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Lowther was released by the Orioles on Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Lowther had been on an injury rehab assignment but has not made an appearance this season. The 27-year-old posted a 6.94 ERA over six starts and five relief appearances with the Orioles from 2021-22.

Iglesias (2-2) picked up the win in Thursday's 13-10 extra-inning victory over the Mets, striking out two in a perfect 10th inning.

Atlanta was down 10-7 after six frames but a late-inning comeback put the team's closer on the mound in the 10th, and the pitcher of record when Ozzie Albies launched a walk-off shot. Iglesias hasn't allowed an earned run since May 14, and since making his belated season debut the 33-year-old righty sports a 2.63 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 14:6 K:BB through 13.2 innings.

Strzelecki (3-5) blew the save and took the loss in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Orioles. He allowed three runs on three hits while striking out three over one inning.

He was called upon to protect a one-run lead in the eighth inning but served up a two-run shot to Gunnar Henderson. Strzelecki hadn't allowed a run in six of his previous seven outings, and his ERA now stands at 4.40 despite a solid 1.12 WHIP and 29:6 K:BB in 28.2 innings. The 28-year-old right-hander has a team-leading and career-high 14 holds and should continue to operate as Milwaukee's primary setup option in front of Devin Williams.

Estevez picked up the save in Thursday's 3-1 victory over the Cubs. He struck out one over a perfect inning.

Estevez is now tied for third in the league in saves with 16. The right-hander also hasn't blown a save this year, and he's the only relief pitcher to not blow a save in at least 16 opportunities. The veteran is enjoying his first season away from Coors Field, posting a 1.32 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 35:11 K:BB through 27.1 innings.

Romano picked up the save in Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Astros. He struck out one over a perfect inning.

Romano now ranks second in the league in saves with 17. The right-hander is also on a hot streak, allowing just one run over his last seven appearances with an 8:1 K:BB. He has proven himself to be one of the better options at closer, and on the season Romano has a 2.77 ERA and 1.12 WHIP through 26 innings.

Robertson was charged with a blown save Thursday against Atlanta, allowing one run on two hits and no walks while striking out three batters over 1.2 innings.

Robertson came on in the eighth inning after New York's lead had narrowed to one run. He recorded the final two outs of that frame on eight pitches, then returned to try to close out the contest in the ninth. He wasn't successful, as Orlando Arcia tagged him for a one-out solo homer to tie the score. This was just the second blown save of the season for Robertson in 12 opportunities, though it continued a recent decline in his performance. After giving up just two earned runs over his first 20 innings of the campaign, Robertson has surrendered four earned runs on 10 hits over 7.1 frames across his past six appearances.

Holmes earned a save over the White Sox in Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader, allowing one walk in a scoreless inning.

Holmes was tasked with preserving the Yankees' combined shutout and succeeded in doing so despite issuing a leadoff walk. The righty reliever has allowed just one run over 16.1 frames across his past 16 appearances, posting a 20:8 K:BB over that span. The strong stretch has helped him reclaim the primary closer role for New York -- he's earned three of the team's last four saves after going without any saves between April 12 and May 20.

Graveman allowed one hit and one walk in a scoreless inning to earn a save in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Yankees on Thursday.

Per Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times, Liam Hendriks was available but "playing it abundantly safe" in consideration of his lowered immune system given the unhealthy New York air quality caused by wildfires in Canada. As such, Graveman was called upon to close out Game 1 of the twin bill with Chicago clinging to a one-run ninth-inning lead. The right-hander made a bit of a mess for himself, allowing the first two Yankees batters to reach base before inducing a Gleyber Torres foulout and a game-ending Anthony Rizzo double play. Graveman has converted all six of his save opportunities this season while posting a 2.36 ERA and 26:11 K:BB, but he'll presumably yield most ninth-inning opportunities to Hendriks moving forward.

Adam picked up the save in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Twins, striking out one over one inning.

Adam entered the game in the ninth with a 4-2 lead and retired all three hitters he faced to record his 10th save of the season. It was a nice rebound outing for the Rays reliever after he blew the save Wednesday against these same Twins. He's now converted five of his last six save opportunities and holds a 2.96 ERA with a 1.10 WHIP while holding down the closer role in the absence of Pete Fairbanks (hip).

Alexander (5-0) earned the win, pitching a perfect inning versus the Rockies on Thursday.

Alexander has racked up 9.1 consecutive scoreless innings over his last 10 appearances, and he's given up just two hits, a walk and one hit-by-pitch in that span. The southpaw's strong work has helped him move up the leverage ladder slightly, though the Giants have plenty of late-inning options that will generally keep him out of the conversation for saves. He has one save, six holds and two blown saves while posting a 3.57 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 11:4 K:BB over 22.2 innings this season.