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Bautista notched a save after he pitched one-third of an inning, striking out the only batter he faced to end Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Cardinals.

After Dillon Tate allowed a solo home run and two more batters to reach base, Bautista was called upon to face Tyler O'Neill with two outs in the ninth inning. He proceeded to strike him out on five pitches, earning his first career save. With his ability to hit triple-digits with his fastball, the 26-year-old could be in line for more high-leverage appearances moving forward. Bautista has produced a 2.13 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with 16 strikeouts over 12.2 innings this season.

Coulombe was removed from Tuesday's game against the Astros with left hip inflammation, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The left-hander allowed one unearned run over one inning before exiting Tuesday's contest with the injury. He was likely to be unavailable regardless Wednesday since he threw 29 pitches and should be considered day-to-day.

Garcia was ejected from Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The right-hander entered with two runners on and immediately surrendered a three-run homer to Giancarlo Stanton, and he was ejected after plunking the next batter, Josh Donaldson, in an 0-1 count. Garcia could face some additional discipline should MLB determine any intent from the hit by pitch.

Faucher was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Faucher received his first major-league call-up Monday but spent just one day with the team, allowing five runs in his lone inning of work. Vidal Brujan was recalled to take Faucher's place on the roster.

Holmes (2-0) earned the win over Texas on Monday, retiring both batters he faced on four pitches.

After Nestor Cortes' no-hit bid ended with one out in the eighth inning, Holmes was brought in to navigate through the rest of the frame. He needed only four pitches to do so, and the Yankees put up the first (and only) run of the game in the bottom of the inning to line him up for the win. Holmes leads New York with four victories on the season, and he has registered a 15:2 K:BB along with a sparkling 0.82 ERA and 0.61 WHIP across 14.2 frames.

Murfee, who fired a perfect sixth inning during which he recorded a strikeout in a loss to the Phillies on Monday, has now logged 7.2 scoreless, hitless frames across his first five big-league appearances.

The rookie couldn't have fashioned a better start to his big-league career, as he also boasts a sparkling 10:1 K:BB. Murfee also recorded eight scoreless, one-hit frames in five appearances for Triple-A Tacoma before his April 28 promotion, giving him an impeccable body of work thus far in 2022.

The Orioles recalled Lakins from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.

Lakins never reported to Norfolk after he was optioned to the affiliate following Sunday's doubleheader, as he was instead included on the Orioles' taxi squad ahead of their three-game series in St. Louis. He'll end up rejoining the 26-man active roster after fellow reliever Jorge Lopez (personal) was placed on the bereavement list. Lopez is expected to miss at least the next three games, but if he rejoins the Orioles this weekend in Detroit, Lakins will be the logical candidate to move back off the active roster.

The Orioles placed Lopez on the bereavement list Tuesday.

Per MLB rules, players placed on the bereavement list aren't eligible to be activated for at least three days and can stay on the list for a maximum of seven days, so at the very least, Lopez won't be available for the Orioles' three-game series with the Cardinals that begins Tuesday. While Lopez is sidelined, Dillon Tate is the most likely candidate to handle closing duties for the Orioles; he's recorded the only Baltimore save this season that that hasn't gone to Lopez, who has recorded four.

The Athletics recalled Martinez from Triple-A Las Vegas ahead of his scheduled start in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader in Detroit.

He'll be designated as the Athletics' 27th man for what will be his MLB debut, meaning Martinez will most likely be sent back to Las Vegas immediately after the doubleheader. Through his five starts at Las Vegas this season spanning 19.1 innings, Martinez has submitted a 7.45 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 25:9 K:BB.

Jackson secured his fifth hold in a win over the Tigers on Monday, firing 1.1 perfect innings during which he recorded two strikeouts.

The right-hander had his first true stumble of the season Wednesday against the Rays when he allowed three earned runs over two-thirds of an inning, but he's bounced back with back-to-back scoreless appearances. Jackson has been thrown right into the mix by manager Mark Kotsay, already logging 14 appearances over the Athletics' first 29 games after combining for just 25 between Double-A Midland and Triple-A Las Vegas last season.