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Duran earned the save Sunday in Cleveland, striking out two and walking one in the ninth inning of a 3-0 victory.

Facing the heart of the Guardians' lineup, Duran navigated a walk and kept Cleveland off the board to earn the save. It was his second save in the last four days, and he's now 8-for-8 in save chances on the season. The rookie has a 0.76 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 36:8 K:BB in 23.2 innings since the All-Star break. With Jorge Lopez's recent struggles, Duran may get more save chances over the final couple of weeks.

Morris (0-2) took the loss Sunday against Minnesota, allowing a run on six hits and a walk while striking out six in six innings.

Morris had the best and longest outing of his big-league career Sunday, allowing just a solo homer and retiring 11 in a row at one point. The 25-year-old had not tossed more than four innings in any of his three previous starts. Control issues had been a cause for concern in his first three appearances, as he walked eight batters in 9.2 innings, but he walked only one batter and threw 63 of his 81 pitches for strikes against Minnesota. His next start will likely be next weekend in Texas.

The Twins optioned Rodriguez to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday.

Fresh off his call-up from Triple-A on Saturday, Rodriguez proceeded to appear in long relief in the Twins' 7-6 loss in the second game of a doubleheader. He was the pitcher of record in the 15-inning loss, covering the final 3.2 frames and allowing two unearned runs. Since Rodriguez tossed 40 pitches in the outing and wasn't likely to be available out of the bullpen for a few more days, the Twins unsurprisingly elected to swap him off the active roster for a fresh arm in right-hander Ronny Henriquez, who was summoned from Triple-A.

The Twins recalled Henriquez from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday.

Henriquez, whom the Twins acquired in March in the deal that sent catcher Mitch Garver to the Rangers, will reach the big leagues for the first time in his career. The 22-year-old right-hander split time between the rotation and bullpen at Triple-A this season, delivering a 5.66 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 106:33 K:BB across 95.1 innings over his 24 appearances (14 starts). He'll likely serve as a long-relief option for Minnesota.

Chapman pitched a scoreless inning against the Brewers on Saturday, allowing one walk and striking out one batter.

Chapman missed nearly a month due to a leg infection, but he was reinstated Friday and made his return to the mound Saturday. The veteran reliever was used in a low-leverage situation in the seventh inning, so it appears that the Yankees will ease him back before potentially giving him high-leverage work (though likely not as a closer, since Clay Holmes has taken hold of that role). Though Chapman didn't allow any runs in his return, he threw only nine of 17 pitches for strikes and walked a batter. Control has been been a major issue for Chapman this season -- his 6.5 K/9 is on pace to be his worst mark since 2011 and is fifth-worst among MLB pitchers who have thrown at least 30 innings.

German allowed four runs on two hits and two walks without retiring a batter in Saturday's 9-0 loss to the Royals.

German, whose contract was selected and who was making his MLB debut, had been scheduled to pitch a full inning, per Ian Browne of MLB.com, but those plans were scrapped quickly. The Royals went walk, single, walk, single against the 24-year-old right-hander. Boston manager Alex Cora made note that Kansas City hitters didn't offer at German's secondary pitches, describing them as "away or non-competitive," so the staff will take a look at that and attempt to figure out how to make him better.

Kelly was placed on the family medical leave list Sunday.

Tanner Banks will take Kelly's place in the bullpen in advance of Sunday's bullpen game against the Tigers. Kelly has a five-appearance scoreless streak with nine strikeouts in his last 4.2 innings.

Abreu (elbow) started a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Sunday.

He has a 3.38 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 38:22 K:BB in 38 innings across 32 appearances. Abreu has missed four weeks with elbow inflammation.

Loup saved Saturday's 2-1 win against the Mariners, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

With Jimmy Herget and Jose Quijada struggling in September and Ryan Tepera working Friday, manager Phil Nevin turned to Loup to close out Saturday's one-run win. The 34-year-old retired the heart of Seattle's lineup in order on 12 pitches, though he did allow hard contact in the form of two lineouts. Loup holds a 3.96 ERA and 1.30 WHIP on the season but has been better recently with a 2.25 ERA in 16 innings across 16 appearances since the calendar flipped to August. Look for Loup and Tepera to lead Los Angeles' closer committee to finish the campaign, at least until one of them falters.

Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

With Johnny Cueto (illness) potentially unavailable, the White Sox wanted to add a fresh bullpen arm. Banks has a 3.26 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 40:17 K:BB in 47 innings through 32 appearances in the majors.