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Mengden (7-6) picked up the win in Wednesday's 10-0 rout of the Orioles, allowing only one walk over five no-hit, scoreless innings while striking out three.

Liam Hendriks gave Oakland a single shutout frame as the opener before handing the ball off to Mengden, who completely baffled Baltimore's hitters. The five innings were Mengden's most in an outing with the A's since June 17, and it's unclear at this point whether he'll shift into a real rotation role for the final couple of weeks of the season or remain as the long-relief anchor for bullpen days.

Hildenberger pitched 1.1 scoreless innings with a strikeout and one hit allowed Wednesday to earn the save against the Yankees.

Hildenberger struck out Andrew McCutchen to end the eighth inning, then worked around a one-out single in the ninth to secure the save. The 27-year-old's 4.06 ERA isn't great, but he's successfully converted all six save opportunities since taking over the primary closing duties, while also picking up a pair of wins in that span.

Norris (0-4) took the loss against the Astros on Wednesday, allowing five runs on eight hits and a walk across 4.2 innings. He struck out three.

Norris pitched reasonably well through four innings, allowing just a single run, but Houston got to the lefty in the fifth. He allowed two singles, two doubles and a walk in the frame before getting pulled with two outs and a runner on second. Norris now has a 6.14 ERA this season, and he'll look for a better performance and his first win Tuesday against the Twins.

Alvarado secured his eighth save of the season Wednesday against the Indians, striking out two across a perfect ninth inning.

Alvarado needed just 11 pitches -- eight of which were strikes -- to retire the Indians to secure the win. He's converted both of his save chances in September, racking up six strikeouts across 2.2 scoreless innings over that stretch. Sergio Romo picked up a save in between Alvarado's two conversions as the two continue to share the ninth inning.

Manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that Chapman (knee) could rejoin the Yankees "sometime next week," Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Chapman threw a side session with no issues Wednesday and is headed back to New York to receive treatment. The flamethrower is expected to throw another side session -- or possibly a simulated game -- in the coming days, and if all goes well he could be cleared to rejoin the Yankees thereafter. Chapman has been out since Aug. 22 with left knee tendinitis.

Pressly closed out Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Tigers and picked up his first save of the season.

Neither Roberto Osuna nor Hector Rondon were available, so manager A.J. Hinch went to Pressly, the next best reliever. He hasn't allowed a run over his last 14 appearances, spanning 12.1 innings.

Mengden will follow opener Liam Hendriks against the Orioles on Wednesday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

Mengden will cover the bulk of Wednesday's innings. He's made three long-relief appearances this season, posting a 2.53 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 6:3 K:BB across 10.2 innings. It's unclear if he'll continue to work out of the bullpen down the stretch or if he'll rejoin the rotation at some point.

Harvey (shoulder) is on the Orioles' instructional league roster, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Harvey hasn't pitched since early June after dislocating his shoulder. He suffered a pair of setbacks in August and seemed to be potentially shut down for the season, though now it appears that he'll throw at least a few innings in the fall.

Ortiz will make his first career start Friday against the White Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Ortiz's first career MLB appearance went poorly Friday against the Rays, as he allowed three runs on three hits and a pair of walks while getting just two outs. In six starts for Triple-A Norfolk, he recorded a solid 3.69 ERA, though he struck out just 15.6 percent of the batters he faced.

Pearson (forearm) will pitch in the Arizona Fall League, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Pearson has been out since early May after a line drive broke his ulna. The 2017 first-round pick will wind up having pitched just 1.2 innings of minor-league ball this season, but he'll at least get some innings in the instructional league and then the AFL.