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Jansen struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Friday's 3-1 win over the White Sox.

Jansen has collected four saves and a win during a seven-inning scoreless streak over his last seven appearances. He's given up zero baserunners in five of those outings for one of his most dominant stretches of the season. Jansen is up to 16 saves with a 2.81 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 30:12 K:BB through 25.2 innings overall.

Diaz picked up the save Friday against Atlanta. He allowed one walk without a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.

The Reds erased an early five-run deficit and Diaz was there at the end to secure the club's 12th consecutive win. He's still perfect in save chances this season at 21-for-21, stepping out of his brother Edwin's shadow to become one of the game's elite closers over the first half of 2023. The stability he's provided to the Cincinnati bullpen should earn him his first career All-Star selection.

Smith struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Yankees.

Smith made sure Adolis Garcia's go-ahead home run in the top of the 10th inning was enough for the Rangers to get the win. This was Smith's 10th straight save conversion, and he's allowed just four runs over 17.2 innings in that span. The left-hander has been a stabilizing force at the back of the Rangers' bullpen with a 2.73 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 33:8 K:BB over 29.2 innings while converting 14 of 15 save chances and adding four holds this season.

Vesia was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday by the Dodgers, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Vesia was removed from the 26-man active roster to make room for Phil Bickford, who was reinstated from the injured list. Vesia will likely be back with the Dodgers at some point this summer.

Bickford (back) was activated off the 15-day injured list Friday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Bickford missed three weeks while dealing with tightness in his lower back. He'll return to a middle-innings role with the Dodgers. Alex Vesia heads back to Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding transaction.

Castano (undisclosed) was sent outright to Triple-A Jacksonville by the Marlins on Friday.

The left-hander is currently on the 7-day injured list for Jacksonville, but Castano can choose to elect free agency as this was the second time he's been outrighted off the 40-man.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Friday that Hudson (knee) will head to the Dodgers' spring training complex in Arizona to throw an inning on Tuesday, and if it goes well he should be activated next weekend, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.

Hudson has missed the entirety of the 2023 season so far, but he was able to throw in back-to-back games for Triple-A Oklahoma City this week. The veteran reliever should be a key cog for the beleaguered Los Angeles bullpen over the second half of the season.

Suter (oblique) was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

Suter sustained an oblique injury in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Reds and he will now be sidelined for at least a couple weeks. Right-hander Noah Davis was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday to replace Suter on the roster.

Murphy, who was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Friday, could serve as the primary pitcher in Wednesday's game against the Marlins and see consistent work as a long reliever, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

The Red Sox only have four healthy starters, and the next open spot in the rotation comes up Wednesday. Murphy could be needed this weekend, but his most likely path to fantasy value is as the pitcher of record in the bullpen game next week against the Marlins. Murphy has shaky numbers on the season at Triple-A, but he hasn't allowed a run over six innings in the majors with an 8:1 K:BB.

Murphy was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

Murphy will return to Worcester after he was called up Thursday, failing to appear in the team's 6-0 loss to the Twins. The left-hander was expected to appear in Wednesday's upcoming matchup with the Marlins and it's unclear if that's still the case. The 25-year-old has tossed six scoreless innings with the Red Sox in 2023, allowing three hits while walking a batter and striking out eight others.