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Thielbar (oblique) will be evaluated by the Twins on Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Thielbar has thrown two scoreless innings while on a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul. If all goes well during his evaluation, there's a good chance the Twins activate Thielbar off the injured list Friday. The 36-year-old reliever holds a 1.80 ERA across 10 innings and has been sidelined since May 5 with a right oblique strain.

Smith picked up the save in one-third of an inning in Thursday's 4-2 victory over Philadelphia

Smith threw just one pitch to earn the save, coaxing a flyout from Drew Ellis after Brooks Raley recorded the first two outs in the ninth. The 29-year-old Smith was the Mets' top right-handed option, with David Robertson and Adam Ottavino each having pitched the last two days. Smith had been struggling coming into Thursday's contest, allowing at least a run in each of his previous four appearances. He now sports a 3.86 ERA with a 1.29 WHIP and 23:10 K:BB through 18.2 innings this season.

Romano earned his 13th save Thursday against the Brewers after he allowed one run on one hit and one walk during the ninth inning. He had one strikeout.

The right-hander allowed the first two batters to reach base via a triple and a walk, but he limited the damage to a single run thanks to a double play. Romano has earned a save in each of his past three appearances and is now tied for fourth in MLB with 13. He hasn't been as dominant as the past couple seasons but still has a strong 3.27 ERA and 28:7 K:BB in 22 frames this year.

Davidson earned a save against the White Sox on Wednesday, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out two batters over three innings.

Davidson didn't pitch particularly well -- among the seven hits he allowed, five went for extra bases -- but Los Angeles got off to such a big early lead that the southpaw still got credit for a save. This was mostly a case of the Angels preserving their bullpen and letting Davidson ride things out with a comfortable cushion, and he'll likely be down for a few days since he tossed 54 pitches in the outing. The reliever has two saves in long relief on the campaign, but he's not someone to target for that category (or any) in fantasy.

Uribe (knee) has struck out three and allowed one run on two hits and two walks over two innings out of the bullpen since returning from Double-A Biloxi's 7-day injured list Saturday.

Uribe missed approximately three and a half weeks with a sore right knee. The 22-year-old right-handed reliever owns a 1.64 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 20:9 K:BB in 11 innings with Biloxi on the season.

Mushinski was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Mushinski has posted a 5.40 ERA over three relief appearances with the big club this season. He's clearing out to make room for Thursday's starter, Ronel Blanco.

Blanco was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Blanco will make his first major-league start Thursday against the Angels. The 29-year-old has posted a 0.56 ERA and 21:13 K:BB over 16 innings covering two starts and two relief appearances at Sugar Land this season and a 4.50 ERA in nine relief outings with Houston. He would figure to be on a relatively limited pitch count Thursday.

Diaz (knee) told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that he believes he can join the Mets before the end of the season. "If everything keeps going how it's going, we've got a chance to pitch," said Diaz. "The trainers and doctors will decide, but I feel great. Let's see what's coming for us."

Mets general manager Billy Eppler initially announced in mid-March that Diaz would miss eight months -- thus the entire 2023 season -- after the closer suffered a torn patellar tendon in his right knee while celebrating Team Puerto Rico's win over Team Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. Then came word in April that it could be closer to a six-month overall recovery process, which would point him toward a return sometime in mid-to-late September. Diaz has been doing some light jogging and other cardio workouts, though there's currently no timetable for when he might resume throwing.

The Yankees activated Kahnle (biceps) from the 60-day injured list Thursday.

Kahnle will join the Yankees' bullpen ahead of their three-game weekend series at Dodger Stadium after missing the first two months of the 2023 regular season due to lingering right biceps tendinitis. He signed a two-year, $11.5 million free-agent contract with New York over the winter and could potentially pitch his way into a share of the team's unsettled closer role.

Thielbar (oblique) tallied two strikeouts in a scoreless rehab inning Thursday with Triple-A St. Paul, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Theilbar also worked a scoreless frame -- with one strikeout -- in his rehab debut Tuesday. Sidelined since early May because of a right oblique strain, the veteran reliever seems likely to return to the Twins' bullpen this weekend.