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Norris didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 5-3 win over the Cardinals, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk over five innings while striking out seven.

The southpaw had little difficulty with the rest of the St. Louis lineup, but Marcell Ozuna took him deep twice to keep Norris from winning his first game of the year. He'll face a tough task in his next start Wednesday at home against the Astros.

Kelly (4-2) allowed three runs on four hits while striking out one over one inning to take the loss Friday against Houston.

Boston's bullpen gave us another reminder that baseball's best team has a vulnerability heading into the postseason when the Red Sox face good offenses. Kelly, along with Ryan Brasier and Tyler Thornburg, combined to give up four runs and eight hits in 2.2 innings, wasting a gem from starter David Price. He's had stretches of effective relief -- Kelly entered Friday's game with a 0.93 ERA over his previous 9.2 innings -- but his ERA has been above 3.00 since June 19. Manager Alex Cora needs to find relievers to trust in the seventh and eighth innings.

Gonsalves allowed five runs on five hits in 2.1 innings in a no-decision against the Royals on Friday. He walked three and struck out one.

Gonsalves got knocked around in the third inning, giving up three runs and getting the hook with one out and two runners on only to have those runners score on a Salvador Perez home run. In four starts -- covering 12.1 innings -- Gonsalves has only once gone five innings and has given up 16 earned runs and 13 walks while striking out just six. He's now carrying a .414 batting average against and is slated to take on the Yankees at home in his next start.

Hendriks pitched a single inning Friday night against the Rangers, allowing one walk and striking out one.

Hendriks served as the "opener" for the Athletics once again, as this was the third time he has drawn the start and made a brief appearance in the month of September. He's allowed two earned runs over 3.2 innings in the opener role, and he will have very limited fantasy value as long as he continues to serve in that capacity.

Hauschild cleared waivers and will head to Triple-A Buffalo.

Hauschild was designated for assignment Tuesday, and after failing to draw interest while on the waiver wire, he'll report to the Bisons.

Barnes has been diagnosed with left hip inflammation and was unavailable for Friday's game against the Astros, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Barnes underwent an MRI on Thursday that confirmed the diagnosis. The injury isn't expect to hold Barnes out for long, and he could return sometime within the next few days. More news on his status will likely surface within the near future when he's closer to playing.

Manaea (shoulder) is optimistic he'll pitch again this season, but the A's are considering it a long shot, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Manaea began strengthening exercises Monday, but he's still a long way from returning to the lineup. More news on a timetable for his return should surface as he makes strides in his rehab, but despite his optimism it seems safe to assume Manaea won't be back this season.

Hendriks will serve as the "opener" for Friday's game against Texas, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

This marks the third "start" for Hendriks this month, as he previously opened Tuesday's game against the Yankees and Saturday's contest versus Seattle. He only pitched one inning during Tuesday's affair, so don't expect him to last much longer than that. Chris Bassitt will likely take over once Hendriks departs.

Jerez was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake ahead of Friday's game against the White Sox.

Jerez was sent back to the minors Aug. 28 after struggling out of the bullpen. He's compiled a 6.00 ERA and 1.44 WHIP with eight strikeouts over nine innings with the Angels this season. Jerez figures to handle a low-leverage relief role during the final month of the regular season.

Martin whiffed nine over 5.2 shutout frames Thursday in Double-A Corpus Christi's 5-1 win over San Antonio in the second game of their Texas League semifinals series. He conceded only one hit and one walk in the 98-pitch outing.

The nine strikeouts matched a career high for Corbin, who has given up three runs or fewer in 19 of his last 21 outings at Double-A. Over 122 frames between Corpus Christi and High-A Buies Creek this season, Martin has posted a 2.51 ERA and 1.01 WHIP while limiting opposing hitters to a .199 average.