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Pressly earned the save over the Twins on Friday, pitching a perfect inning and striking out two.

The right-hander was called upon in the bottom of the ninth inning after Houston took a two-run lead in the top of the frame. Pressly needed 20 pitches to retire the side in order, notching a pair of strikeouts in the process. He is now 10-for-11 in save chances this season and has posted a 2.08 ERA along with a 27:5 K:BB across 26 innings.

Hatch threw two shutout innings while striking out three Friday in a rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

While Hatch was statistically effective in this outing, he needed 51 pitches to get through two frames, which put him at his pitch count and ended his night. He will likely need at least one more rehab start before he could be an option to join the big-league rotation.

Romano was not available Friday against the Red Sox due to right forearm tightness, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Toronto's bullpen is a bit of a mess right now, as several top options are injured and Tyler Chatwood melted down in Friday's game. Romano should be considered day-to-day for now, but given the nature of his injury, he could end up missing significant time. Rafael Dolis or Anthony Castro could be used in save situations until Romano is available.

Akin (0-1) yielded three runs on five hits and three walks over four innings Friday, striking out two and taking a loss against the Rays.

Akin gave up a run on an RBI groundout by Manuel Margot in the third inning but most of the damage came from Brandon Lowe's two-run blast in the fourth. It was Akin's third straight start finishing at least four innings, but his season ERA jumped to 4.13. He's projected to take the mound in Cleveland next week.

Fairbanks struck out one batter over a perfect ninth inning and picked up a save over the Orioles on Friday.

Fairbanks quickly rolled through the middle of Baltimore's order on just 10 pitches and lowered his season ERA to 1.20. He's made nine straight scoreless appearances and hasn't given up a run since May 19, when he notched his only other save of the season.

Yarbrough (4-3) allowed two unearned runs on three hits over six innings Friday, striking out six and earning a win over the Orioles.

The only runs to score on Yarbrough came on a two-run shot by Trey Mancini in the third inning but they weren't marked as earned runs on his final line. He lowered his season ERA to 3.63 and moved above .500 for the first time this year. The 29-year-old southpaw hasn't taken a loss since April 30 and now owns a 59:12 K:BB. Yarbrough is lined up to face the White Sox in Chicago next week.

Anderson (elbow) is throwing "nice and easy" but is still "quite a ways away," according to manager Kevin Cash, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

It's good to hear that Anderson is throwing, and Topkin notes the Rays are optimistic that he will be able to return this season. However, it also sounds like his return is not imminent. In the meantime, Diego Castillo, Pete Fairbanks and J.P. Feyereisen are all options at the end of games for Tampa Bay.

Paredes was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain Friday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Paredes exited his relief appearance Thursday with the shoulder issue. Manager Dusty Baker had already deemed the right-hander unavailable for Friday's series opener against the Twins, but now Paredes is set for a longer absence. The Astros have yet to disclose a timetable for his return, but the reliever will be eligible to come off the IL on June 21. Ralph Garza was recalled in a corresponding roster move.

Manager Dusty Baker said that Paredes (shoulder) will not be available to pitch Friday against the Twins, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Paredes struggled in his relief appearance Thursday and ended up exiting with a shoulder injury. Baker said that the club isn't yet sure if the right-hander will need to go on the injured list, but he'll remain unavailable through at least Friday.

Graveman (COVID-19 protocols) was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list prior to Friday's game against Cleveland.

Graveman hasn't pitched since May 16 and was officially placed on the COVID-19 injured list May 23. The right-hander went on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma earlier this week and is now set to rejoin Seattle's bullpen. Graveman figures slot back in immediately as one of manager Scott Servais' top closer options going forward.