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Robles walked two in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-2 win over Washington.

The right-hander issued two walks after getting two outs, but he got Keibert Ruiz to fly out to end the threat. Robles has been reliable when called upon lately, as his scoreless innings streak is up to 12.2. In that span, he's allowed just five hits and four walks while striking out 16. For the year, he has a 4.50 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 75:36 K:BB across 68 innings between Boston and Minnesota.

Wells was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.

Wells wasn't going to pitch again this season after tossing six innings against Boston on Thursday, so he'll be optioned to clear space for Isaac Mattson. He'll end the season with a 6.75 ERA and 1.62 WHIP in eight starts and three relief appearances.

Karinchak was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Friday.

Karinchak has saved 11 games this season but pitched himself out of a high-leverage relief job in late August after struggling to a 9.75 ERA over his last 12 innings of work. He's been good in seven Triple-A appearances, giving up two runs on three hits in six innings of work while striking out nine batters and walking three. It's not impossible that he could see a save chance or two in the final series of the season, but the team doesn't seem to have a lot of faith in him given his demotion.

Zerpa (0-1) was tagged with the loss Thursday after allowing two runs (both unearned) on three hits and a walk while fanning four across five innings.

The young left-hander made his big-league debut in the series finale and while he was tagged with the loss, he looked composed while tossing 44 of his 68 pitches for strikes. Zerpa posted a 2.59 ERA across eight starts at High-A Quad Cities and will probably start next season at Double-A, but this outing was certainly encouraging for his long-term outlook.

Fulmer nailed down the save Thursday against Minnesota after tossing a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one.

Fulmer has been on fire recently and has tossed 10 straight scoreless outings; in fact, he has given up just two runs over his last 18 innings dating back to Aug. 22. The right-hander has gone 13-for-17 in save chances this season and owns a 3.01 ERA on the year, a figure that would rank as a career-best mark for him.

Lange (1-3) earned the win in relief Thursday against the Twins after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings, fanning two.

Lange tossed a second straight scoreless outing and enjoyed a strong September, tossing 10 scoreless appearances out of 12 trips to the mound and racking up one save, three holds and a 2.03 ERA with a 13:3 K:BB across 13.1 innings. He's made 35 appearances on the year and owns a 4.08 ERA in that span, but he's ending the campaign with excellent results over the last few weeks.

Graveman struck out one over a scoreless eighth inning to earn a hold in Thursday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.

Graveman was reinstated off the paternity list earlier in the day, then set down the Rays after hitting the first batter he faced with his first pitch. This was the reliever's seventh hold in 22 appearances since joining Houston. Graveman owns a 2.86 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over 22 innings while helping to solidify a shaky Houston bullpen.

Pivetta (9-8) allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out eight across 4.2 innings to take the loss Thursday against the Orioles.

Pivetta allowed all three of his earned runs on a home run by Ryan Mountcastle in the third inning. He was fairly sharp otherwise, generating 16 swinging strikes on 87 total pitches. Since returning from the injured list Sep. 12, Pivetta has allowed eight earned runs across 19 innings while striking out 23 and walking only three. He'll end the regular season with a 4.56 ERA and 174:65 K:BB across 154 frames.

Yarbrough (9-7) surrendered three runs on four hits and a walk over 4.2 innings to take the loss Thursday against Houston. He also had three strikeouts.

Pitching behind opener Collin McHugh, Yarbrough served up a three-run homer to Carlos Correa in the fourth inning that gave the Astros a 3-0 lead. It put the finishing touches on a tough September for Yarbrough, who was roughed up for a 9.00 ERA and 29 hits over 21 innings in his five appearances (two starts) during the month.

Pressly secured the save in Thursday's win over Tampa Bay, walking one in a scoreless ninth inning.

It was the 26th save of the season and seventh in a row for Pressly, who hadn't pitched since Sunday while working through a knee issue. He needed 17 pitches to finish off the Rays, only eight of which were strikes, but it was good enough for his seventh scoreless effort in his last eight appearances.