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Whitlock allowed a run on three hits and struck out two in 1.1 innings to earn the save in Friday's 8-5 win over Cleveland.

The right-hander was able to get out of trouble in relief of Ryan Brasier in the eighth inning. Whitlock then ran into some trouble of his own in the ninth, but he was able to keep the lead for his second save of the season. While he's allowed six runs (five earned) across his last 12.1 innings, Whitlock remains a reliable high-leverage arm for Boston. He has a 1.63 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 74:15 K:BB and 13 holds through 66.1 innings overall.

Eovaldi allowed three runs on six hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in 6.1 innings versus Cleveland on Friday. He did not factor in the decision.

The right-hander gave up a pair of home runs in the contest -- a solo shot to Jose Ramirez and a two-run blast to Austin Hedges. Eovaldi has allowed multiple homers in three starts this year, all of which have come in his last seven turns through the rotation. Despite his trouble with the long ball, it was a solid start for the 31-year-old, who now has a 3.73 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 163:28 K:BB through 156.2 innings. He lines up for a home start versus Tampa Bay next week.

Wacha (3-4) allowed two runs on three hits over six innings Friday, striking out seven without walking a batter and earning a win over Minnesota.

Aside from a pair of solo homers by Jorge Polanco and Ryan Jeffers, Wacha cruised through the Twins' lineup in Friday's win. The Rays managed to push five runs across in the first three innings, leading the 30-year-old to his first win since July 7. He's allowed just three runs through 10.1 innings (2.61 ERA) over his last two appearances after registering a 6.93 ERA in his previous 11. Wacha will carry a 5.54 ERA into his projected road start against Detroit next week.

Overton was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Friday.

Overton was recalled by the Blue Jays on Aug. 27, but he didn't make any appearances during his week in the majors. The right-hander has allowed four hits and two walks while striking out four in 6.2 scoreless innings in the big leagues this year, but he'll be removed from the 40-man roster as part of a move after left-hander Kirby Snead was recalled Friday.

Stripling (oblique) threw live batting practice Friday and is expected to begin a rehab assignment in the near future, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Stripling has been on the shelf over three weeks with a strained left oblique, but it appears he's about to begin the final stage of his rehab work. The 31-year-old hasn't been sidelined for too long, so he could rejoin the Blue Jays after making only one or two starts in the minors.

Ober is expected to start but piggyback with Michael Pineda (oblique) in Cleveland on Monday, with the two pitchers combining for six or seven innings, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

This would likely mean that Ober would not last long enough to qualify for the win in that outing. Pineda is going to piggyback rather than go out on a rehab assignment, but it is unclear if this arrangement will just be a one-time thing or something the Twins will utilize more frequently down the stretch.

Giolito was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a strained left hamstring.

It already seemed likely that Giolito would miss around 10 days at minimum, but the White Sox made the move official and called up Ryan Burr from Triple-A in a corresponding move. Giolito is eligible to return Sept. 11 against Boston, but it's unclear if he will need more time than that. He'll throw a bullpen Sept. 8 to help evaluate his progress, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Seabold was scratched from his scheduled start Friday for Triple-A Worchester, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

The 25-year-old was scratched as a result of the Red Sox wanting to keep fresh arms available in case of further COVID-19 infections. Seabold's teammate Kutter Crawford was scratched from his start Thursday for the same reason.

Montas (visa issues) was placed on the restricted list Friday, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Montas can't accompany the team to Canada for this weekend's three-game set against the Blue Jays due to visa issues, so he'll head to the restricted list for the next few days. The right-hander was originally scheduled to start Friday, but due to the visa problems the outing was moved up to Thursday. He pitched well against the Tigers, allowing three runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and three walks over 6.2 innings to pick up the victory.

Urena made an appearance out of the bullpen in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Athletics, tossing two innings while giving up three runs on six hits.

After being activated from the injured list last weekend, Urena served as a starter for Detroit in his first outing since July 17, pitching for three innings before giving way to the bullpen. The Tigers haven't formally defined Urena's role for the rest of the season, but he looks like he'll work in relief for the time being while Tyler Alexander and Matt Manning hold down back-end spots in Detroit's six-man rotation.