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Chapman secured the save Monday against Baltimore, allowing one hit and one walk in a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two.

The Orioles made Chapman work, getting the possible tying and go-ahead runs aboard, but Tyler O'Neill hit a tough-luck lineout to Tsung-Che Cheng to end the game. Chapman has now submitted five straight scoreless appearances and last blew a save during his June 28 outing against the Yankees. Through 31.2 innings, the hard-throwing southpaw sports a 1.99 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 40:15 K:BB with 22 saves in 24 chances.

Baz took a no-decision Monday against Boston, allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits and no walks in six innings. He struck out six.

A pair of throwing errors, one by Gunnar Henderson in the third inning and another by Baz himself in the sixth frame, kept two earned runs off Baz's ledger, so Monday goes down as a quality start for the hurler. The right-hander has logged eight quality starts in his last 12 outings (73.1 innings), during which he has a 3.31 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 67:23 K:BB. Baz will take a 4.13 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 105:42 K:BB over 117.2 frames overall into his next scheduled appearance against Atlanta.

Ashcraft (9-4) took the loss against the Yankees on Monday, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits and one walk while striking out two across three innings.

Ashcraft's put the Pirates behind early after yielding four runs in the first inning, three of which came on a Jazz Chisholm homer. Ashcraft was handed a 5-4 lead by his teammates, but the left-hander gave that back to the Yankees with another four-run frame in the third. The hits and runs allowed were both career highs for Ashcraft who, despite a 4-1 record, has a 5.40 ERA and 1.36 WHIP over his last seven starts in 36.2 innings. He's lined up to face the Cubs at home this weekend.

Rodriguez was removed during the sixth inning of Monday's game against the Reds for an unspecified reason, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.

Rodriguez was struck by an errant throw on a play at first base in the bottom of the fifth inning and looked to grabbing at his left hamstring, per Jude, but the team has yet to provide an official update. Weston Wilson was deployed in right field and Victor Robles was bumped over to center in Rodriguez's place.

Tolle took a no-decision Monday against Baltimore, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk in 5.2 innings. He struck out nine.

Tolle appeared to have settled in following a shaky opening inning, when he gave up one run, but he ended up surrendering three more runs across the fifth and sixth frames. The southpaw still had plenty of swing-and-miss stuff working, registering 16 whiffs and fanning nine for the first time since May 22 versus the Twins, though the eight hits allowed were his most since June 9 in Tampa Bay. Tolle will bring a 3.31 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 96:26 K:BB over 89.2 innings into his next scheduled outing against Toronto.

Harris (forearm) struck out a batter and allowed two runs on three hits and one walk Friday for Triple-A Worcester after being reinstated from the 60-day injured list.

Harris got off to a delayed start to the 2026 campaign after being placed on Worcester's 60-day IL in March due to forearm tightness. He's since put the injury behind him, as he was cleared to debut for Worcester coming out of the All-Star break after making three rehab appearances in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.

Mederos secured his first career save Monday against San Diego, allowing one hit and one walk in 2.1 scoreless innings. He struck out one.

Closer Raisel Iglesias had worked each of the past two days for Atlanta, so manager Walt Weiss stuck with Mederos to protect a 3-2 lead and gave his usual high-leverage arms the night off. The 25-year-old right-hander has almost exclusively handled low-leverage work in 2026 and shouldn't be expected to see save chances in the future, though he does hold an excellent 0.96 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB over 9.1 innings.

Elder (6-6) earned the win Monday against San Diego, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk in six-plus innings. He struck out four.

Elder came out for the seventh inning Monday, but he served up a solo home run to Ty France and was promptly pulled from the outing. It was the right-hander's first quality start since June 7 versus Pittsburgh, but he hasn't given up fewer than multiple runs since May 22 against Washington. Elder is set to finish a two-start week over the weekend in Baltimore, where he'll carry a middling 4.06 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 90:33 K:BB over 108.2 innings.

Cruz earned the save in Monday's 8-5 win over the Pirates, striking out three batters across 1.1 scoreless frames.

David Bednar tossed 32 pitches during the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Dodgers, so he wasn't available for Monday's contest. Cruz was brought out in the eighth inning and proceeded to strike out three of the four batters he faced en route to his second save of the season, matching a career high he set last year. Cruz has a 2.32 ERA. 1.24 WHIP and 55:24 K:BB across 42.2 innings.

Montgomery left Monday's game against the Rangers due to a right shin contusion, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Montgomery suffered the injury in the top of the seventh inning and was forced to exit the game after finishing his at-bat. It appears as though he's managed to avoid a significant injury, and he'll presumably be re-evaluated Tuesday morning to determine his availability for the second game of the series.