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Burger was removed from Saturday's game against the Angels due to a left wrist contusion, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Burger was hit by a pitch on his left wrist in the third inning, and he was replaced by Nicky Lopez in the top of the fifth. The good news for Burger is that X-rays did not show a fracture, so he can be considered day-to-day and could be available to play in Sunday's series finale.

Ashby gave up two hits in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his second save of the season in a 4-1 win over Atlanta. He didn't strike out a batter.

With Trevor Megill having pitched Thursday and Friday, Ashby got the call in a save situation Saturday and wrapped things up on 21 pitches (15 strikes). Both of his saves have come while Abner Uribe (forearm) has been on the IL, and with the right-hander seemingly on track to return next week, Ashby's window to handle closing duties when Megill is unavailable could be about to close. Ashby's been providing fantasy value even without the saves, posting a 0.00 ERA through 11.1 innings in August with a 1.06 WHIP, 18:5 K:BB, one win and three holds.

Henderson (8-2) picked up the win in Saturday's 4-1 victory over Atlanta, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out four.

The 24-year-old righty gave up a run in the first inning on a Michael Harris double, but Henderson shut the door from there, delivering his fifth quality start of the season on 100 pitches (62 strikes). Four of those quality starts have come in August, and on the month he's dialed up a dazzling 2.49 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 25:5 K:BB in 25.1 innings. Henderson will look to stay locked in during his next outing, which is scheduled to come at home next weekend against the Rangers.

Perez (8-8) took the loss Saturday, giving up four runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks over four innings as Atlanta was downed 4-1 by the Brewers. He struck out two.

Perez's own error in the third inning helped soften the blow to his ERA, but the veteran southpaw still needed 97 pitches (58 strikes) to record just 12 outs. He's been feast or famine since the All-Star break, holding the opposition scoreless in four outings but stumbling to a 5.14 ERA in his other three. Perez will look to bounce back in his next start, which is set to come at home next weekend against the Rockies.

Hill was removed from Saturday's game against the Cardinals due to neck stiffness, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Hill went 1-for-2 with an RBI double before being replace by Justin Crawford in the sixth inning. The Phillies should have an update on Hill once he undergoes more tests, but he is in jeopardy of being out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale.

Donovan was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Cubs after being hit in the head by a baseball in the batting cages pregame.

Donovan is being evaluated by the medical staff for his head injury. Weston Wilson was a late addition to the Mariners' lineup Saturday, starting at third base and batting eighth.

Springer went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Yankees.

The veteran slugger gave the Blue Jays a quick lead with an RBI single in the first inning, and they never relinquished it. Springer has multiple hits in three of his last five games, an impressive turnaround after he'd gone 14 straight contests without one. He's still looking for his first home run in August, batting .262 (16-for-61) on the month with two doubles, a triple, three steals, seven runs and seven RBI over 20 games.

Varland gave up a hit and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his 29th save of the season in a 4-3 win over the Yankees.

New York did all its scoring in the seventh and eighth innings, but Varland snuffed out the rally on 21 pitches (12 strikes). The right-hander has converted five straight save chances, and over 20.1 innings since the beginning of July he's produced a 1.77 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 18:5 K:BB.

Cease (8-5) picked up the win Saturday, allowing one run on two hits and five walks over 6.2 innings in a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. He struck out eight.

The right-hander struggled to find the strike zone at times, but New York hitters couldn't do much when he did get the ball over the plate -- Cease took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, only to have it broken up by a Jazz Chisholm single. Cease leads the American League in strikeouts on the season with 209, and his ERA (2.37) is second only to Cam Schlittler's 2.16, as the duo gets ready to duke it out for the Cy Young Award over the final weeks. Cease lines up to make his next start at home next weekend against the Mariners.

Donovan (undisclosed) was a late scratch for Saturday's game against the Cubs, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

The Mariners waited until the very last moment to make a lineup change, and the severity of Donovan's unspecified injury is unclear. Weston Wilson is in at third base in Donovan's absence.