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Lovelady (triceps) began a rehab assignment with Single-A Fredericksburg on Tuesday, giving up a solo home run in one inning of work.

Lovelady was making his first appearance since he suffered a left triceps strain in late June. The lefty reliever could need another rehab outing or two, but he's close to rejoining the Nationals' bullpen.

Hill (1-3) earned the win in relief Tuesday against the Orioles after allowing one run on one hit while striking out one over one inning.

Hill surrendered a two-out solo homer to Jackson Holliday in the seventh, which erased Colorado's 2-1 advantage. The Rockies immediately responded in the bottom half when TJ Rumfield launched a go-ahead two-run homer, allowing Hill to collect his first win of the season. Hill returned from the injured list Aug. 19 following a bout of right shoulder tendinitis, and he's given up one run or zero in four of his five appearances since then.

Pagan recorded his 20th save of the season in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Padres, giving up one run on one hit and striking out one in the ninth inning.

Fernando Tatis took him deep, marking the second straight appearance in which Pagan served up a homer, but the veteran reliever still closed the door to reach the 20-save plateau for the second straight season and the third time in his career. Pagan hasn't blown a save chance since returning at the beginning of July from a hamstring strain, converting 14 straight opportunities while posting a 2.66 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 24:3 K:BB over 20.1 innings.

Atlanta designated Harris for assignment Wednesday.

The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for Elieser Hernandez. Harris has had major control problems in the minors this season, issuing 37 walks over 48.2 frames to go along with a 5.55 ERA between Double-A Columbus and Triple-A Gwinnett. However, the lefty has also struck out 64 batters during that time, and he boasts a career 35.1 percent strikeout rate in the minors. There should be interest in Harris via waivers.

Atlanta selected Hernandez's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.

Hernandez will provide some length out of the Atlanta bullpen. The right-handed hurler has yielded one run with a 6:4 K:BB over six innings covering two relief outings with the big club in 2026.

Romano struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over the Orioles.

Romano was handed a two-run advantage and had no trouble protecting it, striking out Colton Cowser and Blaze Alexander before getting Holliday to fly out to finish the game. The right-hander needed just 17 pitches (11 strikes) to retire the side in order and collected his 14th save of the season. Romano owns a 4.50 ERA overall this season but has posted a 2.00 ERA since joining Colorado.

Atlanta optioned Burkhalter to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.

Burkhalter was just called up Tuesday and made his major-league debut versus the Nationals, yielding one run over one inning of work. He'll be replaced on the roster by Elieser Hernandez, who will offer the Atlanta bullpen more length.

Teng (5-7) took the loss in relief Tuesday against the White Sox after allowing three runs on three hits and a walk while striking out a batter over two innings.

Teng entered the game in the fifth after Ronel Blanco tossed four scoreless innings and immediately ran into trouble. He hit Sam Antonacci with a pitch and walked Miguel Vargas before Andrew Benintendi broke the scoreless tie with an RBI single. Colson Montgomery followed with a two-run double, leaving Teng responsible for all three runs in the inning. While the right-hander recovered to work a scoreless sixth, he would end up getting tagged with the loss while seeing his ERA rise to 4.66. He's given up multiple earned runs in seven of his last 11 relief appearances dating back to the beginning of June.

Basso (0-2) was tagged with the loss Tuesday against the Rangers after allowing two runs on four hits over 2.1 innings. He struck out two without a walk.

Basso was deployed as the Athletics' opener Tuesday, and even though he departed the game in the third inning after 40 pitches (26 strikes), his early struggles were enough to tag him with the loss. Basso owns a 4.75 ERA and 1.42 WHIP after this outing. Given that his role is mainly pitching as an opener or in low-leverage relief situations, his fantasy appeal is extremely limited.

Latz struck out both batters he faced to earn the save in Tuesday's 8-5 victory over the Athletics.

The Rangers entered the ninth with an 8-3 advantage, but Trevor Williams gave up a two-run homer to Jeff McNeil and plunked Donovan Walton before Latz was summoned with one out. The left-hander immediately stopped the rally, striking out Darell Hernaiz and Henry Bolte en route to securing his 28th save of the campaign. Latz needed only eight pitches to record the final two outs and lowered his ERA to 1.63. This was his eighth consecutive scoreless appearance and he's posted a 16:6 K:BB across 9.2 innings during that span.