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  • David Bednar RP | NYY

    Yankees' David Bednar: Earns save Sunday

    Bednar allowed a hit in a scoreless inning and earned a save against the Blue Jays on Sunday.

    Bednar worked around a one-out single by Nathan Lukes to close out the 4-3 victory. It was Bednar's fifth save since joining the Yankees and 22nd of the year in 25 chances. He's allowed one run over his last 7.1 innings, dropping his season ERA to 2.47 through 54.2 frames. Bednar earned saves Saturday and Sunday, and he's pitched in three of the last four games. The Yankees are off Monday before starting a three-game home series against Detroit on Tuesday.

  • Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Rare four-strikeout inning in save

    Chapman struck out four in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Chapman allowed pinch hitter Ildemaro Vargas to reach on a wild pitch, which enabled the Boston closer to pull off a four-strikeout inning. Despite the small mistake, he's now pitched 14.2 consecutive scoreless innings over his last 17 appearances, posting a 21:4 K:BB and 12 saves in that span. He's up to 29 saves this season, putting him one away from reaching 30 for the first time since 2021. He's added a stellar 0.98 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and 81:14 K:BB through 55 innings this season.

  • Kenley Jansen RP | DET

    Angels' Kenley Jansen: Converts 26th save

    Jansen pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Athletics.

    Jansen has rebounded well after a rough patch in the middle of August that saw him allow four runs over five innings while going 1-2 with one save from Aug. 12-22. Since then, he's pitched five straight hitless innings with a 2:2 K:BB and earned three saves. He's up to 26-for-27 on save chances this year while maintaining a 2.83 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 50:18 K:BB through 54 innings.

  • Caden Dana SP | LAA

    Angels' Caden Dana: Staying in rotation

    Dana is slated to start Monday's game against the Twins in Anaheim.

    He'll remain in the rotation for another turn after he limited the Royals to two runs (one earned) on two hits and one walk over five innings last Wednesday upon getting recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake. Through three outings (one start) in the big leagues on the season, Dana owns a 4.91 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 10:6 K:BB in 11 innings. Dana should be able to maintain a starting role for the Angels for the rest of the season, and if he closes the campaign on a high note, he could have an inside track on a spot in the Opening Day rotation heading into spring training.

  • Twins' Genesis Cabrera: Notches save Sunday

    Cabrera pitched a scoreless third of an inning, allowing one walk, to collect the save in Sunday's 5-1 win against Kansas City.

    After reliever Justin Topa allowed two batters to reach in the ninth and left with a sore knee, Cabrera was called upon to secure the final out of this contest. The veteran southpaw walked the first batter he faced before inducing a Mike Yastrzemski flyout to wrap the game. Cabrera, who joined Minnesota on Aug. 17 after being released by Pittsburgh, tallied his sixth career save but does not figure to garner many future opportunities given the Twins' recent fortunes along with his current middle-relief role.

  • Mike Vasil P | CHW

    White Sox's Mike Vasil: Picks up fourth save

    Vasil pitched a clean inning with one strikeout to collect the save in Sunday's 6-4 win at Detroit.

    Just when it looked like Jordan Leasure was cementing the White Sox's closer role, manager Will Venable threw a wrench into everything Sunday. Leasure pitched the eighth against the heart of the Tigers order (Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson, Wenceel Perez and Dillon Dingler), leaving the ninth for Vasil. The 25-year-old figures to continue garnering occasional save opportunities, as it looks like Leasure is being used in a high-leverage role. Vasil now sports a solid 2.54 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 74:46 K:BB across 92 total frames.

  • Tommy Kahnle RP | DET

    Tigers' Tommy Kahnle: Struggles in fourth loss

    Kahnle (1-4) allowed two runs on three hits and a walk while retiring only two batters in relief to take the loss Sunday against the White Sox.

    After a rough patch earlier this summer, Kahnle had seemingly righted the ship with seven straight scoreless appearances coming into Sunday, but he took a step backward with a rough performance. The veteran righty now has a 4.80 ERA and 1.33 WHIP across 54.1 innings this season, which is a far cry from the 2.11 ERA and 1.15 WHIP he posted in 42.2 regular-season innings for the Yankees last year.

  • Cade Smith P | CLE

    Guardians' Cade Smith: Up to 11 saves

    Smith earned the save in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Rays, striking out three in a perfect ninth inning.

    Smith has turned in three straight perfect outings following a stretch of seven appearances (5.2 innings) during which he allowed seven earned runs while taking a pair of blown saves. Overall, Smith is 11-for-16 in save opportunities while posting a 3.25 ERA with a 1.10 WHIP and 88:13 K:BB across 63.2 innings this season.

  • Chase Silseth RP | LAA

    Angels' Chase Silseth: Returns to Triple-A

    The Angels optioned Silseth to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

    The right-hander was promoted from Salt Lake on Saturday and will return to Triple-A after giving up a run over 1.2 innings against the A's. Silseth has made four appearances in the majors this season and has allowed just one earned run with a 6:5 K:BB across four frames.

  • Sammy Peralta RP | MIL

    Angels' Sammy Peralta: Contract selected

    The Angels selected Peralta's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

    The left-hander joined the Halos on a minor-league deal in May and will now receive a look in the majors. Peralta posted a 4.33 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 70:14 K:BB across 70.2 innings with Salt Lake this season and is likely to fill a low-leverage relief role for the Angels.

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