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Diekman, who saw his record drop to 3-3 by taking the loss against the Mariners on Thursday, has now allowed three earned runs apiece in two of his last five relief appearances.

That tally actually bumps up to three when widening the sample out to the left-hander's last 10 trips to the mound, an unusual level of vulnerability after Diekman's dominant 2020 season. The long ball did Diekman in Thursday versus the Mariners, as he surrendered a solo home run to Mitch Haniger and a two-run pinch-hit blast to Luis Torrens to blow the 4-3 lead Oakland had begun the sixth inning with. Diekman ultimately recorded just one out in the frame on a strikeout before exiting while seeing his ERA bump up from 3.39 to 3.84.

Manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Loaisiga (shoulder) could be activated during the team's upcoming series against the Blue Jays, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Loaisiga threw a bullpen session Friday and still appears to be on the right track in his recovery. It's not yet clear whether the right-hander will require a rehab assignment before he's reinstated from the injured list, but he wouldn't require many appearances if he reports to the minor-league club.

Hatch was placed on the 10-day injured list with right hamstring tendinitis Friday.

Hatch was removed from Thursday's series opener due to a hamstring issue, and the injury will likely force him to miss the remainder of the regular season. The right-hander made three appearances (two starts) for the Blue Jays this year and posted a 6.75 ERA and 1.82 WHIP in 9.1 innings.

Solomon was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land prior to Friday's game against Oakland, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Solomon was optioned to Houston's taxi squad Monday after earning the win while logging four innings Sunday against the Diamondbacks. Zack Greinke's move to the injured list with a neck issue opens up a spot for the right-hander to return to the Astros' bullpen for the series opener in Oakland, and he figures to be an option to provide length behind spot starter Brandon Bielak.

Krehbiel was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.

Krehbiel was sent to Norfolk after being claimed off waivers by Baltimore earlier this week, though he didn't take the mound during his brief time at Triple-A. The 28-year-old appeared in only one game Sept. 18 before being designated for assignment by the Rays, in which he delivered a scoreless frame with two strikeouts and a walk.

Borucki will begin serving a two-game suspension Friday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Borucki was initially suspended three games for intentionally hitting Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch Wednesday, but he appealed and received a reduced punishment. He'll be unavailable for the next two games but will be back in Toronto's bullpen for Sunday's series finale in Minnesota.

Akin was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left adductor strain.

Akin lined up for two more starts during the final week of the regular season, but he'll instead be shut down and is scheduled to undergo surgery during the offseason, per Joe Trezza of MLB.com. The left-hander doesn't have a specific timeline for his recovery but is expected to be ready for spring training in February. The 26-year-old finished 2021 with a 6.63 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 82:40 K:BB over 95 innings.

Sandlin (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

The transaction officially ends Sandlin's season, as he hit the 10-day injured list with a strained right shoulder in mid-August. He'll finish his rookie season with a strong 2.94 ERA and 34.0 percent strikeout rate in 33.2 innings, though the shoulder issue could be something to worry about heading into next season.

Perez was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Friday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Perez rejoined the big club Sept. 12 and wound up tossing 5.1 scoreless frames across three appearances. Despite his recent success, he'll return to Columbus with Shane Bieber (shoulder) and Amed Rosario (COVID-19 protocols) both being activated Friday.

Brash could be called up from Double-A Arkansas to start a game during next week's series against the Athletics should Seattle decide to remove Yusei Kikuchi from the rotation, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Manager Scott Servais was non-committal when asked if Kikuchi would make his next scheduled start Tuesday after the southpaw failed to work into the fourth inning Thursday against the A's. While there's still a strong chance Kikuchi remains in the rotation for the season's final week, Brash has emerged as a surprising candidate to take his spot if Seattle decides to go in a different direction. The 23-year-old right-hander has posted an impressive 2.13 ERA and even 1.00 WHIP while striking out 80 batters in 55 innings with Double-A Arkansas this season. Nonetheless, he would be making a sizable jump if he's promoted to the majors, as he's yet to pitch in Triple-A.