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Jimenez worked a perfect ninth inning Wednesday without a walk or a strikeout to record his 10th save of the season in a 4-2 win over the Mariners.

The 28-year-old rookie continues to dazzle in the closer role for Oakland. Jimenez has yet to blow a save this season, and he's been charged with an earned run in only one of his 18 appearances, leading to a 0.49 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 19:6 K:BB through 18.1 innings.

Burke allowed one hit and struck out one over two scoreless innings in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Angels.

Burke made a sixth consecutive scoreless appearance, during which he's allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out nine over 11.1 innings. Five of those outings and 10 of 13 overall have lasted more than three outs. The left-hander, a former starter, finally appears to be healthy after a 2019 shoulder injury put a hole in his career. Burke hinted that shoulder was better at the end of the 2021 in the minors, when he allowed two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out 14 over his final 13 innings at Triple-A Round Rock.

Otto (2-2) earned the win over the Angels on Wednesday, allowing one run over five innings. He gave up three hits, walked two and struck out seven.

Otto gave up a first-inning run but settled down after that, keeping Los Angeles off the scoreboard for his remaining four frames. The right-hander racked up a season-high seven strikeouts and picked up his first win since his first appearance of the campaign April 22. Otto has allowed two runs or fewer in five of his six outings, but his 4.91 ERA is marred by an eight-run, four-inning blowup against Boston on May 14. Still, it's probably better to take a wait-and-see approach in fantasy, as Otto has allowed multiple walks in all but one appearance and hadn't punched out more than five batters in a game until Wednesday. He's tentatively scheduled to make his next start at home against Tampa Bay on Monday.

Pressly earned a save against the Guardians on Wednesday, pitching a perfect inning during which he struck out one batter.

Pressly came on in the ninth inning to protect a one-run lead and had a relatively easy time closing things out, retiring the side on nine pitches and preventing any balls from leaving the infield. He has converted his last four save chances and hasn't given up a run across six outings since being tagged with back-to-back blown saves April 13 and May 5.

Hendriks earned the save after he pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking two batters while striking out one in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Red Sox.

Hendriks entered the game with two outs in the eighth frame after Joe Kelly was forced to exit with left hamstring tightness, getting Christian Vazquez to ground out to end the inning. He then returned in the ninth inning, working around two walks to grab his 14th save of the season. Hendriks has now worked 5.1 scoreless frames since blowing back-to-back saves earlier in May, allowing three hits and walking two while striking out eight and going 5-for-5 on save opportunities.

Kelly was removed from Wednesday's game against the Red Sox with left hamstring tightness.

Kelly needed only seven pitches to strike out the only two batters he faced during the eighth inning, but he appeared to tweak his hamstring on his last pitch and promptly exited the contest. The severity of the injury remains unclear and the veteran right-hander will be evaluated further Thursday morning, so he's likely to be unavailable for the series finale versus Boston.

Manager Alex Cora said Winckowski is likely to be promoted to start Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

The 23-year-old has a 3.13 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 34:6 K:BB over 31.2 innings for Triple-A Worcester this season, and he's now expected to make his major-league debut this weekend. It may only be a spot start for Winckowski, but a strong performance could increase the likelihood of another promotion later in the year.

Pilkington will be recalled from Triple-A Columbus to start Thursday's game against the Tigers, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

The 24-year-old is poised to make his second big-league start of the season after Thursday's originally scheduled starter, Aaron Civale (glute), was placed on the injured list. Pilkington has given up two earned runs with an 11:4 K:BB over 8.2 major-league innings this season, and a decent showing in Detroit could earn him more opportunities in the rotation.

Gibaut (finger) was reinstated from the 7-day minor-league injured list Wednesday.

Gibaut sustained a dislocated finger on his right hand in early May but has been cleared to return to game action after missing just over three weeks. Over seven relief appearances at Triple-A Columbus this year, the right-hander has posted a 7.04 ERA and 1.81 WHIP in 7.2 innings.

Wells (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.

Wells has been on the injured list since April 29 due to a Grade 1 UCL strain of his left elbow, and he's expected to miss 8-to-12 weeks. That timetable means that he'll likely be sidelined until after the All-Star break, so his move to the 60-day IL shouldn't impact his outlook.