Chapman pitched a perfect ninth inning with no strikeouts to earn the save in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Yankees.

Chapman threw just seven of 14 pitches for strikes, but he retired the heart of the Yankees' order on a popout and two groundouts. Dating back to July 26, Chapman has thrown 8.2 scoreless and hitless innings, posting a 9:2 K:BB over 11 appearances in that span. The 37-year-old closer is at 23 saves in 25 chances this year while maintaining a stellar 1.10 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 69:14 K:BB, numbers in line with or better than what he posted in his prime.

Ferrer earned the save in Thursday's 9-3 win over the Mets, allowing one hit and no walks in 1.1 scoreless innings. He struck out three.

Ferrer entered the game with the Nationals nursing a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning, but Washington scored four more runs in the bottom half of the frame to give him a big cushion to work with while recording the final three outs. The 25-year-old southpaw has emerged as the clear favorite for saves following the Kyle Finnegan trade, having now converted each of his four save chances in August. Over his last 18.2 innings, Ferrer sports a 1.93 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 18:2 K:BB.

Wicks was returned to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, MLB.com reports.

Wicks served as the 27th man for the Cubs' doubleheader Tuesday, though he didn't appear in either contest. He's been effective as a starter with Iowa this season, but he has a bloated 9.72 ERA and 2.40 WHIP across 8.1 innings in the majors.

Kimbrel signed with the Astros on Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Kimbrel was granted his release by the Rangers on Thursday and inked his new deal the same day. He's made only one appearance in the majors this season, which came with Atlanta. The Astros are in need of bullpen help with Josh Hader (shoulder) sidelined, but Kimbrel is unlikely to factor into the saves picture.

Yates (back) is expected to be activated from the injured list Saturday, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

Yates has been sidelined since late July and is currently on a rehab assignment. He managed one scoreless inning with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday and will likely make at least one more appearance prior to being activated. Tanner Scott (elbow) is expected to be activated Friday, so Yates isn't likely to be a prolific source of saves.

Kimbrel was granted his release at Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Kimbrel signed a minor-league deal with the Rangers in June, but he never made it to the big club in Texas. He remained at Round Rock, where he had a 3.86 ERA across 21 innings, until his release Thursday.

The Guardians promoted Hartle to Double-A Akron on Thursday.

Hartle had played his entire 2025 season with High-A Lake Country prior to Thursday's promotion. He posted a 2.35 ERA with an 100:37 K:BB across 103.1 innings in 22 starts. The 22-year-old did not allow any earned runs in his last six starts since July 12, which included 28 strikeouts in 31 innings.

Estevez earned the save in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Rangers, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Estevez has now converted eight straight save chances while allowing just four earned runs across his last 14 innings. The right-hander leads the majors with 33 saves this season while posting a 2.72 ERA with a 1.10 WHIP and 47 strikeouts across 56.1 innings.

Megill earned the save in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Cubs, allowing one hit while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.

Megill has allowed just one earned run in his last 15 appearances (14.1 innings) while striking out 18 in that span. The 31-year-old right-hander has converted 30 saves this year, good for third most in the majors, while posting a 2.05 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 55:14 K:BB across 44 innings.

Brasier allowed two runs on three hits and a walk across an inning of relief in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Brewers.

Brasier didn't take the loss Thursday, but he didn't help the Cubs stay in the game either. The veteran righty has been scored upon in six of his last eight appearances, and he has a rough 14.85 ERA during that stretch. Overall, Brasier now has a 4.50 ERA and 1.23 WHIP across 26 innings this season, and he's not among Chicago's high-leverage bullpen options at the moment.