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Boxberger logged his second hold in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox, recording two strikeouts over a scoreless inning.

Making his second appearance in the last three days, Boxberger was dominant once again, firing nine of his 13 pitches for strikes and ringing up multiple strikeouts for the second time in his trio of 2017 outings. The former closer has yet to allow a hit over his three innings, and manager Kevin Cash hasn't hesitated to afford him a normal workload now that Boxberger is finally healthy.

McHugh (elbow) will make a third rehabilitation start Monday at Double-A Corpus Christi, Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Astros will have McHugh throw at least two more rehab starts before he's activated.

Colome pitched a scoreless ninth inning with a strikeout to collect his 23rd save of the season during Thursday's win over Boston.

Colome had allowed at least one run in each of his previous five appearances for an 18.00 ERA and 3.20 WHIP, so this was an encouraging bounce-back showing. Additionally, despite his struggles, Tampa Bay has continued to turn to Colome, and he also collected three saves and a win during that stretch. While he's probably still on watch, it's clear that he has a strong hold on his job.

Rogers threw a scoreless eighth inning in Thursday's win over Baltimore for his 20th hold. He lowered his ERA to 2.20.

He leads MLB in holds and continues to thrive as the primary setup man for closer Brandon Kintzler. Rogers has improve significantly against right-handed batters by allowing a .614 OPS against righties compared to an .811 OPS last season.

Busenitz was optioned to Triple-A Rochester after Thursday's game, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He'll head back to Rochester after a brief two-day stint with the Twins. Busenitz did not get into either game during his time up with the big league club, but does have six total appearances with the Twins this season. The Twins will fill Busenitz's roster spot by recalling Friday's starter, Felix Jorge.

Graveman (shoulder) will throw a 40-pitch bullpen session Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports

His session will be split into two 20-pitch increments as Graveman works his way back from a sore shoulder. He's been on the disabled list since late May but has been making steady progress towards a return. Provided that Thursday's bullpen goes without a hitch, the A's could map out a rehab assignment for him in the near future, which would likely allow him to come off the DL shortly after the All-Star break.

Santiago's (back) MRI results showed no structural damage, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

This is good news, as inflammation will likely go away with proper rest. The plan for Santiago as of now is to hold off from throwing until the All-Star break. A firmer timetable for his return should come forth once he gets back into the swing of things.

Smith (elbow, shoulder) hopes to throw off a mound sometime over the weekend, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports.

After experiencing yet another setback in his recovery back in June, Smith seems to be ramping up his activity again. Given the nature of his injury and how many roadblocks he's already encountered, it wouldn't be surprising to see the Red Sox tread very carefully with the reliever, although some progress certainly is better than no progress.

Johnson (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list and sent to Triple-A Pawtucket, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports.

Johnson tossed three innings of lackluster ball in a rehab start with the PawSox, and although the Red Sox recognized his clean bill of health, there's no room for him in Boston's rotation at this time. It wouldn't be too surprising to see him back in the big leagues after the All-Star break if Eduardo Rodriguez (knee) experiences any setbacks in his recovery, but for now, Johnson will continue to dwell in the minors and develop further as a starter.

Devenski (6-3) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts to earn the victory against the Braves on Wednesday.

The six wins is tied for first among AL relievers, to go along with 11 holds for the Astros' right-hander. Devenski has been one of the most versatile bullpen pieces in baseball and features a 2.09 ERA and 0.77 WHIP with 72 strikeouts and only 13 walks over 51.2 innings this season.