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Robles earned the save in Friday's win over the Athletics after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He allowed one hit and struck out three.

Robles threw all 11 of his pitches for strikes in the impressive showing, and his only blemish was a two-out single to Jed Lowrie before he stuck out Khris Davis on three pitches to end the game. He now owns a 3.70 ERA and 1.39 WHIP with 59 strikeouts over 56 innings on the season.

Barria settled for a no-decision in Friday's game against the Athletics, allowing no runs and no hits over 4.2 innings with six walks and four strikeouts.

Barria would've likely ended up with a much better outing if he could've limited the free passes, but the six walks he allowed Friday were a season-high. He was pulled after throwing 81 pitches through 4.2 innings, and he's been unable to reach six innings in his last five starts. Assuming Friday was his last appearance of the season, Barria will finish 2018 with a 3.41 ERA (5.00 xFIP) and a shaky 98:47 K:BB ratio over the course of 129.1 innings.

Trivino didn't factor into the decision in Friday's game against the Angels, throwing a scoreless first inning and allowing no hits or walks.

Trivino served as the opener for the Athletics on Friday, and he only needed 11 pitches to retire the three batters he faced before turning things over to Mike Fiers in the second inning. It was Trivino's first career start at the major-league level, and over the course of 73 innings so far in 2018, he owns a 8-3 record with a 2.96 ERA and 80 strikeouts.

May recorded two outs on two strikeouts and picked up the save in Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

May was deployed with one out in the ninth, and he went on to fan the final two batters of the game. He'll likely remain in the closer's role for the final few matchups of the regular season after securing his second save of the year. May owns a 3.33 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 34 punchouts over 24.1 frames in 2018.

Lopez (7-10) allowed two runs on four hits and five walks while striking out five over six innings, taking the loss in Game 1 of Friday's twin bill against the Twins.

Lopez gave up a run in the first and another in the sixth, and although he managed to keep Minnesota's offense in check for the majority of his outing, he'd exit the ballgame down by a run. Despite getting hit with the loss, the 24-year-old put up a quality start in his final start of the regular season. He posted a 3.91 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with 151 strikeouts through 188.2 frames in 2018.

Trivino (neck) is healthy and will make a spot start Friday against Los Angeles.

Trivino was dealing with a neck issue, but he appears good to go and the Athletics will shake things up by using an opener. Mike Fiers was expected to make the start, so it's unclear if he'll be available in long relief. Trivino should pitch the customary 1-to-2 innings before handing the ball to a reliever.

Castro (knee) is expected to be shut down for the final four games of the season, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Castro has been unavailable out of the bullpen while nursing a sore knee. He hasn't pitched since Sept. 22 against the Yankees, and with the Orioles well out of playoff contention, he figures to be done throwing in 2018. Castro will finish with a 3.96 ERA with 57 strikeouts over 86.1 frames if he's indeed done for the season.

Norris is slated to make a couple of starts with the Aguilas Cibaenas of the Dominican Winter League, Emily Waldon of The Athletic reports.

A groin injury limited Norris to just seven starts and three relief appearances for the Tigers this season. He recorded a disappointing 5.22 ERA and allowed seven homers in 39.2 innings, thanks in large part due to a groundball rate that fell to a career-low 30.4 percent. He'll look to get back on track and make up for lost time in winter ball.

Sadzeck walked one and struck out two over a scoreless eighth inning to pick up the hold in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Mariners.

Sadzeck, who has five holds in September, has not allowed a run over 9.1 innings since he joined Texas as part of the September callups. He's emerged as a setup man for interim manager Don Wakamatsu, despite Sadzeck's propensity to put men on base. He's walked 10 and hit one batter to produce a 1.61 WHIP. The key has been bearing down with men on base. The right-hander has quickened his pace with runners on while maintaining the power that allows him to throw in the upper 90s, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports. "When we talk about development, if you got his times to the plate, they were under 1.1 seconds, and throwing 99 mph," Wakamatsu said. "It takes a long time for guys to understand that we can still stay compact, let the arm catch up and still throw hard with strikes. He's learning that."

Leclerc allowed one hit and struck out one in the ninth inning to earn the save Thursday.

Leclerc allowed a leadoff single to Mitch Haniger but retired the next three batters he faced to earn his 12th save of the season. He's taken well to his role as the Rangers' closer, not blowing a save or allowing an earned run across 18 innings since July 30.