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Hartlieb was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Thursday.

Hartlieb was claimed off waivers by Boston in early September, and he tossed two scoreless innings across two relief appearances at Triple-A Worcester. However, he'll now be cast off the 40-man roster with Jarren Duran and Jonathan Arauz being reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Thursday.

Barreda cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

As a 32-year-old with just three career MLB appearances under his belt, all of which came this year, it's unsurprising that Barreda passed through waivers unclaimed. He'll remain in an organizational depth role at Norfolk for the Orioles.

Moll was placed on the paternity list Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Moll made a pair of relief appearances early this week and struck out three in three scoreless innings. He'll be away from the team for up to three games following the birth of his child.

Foster was called up to serve as the 29th man for Thursday's doubleheader against Cleveland, Vinnie Duber of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Foster gives the team an additional bullpen option. He hasn't been good in 35.2 major-league innings this season, struggling to a 6.06 ERA, so he'll likely be limited to lower-leverage situations.

Colome allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two in the ninth inning to earn the save Wednesday against the Cubs.

Colome entered the game with a three-run lead, but he quickly ran into trouble by allowing three of the first four batters he faced to reach base. He settled down in time to record with the final out with the tying run at third base and go-ahead run at second. Despite the rocky outing, Colome has pitched well of late, as he's allowed only three earned runs across 10.1 frames in September. He now has 15 saves on the season while maintaining a 3.98 ERA with a 55:23 K:BB acoss 61 innings.

Bachman won't pitch for the Angels' Double-A club this year and will work in the instructional league after the season ends, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Bachman was bumped up to Double-A Rocket City on Sept. 11, but he's no longer expected to get into any games with the Trash Pandas this season. Instead, he'll continue his development in the instructional league after the campaign comes to a close. The right-hander was the organization's first-round pick this year and threw only 14.1 innings in High-A ball, so this hardly qualifies as a stunting of his progress.

Hearn pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on four hits and four walks while striking out three. He did not factor into the decision.

The left-hander gave up a two-run double to Kyle Higashioka in the fifth inning, providing the only big blow against him in the contest. After giving up seven runs to the White Sox on Sept. 17, he rebounded nicely in this one. Hearn has now allowed three or less runs in seven of his last eight starts while compiling a 3.92 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in those outings. He's projected to face the Angels in his next start Wednesday.

Akin surrendered one run on five hits and a walk while striking out six in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies. He did not factor into the decision.

The 26-year-old pitched well in this one, with his only run coming after he was pulled from the game. Andrew McCutchen launched a home run off of Eric Hanhold to plate Bryce Harper, who Akin allowed to reach before exiting. The outing snapped a seven-start streak of giving up a home run for the lefty, and the one walk was his lowest amount allowed since Aug. 10. He's lined up to face the Red Sox in his next start Tuesday.

Merryweather allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning versus Tampa Bay on Wednesday. He did not factor in the decision.

This was the 29-year-old's first turn as an opener this season. Merryweather allowed a single to Randy Arozarena and walked Ji-Man Choi before getting the final two outs of the frame. Through 8.1 innings, Merryweather owns a 4.32 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 7:4 K:BB. He's added two saves and a hold in nine appearances this year after missing most of the season due to an oblique injury.

Chargois (6-1) pitched a perfect inning and struck out two, earning the win Wednesday versus Toronto.

The 30-year-old was the first reliever in the game after starter Luis Patino was pulled after three innings. Chargois has enjoyed his best major-league season with a 2.44 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 50:17 K:BB through 51.2 innings this year. While he entered Wednesday's game early, his 14 holds across 53 appearances between Tampa Bay and Seattle indicate he'll continue to be in the mix for high-leverage situations.