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The Rangers placed Sborz on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to right shoulder fatigue.

Sborz's placement on IL is retroactive to Thursday, so he'll be eligible for activation as soon as Aug. 23. The right-hander has been a key setup man for the Rangers when available this season but had struggled of late, giving up a run in three of his last five appearances. Texas called up right-hander Matt Festa from Triple-A Round Rock to take Sborz's spot in the bullpen.

The Rangers recalled Pennington from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

Pennington will replace fellow left-hander Brock Burke in the Texas bullpen after the Rangers designated Burke for assignment. Acquired from the Royals on July 29 in the deal that sent right-hander Michael Lorenzen to Kansas City, Pennington previously made his Rangers debut last Sunday against the Red Sox, working one inning while giving up an earned run on one hit and three walks. He'll likely occupy a low-leverage role during his upcoming stint with Texas.

The Rangers selected Festa's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

He'll join the big-league bullpen as a replacement for right-hander Josh Sborz, who was placed on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder fatigue. After signing a minor-league contract with the Rangers in July, Festa made six appearances for Round Rock and gave up one earned run on six hits and three walks while striking out 13 batters over 8.2 innings.

Jimenez (oblique) fired a scoreless, hitless seventh inning during Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Sacramento on Saturday, allowing a walk and recording a strikeout.

Jimenez put together a scoreless frame for the second time in as many rehab appearances, working up to 15 pitches Saturday. The right-hander appears to have tolerated his first two minor-league outings well thus far, so he may only need one more, if that, before being deemed ready for activation.

The Rangers optioned Anderson to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

Anderson will head back to the minors after he served as the Rangers' 27th man in Saturday's doubleheader with the Yankees. He mopped up in relief during the Rangers' 8-0 loss in the first game of the day, covering 3.2 innings and striking out three while allowing one earned run on one hit and two walks.

Scott gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless 10th inning Saturday to record his 19th save of the season in a 9-8 win over the Marlins.

Facing the club that sent him west at the trade deadline, Scott needed only 12 pitches (eight strikes) to dispatch his former teammates in the 10th after Robert Suarez had worked a perfect ninth. It was Scott's first save in a Padres uniform, and he also has a win and two holds in five appearances for San Diego with a 3.86 ERA and 5:3 K:BB in 4.2 innings. While Suarez remains entrenched as the closer, Scott has quickly found a home in the high-leverage crew.

Iglesias picked up the save over the Rockies on Saturday, hurling a perfect ninth inning while striking out one.

Iglesias took the mound with a three-run lead in the bottom of the ninth and slammed the door shut on the middle of the Rockies' lineup, retiring the side in order on 10 pitches to secure his 24th save of the campaign. It marked the right-hander's second save since the All-Star break, and he's now recorded at least one strikeout in four straight appearances. Iglesias also hasn't allowed any hits or walks in five consecutive outings (span of five innings).

Hodge (1-1) tossed a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win in Saturday's 3-1 victory over the White Sox. He struck out one.

Hodge continued his strong play and earned the first win of his MLB career Saturday. The 23-year-old rookie has a 2.36 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 30 strikeouts across his first 26.2 innings. The Cubs have gone with veteran Hector Neris as their closer this season, but he's on a one-year contract, meaning Hodge could potentially take over in 2025. The young righty has shown the stuff to be an effective closer at this level.

Clase struck out one batter in a perfect inning of work to earn a save against the Twins on Saturday.

Cleveland's bullpen went nine-up, nine-down after starter Gavin Williams provided six one-run frames. Clase accounted for the final three outs, which he notched with relative ease on 13 pitches. With 34 saves on the season, Clase ranks second in the majors behind Ryan Helsley (37). Clase needs six more saves to reach 40 for the third consecutive campaign.

Martinez allowed one hit and no walks while striking out seven batters over seven scoreless innings in a no-decision against Milwaukee on Saturday.

Martinez allowed just two batters to reach base over his seven innings, yielding a single to Gary Sanchez in the fourth frame and hitting Sanchez with a pitch in the seventh. His brilliance didn't earn him a victory, though, as Brewers starter Tobias Myers went toe-to-toe with Martinez, recording 7.1 scoreless innings of his own. Martinez had been working primarily as a reliever until recently, and over two starts since rejoining the rotation Aug. 5, he's tossed 12 scoreless frames while giving up five hits and posting a 12:0 K:BB. Given that success, it's logical that he'll stick in the rotation, and he's tentatively slated to face the Royals at home next week.