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Barlow recorded his 15th save of the season in Friday's 3-1 win over the Tigers, working a perfect ninth inning without striking out a batter.

The 28-year-old has converted seven straight chances since his last blown save Aug. 25. Barlow now sports a 2.40 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 86:26 K:BB through 71.1 innings with five wins and 14 holds in addition to his saves, and he's emerged as Kansas City's top bullpen arm this season.

Hernandez didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 3-1 win over the Tigers, allowing two hits and three walks over five scoreless innings. He struck out one.

The right-hander fought his control, tossing only 51 of 89 pitches for strikes, but after escaping a bases-loaded jam in the first inning, Hernandez settled in before turning things over to the bullpen. The 24-year-old will take a 3.68 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 74:41 K:BB through 85.2 innings into what should be his final appearance of the season next week at home against Cleveland.

Hendriks struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his 35th save of the season in a 1-0 win over Cleveland.

The White Sox bullpen was taxed a little more heavily than expected in the combined shutout after Dylan Cease (triceps) was forced to exit early, but Hendriks was more than up to the task of finishing the job. The 32-year-old hasn't blown a save since Aug. 12, converting nine straight chances with a 1.56 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 23:1 K:BB through 17.1 innings over his last 16 appearances.

Colome pitched a perfect inning against the Blue Jays on Friday, striking out one to earn the save.

Colome faced the heart of the Toronto order -- Vladimir Guerrero, Bo Bichette and Teoscar Hernandez -- while protecting a two-run lead. He made easy work of the trio of batters, needing only five pitches (all of which were strikes) to retire the side in order. The right-hander has successfully converted nine of his last 10 save opportunities and has held opponents scoreless in 12 of his last 14 appearances overall.

Wells allowed three runs on five hits and a walk with one strikeout in five innings Friday, taking a no-decision versus Texas.

The southpaw fared well against most of the Rangers' lineup, although, Nathaniel Lowe homered and singled off him. Wells has been inconsistent across his 10 appearances (seven starts) this year. He's struggled to a 7.61 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and 24:14 K:BB in 36.2 innings with nine home runs allowed. The 24-year-old lines up for one more start this year, likely at home versus Boston next week.

Sborz (4-3) allowed a run on two hits and a walk while striking out one in one inning Friday, but he earned the win versus Baltimore.

The right-hander benefited from Texas' five-run ninth inning. Sborz has been effective in the second half of the season, posting a 3.00 ERA across 27 innings since the start of July. He's notched a 3.95 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 67:31 K:BB across 57 innings overall while adding a save and nine holds as a high-leverage option for a Texas team that's struggled to win games.

Barlow walked one and struck out one in one inning, earning the save in Friday's 8-5 win over Baltimore.

Texas trailed for most of the game, but a five-run rally for the lead in the ninth inning made Barlow's services necessary. The right-hander has yielded six runs (three earned) across nine innings in September, but those have all come in just two of his 10 appearances. He's posted a tiny 1.69 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 25:12 K:BB through 26.2 innings while adding eight saves and three holds in 28 appearances.

Howard allowed four runs on six hits and struck out four without walking a batter in four innings during a no-decision versus Baltimore on Friday.

All of the damage against Howard came in the second inning, as he let a run score on a fielder's choice before Cedric Mullins swatted a three-run blast. The 25-year-old right-hander issued zero walks for the fifth time in 18 appearances (14 starts) this year. He's struggled to a 7.04 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 50:24 K:BB in 46 innings overall. Howard projects for one more start this season, likely versus Cleveland during next weekend's three-game series.

Yarbrough (9-6) allowed two hits over six scoreless innings Friday, striking out four without walking a batter and earning a win over the Marlins.

Yarbrough was terrific in Friday's win, allowing just one batter to reach scoring position. He took the mound in the second inning after David Robertson opened the game with a shutout frame. Over his previous three appearances, Yarbrough was hammered for 18 runs over 10.1 innings and he now owns a 5.09 ERA. The 29-year-old southpaw is projected to take the mound in Houston next week.

Robertson allowed a walk and struck out one batter in an inning of work as the opener in Friday's win over Miami.

Robertson threw just five of 13 pitches for strikes but managed to work through a scoreless inning. The 36-year-old righty lowered his ERA to 5.00 through nine innings this season.