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Leclerc picked up the save in Monday's 4-3 win over the Mets. He walked one while striking out two over a scoreless inning.

With Will Smith and Aroldis Chapman each having pitched Sunday, Leclerc was called upon to pitch the ninth Monday with a one-run lead. The 29-year-old right-hander worked around a two-out walk to earn his second save of the year, his first since April 5. Leclerc has been a steady presence in the Rangers' bullpen of late, delivering eight consecutive scoreless appearances (8.2 innings) while earning more high-leverage opportunities. His ERA is down to 2.51 with a 1.12 WHIP and 47:21 K:BB across 43 innings this season.

Curry (3-3) allowed six runs on six hits and a walk over two innings Monday, striking out two and taking a loss against the Twins.

Curry gave up all six runs during a brutal second inning highlighted by Royce Lewis' grand slam. Over his last four appearances, Curry has been tagged with 15 runs in 15 innings, driving his season ERA to 4.10 through 79 frames. He's lost three consecutive decisions and hasn't earned a win since June 9. Curry is currently projected to face the Rays at home this weekend.

Winder tossed three perfect frames and earned a save over Cleveland on Monday. He struck out one batter.

Winder needed just 24 pitches to cruise through his three scoreless innings Monday. Over his last two appearances, he's fired six shutout frames, lowering his season ERA to 4.26 through 25.1 innings. It was Winder's first save of the year, and he should continue being used in a multi-inning relief role.

Ortega (back) was transferred from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list Monday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Ortega was moved to the 60-day IL to free up a spot on the 40-man roster for Kody Funderburk, who had his contract selected from Triple-A St. Paul prior to Monday's contest against Cleveland. The transaction effectively rules Ortega out for the rest of the 2023 campaign, as he wouldn't be eligible for activation until late October.

Funderburk's contract was selected by the Twins prior to Monday's game against Cleveland, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Funderbrunk has fared well in 2023, spending the majority of his time at Triple-A St. Paul. He owns a 2.60 ERA and 1.06 WHIP with a 75:21 K:BB across 37 appearances (two starts). Bailey Ober was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move, and Oliver Ortega (back) was shifted to the 60-day IL to free up a spot on the 40-man roster.

The Guardians selected Norris' contract from Triple-A Columbus on Monday.

He'll be joining the Guardians as a replacement on the 40-man and 26-man active rosters for right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who was designated for assignment following Sunday's 10-7 win over the Blue Jays. The 30-year-old lefty reliever is set to begin his third stint of the season with the Guardians after pitching to a 3.38 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 10:11 K:BB in 10.2 innings between his previous two terms.

Green (elbow) will make a rehab appearance with Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Green appeared in games with Buffalo on both Saturday and Sunday, but despite pitching on consecutive days, the Blue Jays want to see the right-hander make one more tune-up appearance before clearing him for a return from the 60-day injured list. Since the Blue Jays' active roster will expand from 26 to 28 men Friday, the team may be inclined to wait until that day to reinstate Green, who has been on the shelf all season while recovering from June 2022 Tommy John surgery. Since shifting his rehab assignment to Buffalo at the beginning of August, Green has compiled a 2.16 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 11:1 K:BB in 8.1 innings over eight appearances.

Murphy was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Monday.

Murphy covered four innings out of the bullpen in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers, and with that kind of workload presumably making him unavailable for at least a couple days, the Red Sox decided to remove him from the roster and replace him with fellow reliever Kyle Barraclough, who was called up from Triple-A. Now that he's back with Worcester, Murphy should slide back into the rotation.

Barraclough was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Monday.

Barraclough will assume the 26-man active roster spot of lefty Chris Murphy, who was optioned to Worcester in a corresponding move. The 33-year-old right-hander appeared in two games with the Red Sox earlier this month and recorded a win, a 2.70 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP while working 3.1 innings. He had slotted back into the Triple-A rotation after being optioned Aug. 13 and should provide the Red Sox with some extra length out of the bullpen upon rejoining the big club.

Otto was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.

Otto, 27, has been blasted for 10 runs over 8.1 relief innings during his brief time in the majors this season. He and the Rangers will be hoping for better results this time around, and he will give them an arm capable of going multiple frames.