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Finnegan threw a clean ninth inning to notch the save in Friday's 6-5 win over the Angels. He struck out two.

Finnegan nailed down his 23rd save of the season, and he appears to have quickly assumed closing duties since landing with Detroit. The hard-throwing right-hander now has three saves in as many appearances for the Tigers, and he's fired five consecutive scoreless outings dating back to his time with the Nationals. Will Vest hasn't converted a save since July 20 in Texas, so his fantasy arrow seems to be pointing down overall.

Detmers (3-3) took the loss and the blown save Friday against Detroit, allowing three runs on one hit and two walks in one-third of an inning. He struck out one.

It was the fourth blown save of the season for Detmers, who has struggled quite a bit lately after going without an earned run allowed over 13 innings back in June. While the left-hander does have a strong 1.06 WHIP and 20:2 K:BB over his last 16 frames, he has a 5.63 ERA during that span since the beginning of July. Detmers' recent shortcomings could open the door for Andrew Chafin and/or Luis Garcia to handle more high-leverage work going forward.

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, two runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Yankees.

Altuve got the Astros on the board with a two-run blast in the first inning, marking his seventh career 20-homer season. The veteran has hit safely in eight of his past nine games, going deep three times with eight RBI, seven runs scored and two stolen bases during that stretch. For the season, he's slashing .282/.344/.468 with 20 homers, 61 RBI, 63 runs scored and eight steals across 480 plate appearances.

Ginn (2-4) took the loss against the Orioles on Friday, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts over five innings.

Ginn allowed three runs on two homers in the first inning but settled in to finish with four scoreless frames. He generated a whopping 17 swinging strikes on 87 pitches and now owns a 3.54 ERA through four starts since returning to the rotation July 22. He'll carry a 4.39 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 58:17 K:BB across 53.1 innings into a home matchup with the Rays next week.

Sugano (9-5) earned the win against the Athletics on Friday, allowing one run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts over seven innings.

Sugano allowed a run in the fifth inning and worked around 11 hard-hit balls to notch his third quality start in his past five outings. Over that stretch, the 35-year-old has gone 3-0 while holding opponents to three earned runs or fewer in each appearance. He'll take a 4.24 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 80:31 K:BB across 121 innings into a home matchup with the Mariners next week.

Teodosio was removed from Friday's game against the Tigers with an apparent head injury, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Teodosio stumbled and hit his head against the outfield wall while making a catch in the third inning. He managed to stay in the game for the rest of the frame but was pulled when the Angels took the field in the fourth. Interim manager Ray Montgomery said after the game that the outfielder is feeling much better, per Fletcher, though it's still unclear if Teodosio will be able to play Saturday.

Akin earned the save in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Akin was summoned to protect a one-run lead in the ninth and needed just 11 pitches to seal the win. Since returning from a shoulder injury, the southpaw has logged four scoreless outings in five appearances while converting both of his save chances. He owns a 3.21 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 41:22 K:BB with two saves and 12 holds across 42 innings and may be emerging as the Orioles' top option for save opportunities.

Rutschman went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.

Rutschman put the Orioles on the board with a two-run blast in the first inning, his first homer since returning from the injured list July 28. The 27-year-old has been sharp in 10 games since his return, hitting safely in nine of them with eight extra-base hits, seven RBI and six runs scored. For the season, he's slashing .240/.325/.401 with nine homers, 27 RBI and 37 runs scored across 317 plate appearances.

Mountcastle went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.

In his first at-bat since May 30, Mountcastle launched a 433-foot homer in the first inning that stood as the game-winner. The 27-year-old is slashing .247/.281/.363 with three homers, 16 RBI, 20 runs scored and one steal over 203 plate appearances this season and should see regular time at first base and designated hitter for the Orioles down the stretch.

Loperfido (knee) is not in the Blue Jays' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Friday.

Loperfido will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive game while nursing a knee injury that he picked up in Tuesday's win against the Rockies. Davis Schneider, Daulton Varsho and Myles Straw will start in the outfield from left to right in Friday's weekend series opener.