had a 6.48 ERA in 8.1 innings at Triple-A.

Yamamoto joined the Mets in Miami on Friday and is expected to start one of the weekend games against the Marlins, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The Mets are dealing with injuries seemingly everywhere at the moment, including in the rotation. The team has yet to announce its starting pitcher for either Saturday or Sunday's contest, but one of them will presumably be Yamamoto. He'll get the chance to face his former team, a club for which he struggled to a 6.20 ERA in 90 innings over the last two seasons.