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Austin Adams RP | BOS
Athletics' Austin Adams: Re-evaluated after setback
Adams is no longer scheduled to begin a rehab assignment after suffering a setback with his right forearm injury, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Adams has been sent back to Oakland to be re-evaluated. He's already missed nearly a month of action and now the remainder of his season looks to be in jeopardy, pending results of his exam.
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Gregory Santos RP | SF
Mariners' Gregory Santos: Clean inning with Tacoma
Santos (biceps) fired a scoreless sixth inning in Triple-A Tacoma's extra-inning loss to Oklahoma City on Tuesday, allowing two walks and recording a strikeout.
The right-hander threw 21 pitches overall in a laborious inning, but the silver lining to his control issues was the fact his arm got a good test. Santos has now made two appearances with the Rainiers of an inning apiece, and the Mariners may determine he only needs another turn or two before being deemed ready for activation.
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Nick Hernandez RP | ATH
Astros' Nick Hernandez: Sent back to minors
The Astros optioned Hernandez to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Hernandez made a pair of appearance during his brief most recent stint in the big leagues, allowing one run over two innings. The Astros have decided to sub out the right-hander in favor of lefty Bryan King, who was called up from Sugar Land.
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Drew Rasmussen SP | TB
Rays' Drew Rasmussen: Takes first loss
Rasmussen (0-1) allowed one earned run in two hits and a walk while striking out one over 1.2 innings to take the loss against the Phillies.
Rasmussen has pitched in a multi-inning relief role since being activated from the injured list Aug. 7. He has been effective for the most part, turning in eight scoreless appearances in 11 chances while also tallying two holds. Even in Wednesday's loss, Rasmussen wasn't hit particularly hard as he surrendered two singles to account for the majority of the damage against him.
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Michael Kopech SP | LAD
Dodgers' Michael Kopech: Walks three in 13th save
Kopech picked up the save over the Cubs on Wednesday, allowing one run on three walks over one inning while striking out one.
Kopech entered the contest with a three-run lead in the ninth and proceeded to walk three consecutive batters before then allowing a sacrifice fly to Isaac Paredes. Fortunately for the right-hander, Seiya Suzuki would get thrown out trying to steal third before Kopech was then able to retire the final batter by way of strikeout. It marked the first time that Kopech has walked multiple batters in an appearance since July 7 against the Marlins after not allowing a free pass through his first three appearances in September. He's now converted each of his last four save opportunities, while Wednesday marked his 13th save overall on the campaign.
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Carlos Estevez RP | KC
Phillies' Carlos Estevez: Secures save No. 25
Estevez gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his 25th save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Rays.
The right-hander bounced back from a blown save Monday, firing seven of 10 pitches for strikes to set down the bottom of Tampa Bay's order. Estevez has blown two of seven save chances since joining the Phillies at the trade deadline, but over 17.2 innings for his new squad he's posted a stellar 2.04 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 16:4 K:BB. He's the primary ninth-inning option for Rob Thomson, although the team's deep bullpen gives the manager plenty of alternatives against specific matchups, or when Estevez needs a breather.
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David Bednar RP | NYY
Pirates' David Bednar: Shaky in save situation
Bednar allowed one unearned run on two hits while striking out two across two-thirds of an inning Wednesday against the Marlins.
Bednar started the ninth inning with a 3-0 lead. He had an inconsistent performance as he allowed a leadoff double and an RBI single, but he struck out two and would have stranded the runner successfully had there not been an error behind him. Bednar hasn't recorded a save since Aug. 23 and has since been removed from the closer role, though it appears the Pirates may be willing to give him more save chances before the close of the season.
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Anthony Gose RP | KC
Guardians' Anthony Gose: Accepts outright assignment
The Guardians outrighted Gose to Triple-A Columbus on Thursday.
Gose has now been removed from the Guardians' 40-man roster and subsequently cleared waivers four times in just over a month. The left-handed reliever has allowed five runs over 4.1 innings covering three appearances during his time with the Guardians this season.