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Abreu struck out one over 1.1 perfect innings to earn the save in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Angels.

Josh Hader had pitched four of the last five days, so Abreu was called upon to close out this game. This was Abreu's second save since the All-Star break, but he is unlikely to carve out a larger sharing of closing opportunities as long as Hader is healthy. For the year, Abreu has a 4.74 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 48:28 K:BB through 38 innings, and he's added seven saves and six holds.

Baker earned the save in Wednesday's win over the Rangers, firing a scoreless inning and allowing one hit.

Baker notched his 29th save of the season after pitching out of a one-out double, and still sits second in the majors in saves to Cade Smith. The right-hander is extremely hot as he has now converted 19 consecutive save attempts to give the Rays their third shutout in four games.

Legumina allowed one hit and no walks in 1. scoreless innings while serving as the opener against the Rangers. He registered no strikeouts.

After struggling with the Mariners, where he had a 4.63 ERA and 1.54 WHIP, Legumina has been very productive since joining the Rays. The right-hander has a 3.51 ERA and 1.20 WHIP with a 22:10 K:BB in 33.1 innings pitched. The 29-year-old has opened four times for the Rays, including his last two appearances, and has gone more than an inning and has given up one run or less in each of those starts.

The Rangers transferred Corniell (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.

A right flexor strain sent Corniell to the injured list July 21, and he'll now be ineligible to pitch until Sept. 19 after moving to the 60-day IL. The move will free up a spot on the 40-man roster for Chase Silseth, whom the Rangers acquired in a trade with the Angels on Wednesday.

The Angels traded Silseth and Logan O'Hoppe to the Rangers on Wednesday in exchange for minor-league infielder Angel Arredondo, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Silseth has enjoyed one of the best campaigns of his career this year, posting a 2.72 ERA and 48:22 K:BB over 39.2 innings with the Angels. Now with the Rangers, he's unlikely to pry the closer job away from Jacob Latz, but he should continue to work fairly often in high-leverage situations.

Anderson allowed two runs on a hit and a walk across 1.1 innings of relief and was charged with a blown save in Wednesday's 10-9, extra-innings loss to the Orioles. He struck out two.

Detroit starter Tarik Skubal left the game with two outs in the seventh inning, and Kyle Finnegan and Anderson proceeded to allow a total of four runs while only retiring four batters combined. For Anderson, the subpar outing saddled him with his sixth blown save of the season. The righty now has a 4.33 ERA and 1.32 WHIP across 62.1 innings this year, and he remains a middling fantasy option due to his role in the middle of Detroit's bullpen without a clear path to saves or wins.

Varland recorded his 23rd save Wednesday against the Nationals, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one over two scoreless innings.

Varland was summoned in the eighth inning with a three-run lead after Tyler Rogers allowed a run and left runners on first and second with no outs. He issued a walk to load the bases but escaped the jam unscathed. In the ninth he worked around a leadoff single from Jorbit Vivas to lock down his 23rd save this season. The right-hander has converted seven saves over his last nine appearances while recording 11 strikeouts across 10 innings during that stretch. For the season, Varland owns a sparkling 0.98 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 73:23 K:BB over 55 innings.

Kittredge recorded the final out of the 12th inning Wednesday to pick up his fourth save of the season in a 10-9 win over the Tigers.

The Orioles were down 7-0 after six innings, but once Tarik Skubal left the game for the Tigers, the visitors' offense woke up. Tyler Wells worked the ninth and 10th innings with the score tied, while Rico Garcia blew a save chance in the 11th, as the back of the Baltimore bullpen remains unsettled -- Kittredge is the fifth different pitcher to collect a save for the team since the All-Star break. The veteran right-hander hasn't allowed an earned run since June 20, but he has been tagged for six unearned runs during that stretch while posting a 1.20 WHIP and 12:4 K:BB in 13.1 innings and racking up one win, three saves and three holds over 15 appearances.

The Astros optioned Ullola to Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.

Ullola gave up three earned runs in just one inning after getting called up Sunday, and he'll now lose his spot in the Astros' bullpen in order to make room for Hayden Wesneski's (elbow) return from the IL. Ullola owns a 4.92 ERA and 1.40 WHIP through 53 innings at Sugar Land and could make a few more appearances for Houston down the stretch as a replacement for a tired arm.

The Rays placed Sulser on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to lower back spasms.

Tampa Bay recalled right-hander Chris Roycroft from Triple-A Durham to take over Sulser's spot in the bullpen. Sulser, who owns a 4.86 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over 46.1 innings with the Rays on the season, will be eligible to come off the IL on Aug. 10.