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Herget will have his contract purchased by the Rangers, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Jose Leclerc (shoulder) was placed on the 45-day injured list Thursday, opening up a spot on the big-league roster for Herget. The right-hander made five appearances for the Reds in 2019, allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks across 6.1 innings. He should fill a low-leverage relief role during his time with the big club.

Leclerc was placed on the 45-day injured list Thursday with a Grade 2 strain of his teres major, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

The injury is similar to the one teammate Corey Kluber (shoulder) is dealing with, though it's apparently a little less serious. Either way, he's set to receive a PRP injection before being shut down for around four weeks. The hope is that Leclerc will be able to return for the end of the season. It's unclear who will step in as the Rangers' closer in his absence, though Nick Goody picked up the save in his place Wednesday. Brett Martin, Jesse Chavez and Jonathan Hernandez are also options, along with Joely Rodriguez (lat) and Rafael Montero (elbow) once healthy.

Thornton's scheduled start against the Phillies on Saturday has been postponed, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

The Phillies announced that a pair of staff members tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the week, prompting the team to shut down its stadium and postpone this weekend's series against the Blue Jays. It's unclear clear when Thornton will start next.

The Rays announced that Poche (elbow) underwent successful Tommy John surgery in Texas on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Poche will remain in Texas for the initial phases of his rehab before returning to Florida once he advances further in the recovery process. The southpaw reliever has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2020 season, and he's unlikely to resurface in the Tampa Bay bullpen until late in the second half of the 2021 campaign at the earliest.

Taylor allowed one hit and struck out three over 2.1 scoreless innings in Wednesday's 4-2 extra-innings loss to the Dodgers.

Taylor, who had 11.1 innings worth of experience at Triple-A prior to 2020, stepped up at a time when the Astros are dealing with a few injuries in the bullpen. This was Taylor's third appearance of the season, all of them scoreless. He's allowed just one hit and struck out five over 4.2 innings.

Duffey threw a scoreless inning with three strikeouts in Wednesday's win over the Cardinals.

Duffey was used in the sixth inning as he'll be a valuable middle reliever and setup man in the Minnesota bullpen mix. Duffey had a delayed start to summer camp, but he's looked sharp once the regular season began with five strikeouts and no walks in two innings in his first two appearances.

Rogers earned the save in Wednesday's victory over St. Louis, pitching a perfect ninth inning and striking out two batters.

A day after being passed up for the team's first save opportunity of the season, Rogers was called upon to protect a three-run lead against the Cardinals on Wednesday. He succeeded in style, needing only 11 pitches -- nine of which were strikes -- to set St. Louis down in order. That should erase any doubt about Rogers' status as Minnesota's clear-cut closer after Sergio Romo sniped the save Tuesday.

Colome pitched a scoreless, final inning in Wednesday's 4-0 win over Cleveland. He allowed two hits and a walk.

It was a non-save situation for Colome, who needed 31 pitches to seal the win for Chicago. It was the second straight day he's pitched, but with an off day Thursday, the White Sox's closer should be ready for their next game Friday at Kansas City.

Bummer (1-0) struck out two over a scoreless eighth inning and was credited with the win in a 4-0 victory over Cleveland.

Bummer was the pitcher of record when the White Sox plated four runs in the top of the ninth inning. The left-hander was one-fourth of the White Sox's best-pitched game of the season. No. 1 starter Lucas Giolito gave them six strong innings followed by Evan Marshall, Bummer and Alex Colome. Bummer earned his role as a setup man in 2019 when he posted a 2.13 ERA over 67.2 innings.

Jimenez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to record the save in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Royals.

The Tigers are off to a 4-2 start, and Jimenez has saves in all of the team's wins. The hard-throwing righty has been up and down since arriving in the majors in 2017, but he has the stuff to be a dominant closer, as evidenced by the 82 strikeouts he recorded in just 59.2 innings a season ago.