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Mariners closer Danny Farquhar worked his way around a two-out single as he tossed a scoreless frame and converted his 13th save of the season Friday night against the Rays.

Farquhar has converted 13 of 16 save opportunities with a 4.28 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters that pitcher David Robertson has a sore shoulder and will be out for 5-6 days following Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Robertson owns a 1.85 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP in 58 1/3 innings of relief.

Mariners pitcher Brandon Maurer will return to the rotation next week after Taijuan Walker makes his final start on Monday, MLB.com reports Friday.

Maurerwas recalled from Triple-A in late July and has gone 2-0 with a 6.64 ERA in 20 1/3 innings of relief. He made 10 starts earlier this season and went 2-7 with a 6.93 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP.

Astros pitcher Josh Fields was able to get all four batters he faced out Thursday to earn his third save in his team's 3-2 win over the A's.

It was Fields' first save opportunity since Aug. 14. With the scoreless 1 1/3 innings Thursday, Fields owns a 5.81 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 32:14 K:BB ratio in 31 innings.

Rays closer Fernando Rodney handled the Angels with little drama Wednesday, as he set the side down in order to preserve a 3-1 win.

Rodney struck out two batters before recording the final out of the inning via fly ball. He needed just 12 pitches to record his 32nd save of the season. Rodney now has a 3.65 ERA and 1.39 WHIP. 

Mariners closer Danny Farquhar set the Royals down in short order Wednesday, as he closed out a 6-4 win.

Farquhar needed just nine pitches to retire the side, recording one out via groundout and two by way of fly balls.  He saved his 12th game of the season and seventh in a row, while lowering his ERA to 4.37.  

Coming off his first win of the season his last time out, Twins starter Liam Hendriks didn't have quite as solid an outing Wednesday afternoon in Houston.

The Astros jumped on him for three runs in the first inning and he could never recover. Hendriks, however, avoided suffering the loss as Ryan Doumit hit a solo homer in the ninth to tie the score. His record remains 1-2 on the season.

Hendriks allowed five runs -- three earned -- on eight hits and two walks over just 4 1/3 innings. He threw 98 pitches and struck out three batters. Hendriks, who was making his sixth start of the year and fourth since coming back up in early August, has given up 10 earned runs over 8 2/3 innings in the two starts before and after his lone win on Aug. 30 at Texas.

The 24-year-old has been anything but consistent with a 5.28 ERA on the year. His next scheduled start comes Tuesday against Oakland.

Rays starter Matt Moore (elbow) came off the disabled list to make his first start since July 28 on Tuesday night in Anaheim. It certainly was a successful return.

Moore earned the win to improve to 15-3 on the season as he gave up only one unearned run over 5 1/3 innings. He was allowed to go 94 pitches deep as he gave up just four hits and four walks with six strikeouts. Moore's ERA is at 3.27 on the year.

Although there was a large gap in between, Moore has now won his last seven consecutive decisions. In fact, he's 7-0 over his last eight starts. Now that Moore has fully returned to the rotation for the Rays, he'll make his next scheduled start on Sunday at Seattle.

As expected, Rays pitcher Matt Moore has been activated from the disabled list for Tuesday's start against the Angels.

Moore has been out since July 28 with an elbow issue. Through 121 1/3 innings, Moore has a 3.41 ERA. 

Blue Jays starting pitcher Esmil Rogers was fantastic Monday afternoon in Arizona. Rogers allowed just one hit over 6 1/3 outstanding innings for the win.

Rogers improved to 4-7 on the season as he shut out the Diamondbacks over 83 pitches and 6 1/3 innings. He walked one batter and struck out five on the excellent performance. His ERA is now at 4.76.

The 28-year-old Rogers couldn't finish four innings his last time out. He was outstanding Monday, but hasn't shown that consistently for Toronto. He makes his next start Sunday at Minnesota.