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Bednar earned the save in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Mariners, allowing one hit while striking out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning.

Bednar opened the ninth inning by striking out Julio Rodriguez before ending the frame with a four-pitch punchout of Cal Raleigh. Bednar hasn't blown a save opportunity since May 17 and has recorded a save in eight of his last nine outings, with the exception being Friday against Atlanta, when he came away with the win instead. His 27 saves are tied for fifth-most in the majors this season, and he sports a 2.56 ERA and 1.04 WHIP over 52.2 innings.

Alonso went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Twins.

Alonso opened the scoring with a 418-foot blast off Bailey Ober in the first inning. The first baseman has now tallied eight hits over his past four games, going deep three times and driving in six runs during that stretch. For the year, he's slashing .256/.350/.479 with 26 homers, 77 RBI, 73 runs scored and five steals across 520 plate appearances.

Speier was unavailable for Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Yankees due to back discomfort, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Speier returned from his three-game suspension Tuesday, but back issue prevented him from getting into the contest. It's unclear whether his injury is severe enough to warrant a trip to the injured list, but the Mariners will likely monitor his status closely over the next couple of days.

Weathers did not factor into Tuesday's decision against the Mariners, allowing one run on two hits and three walks while striking out four across 5.2 innings.

Weathers kept the Mariners off the board through the first five frames of Tuesday's loss before yielding a solo homer to Randy Arozarena in the sixth. It was the fourth consecutive start in which Weathers gave up one earned run or less and the fifth time over his last six outings. He now sits at a 3.69 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 126.2 innings this season, and his next start is lined up for this weekend against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

Henderson went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Twins.

Henderson set the tone from the top of the order, highlighted by a two-run blast in the second inning. It was the 25-year-old's first multi-hit effort since July 20, and he entered the contest just 2-for-25 through nine August contests. On the season, he's slashing .216/.296/.392 with 19 homers, 49 RBI, 70 runs scored and nine steals across 540 plate appearances.

Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the Mariners' 3-1 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.

Both teams were held scoreless through five innings, but Arozarena got the Mariners on the board in the sixth inning with a solo home run off Ryan Weathers. It was Arozarena's second long ball of August and 15th of the season, and he's inching closer toward reaching the 20-homer mark for a sixth consecutive year. He has an .816 OPS across 478 plate appearances, which is his highest in his last six seasons in the majors.

Kittredge earned the save in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Twins, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Kittredge was called on to close out a three-run lead and did so on just nine pitches. The 36-year-old has now secured three saves in his past six appearances, allowing just two earned runs during that stretch. On the season, he owns six saves and nine holds to go along with a 3.57 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 30:10 K across 35.1 innings.

Woo did not factor into Tuesday's decision against the Yankees, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out five across five scoreless innings.

Woo worked around two baserunners in the first inning before allowing just two more Yankees batters on base over the next four frames. He sported a 6.32 ERA and 1.56 WHIP over 31.1 innings spanning six starts from June 24 to July 30, but he's kept his opponents scoreless in back-to-back starts and is up to seven consecutive outings in which he's struck out at least five batters. Woo will take a 4.15 ERA and 1.10 WHIP over 132.1 innings into his next start, which is lined up for this weekend on the road against the Astros.

Pallante did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's 2-0 win against the Phillies, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out two over six innings.

Pallante went toe-to-toe with Cristopher Sanchez, working around some shaky control and inducing three key double plays. The 27-year-old has logged three quality starts in five outings since the All-Star break, yielding just six total earned runs in that span. He'll take a 3.46 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 92:40 K across 130 frames this season into a road matchup with the Reds next week.

Miles was credited with the save in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Red Sox, when he allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.

Louis Varland was deployed for the save chance in Monday's win against Boston, so manager John Schneider turned that responsibility over to Miles for Tuesday's tilt. Miles overcame a one-out double to retire the next two batters on groundouts to secure the first major-league save of his career. Varland is still the Blue Jays' go-to closer, especially with Jeff Hoffman now with the Twins, but Miles could be deployed in more high-leverage situations moving forward.