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The Giants optioned Warren to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

The Giants needed to make room on the pitching staff for Mason Black, who was recalled to start Saturday's game, and Warren will end up as the odd man out of a roster spot. The 28-year-old threw two scoreless innings in his season debut Wednesday versus Milwaukee and could be a candidate to return to San Francisco down the stretch as bullpen depth.

Helsley earned the save against the Yankees on Saturday, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.

Helsley was summoned to protect a 6-5 lead in the ninth frame and struck out Austin Wells with two runners on to earn his league-leading 42nd save. The 30-year-old has allowed just one earned run in his past 10 outings and owns a 2.34 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 64:23 K:BB across 57.2 innings this season.

The Padres recalled Jacob from Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.

Jacob has allowed one earned run in 6.1 frames with the Padres this season, though he's posted a 5.14 ERA in seven innings since being sent back to the minors Aug. 8. Nonetheless, he'll rejoin the big-league squad to give the bullpen an additional fresh arm, taking the place of Sean Reynolds.

The Padres optioned Reynolds to Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.

Reynolds has impressed since coming up from Triple-A on Aug. 11, allowing just one earned run while posting an 18:4 K:BB over 9.1 innings. Despite his great performance, the Padres will now send him back to the minors in favor of Alek Jacob, who will provide the team with a fresh arm out of the bullpen. It wouldn't be a surprise to see Reynolds return to San Diego before the end of the season.

The Cubs optioned Palencia to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Palencia will end up as the Cubs' roster casualty as Shawn Armstrong, who was claimed off waivers from St. Louis on Friday, officially joins the active roster Saturday. Palencia appeared in two games for Chicago during his latest big-league stint, allowing two runs over 1.2 innings while striking out two batters and issuing four walks.

The Reds designated Kravetz for assignment Saturday.

Just three days after joining the Reds' bullpen and pitching two-thirds of an inning in his MLB debut, Kravetz will now sacrifice his spot on the active and 40-man rosters for David Buchanan, who was promoted from Triple-A in a corresponding move. The 27-year-old Kravetz owns a 3.43 ERA and 1.45 WHIP through 42 frames in the minors and could still return to Cincinnati down the stretch if the Reds need a fresh bullpen arm.

The Athletics claimed Junk off waivers from the Astros on Saturday.

Junk never appeared in a game for the Astros, and he was designated for assignment Thursday after posting a 6.14 ERA and 1.34 WHIP through 14.2 innings at Triple-A Sugar Land. He'll now presumably return to the majors as he switches organizations, though Junk will likely operate as a low-leverage arm out of the Oakland bullpen. The Athletics moved Miguel Andujar (abdomen) to the 60-day IL to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for Junk.

The Rays recalled Sulser from Triple-A Durham on Saturday.

With Colin Poche (shoulder) headed for the IL and Erasmo Ramirez now off the 40-man roster, Sulser and Hunter Bigge will come up to plug the gaps in Tampa Bay's bullpen. Sulser hasn't found much success in the majors this season, giving up five earned runs over 5.2 innings between the Rays and Mets, though he's posted a 2.25 ERA and 0.75 WHIP across 12 frames since reporting to Durham in July.

The Rays recalled Bigge from Triple-A Durham on Saturday.

Bigge will come up from the minors alongside Cole Sulser in order to replace Colin Poche (shoulder) and Erasmo Ramirez in the bullpen. The 26-year-old Bigge has given up just one run in 7.1 MLB innings this season and owns a 2.25 ERA in Triple-A, though he figures to work in middle relief while with the Rays.

The Rays designated Ramirez for assignment Saturday.

Just five days after joining the active roster, Ramirez will now lose his spot on the 40-man after allowing two runs and striking out six batters while walking four in 4.2 innings. The 34-year-old cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A when he was DFA'd by Tampa Bay in May, though he may be claimed by another bullpen-needy team this time around.