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Stephan (6-4) struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the win Friday over the Twins.

Stephan was sharp in the eighth inning of a tied game, and the Guardians went ahead in their half of the frame. It's his second win in as many appearances, and it extended his scoreless streak to 5.1 innings. The right-hander owns a 2.34 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 74:14 K:BB with two saves and 17 holds through 57.2 innings across 58 appearances this season.

Hendriks (3-4) allowed an unearned run and took a loss against the Tigers on Friday. He recorded two outs, including a strikeout.

Hendriks entered a 2-2 game in the 10th inning and gave up the game-winning run after a pair of sacrifices. He was tagged with his first loss since July 23 but his ERA fell slightly to 3.14 through 52 appearances. Hendriks owns an impressive 74:13 K:BB while converting 33 of 37 save chances this season.

Clase allowed a hit during a scoreless inning and earned a save over the Twins on Friday.

Clase needed just 10 pitches to wrap up the 4-3 win despite giving up a two-out single to Jake Cave. The flame-throwing righty has converted five straight saves, tossing 4.1 shutout innings during that span. He's sporting a stellar 1.29 ERA and 64:10 K:BB through 67 appearances this season. Clase is leading all of baseball with 36 saves.

Heasley allowed two hits and three walks over 6.2 shutout frames against the Red Sox on Friday. He struck out five and did not factor in the decision.

Heasley was in line for a win before Boston came back and took the lead in the eighth inning. He produced 10 swinging strikes, his highest total since forcing a season-high 13 against Texas on May 12. The 25-year-old righty is now sporting a 5.09 ERA on the year, though he's registered a solid 3.86 ERA over his last six starts. Heasley is expected to face the Twins at home next week.

Strahm walked one batter and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn a save over the Royals on Friday.

Strahm worked around a two-out walk to finish out the 2-1 victory, picking up his fourth save of the year and first since June 8. He'd blown three straight save chances since that last conversion despite posting a 2.57 ERA over his previous 22 appearances. While Strahm worked the ninth inning, Garrett Whitlock pitched in the eighth and both Matt Barnes and John Schreiber got the night off.

Brieske (biceps) threw a bullpen session Friday with no issues, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

The right-hander has been sidelined by forearm soreness and biceps tendinitis since late July, but it appears he's now fully past the injuries. The Tigers must now decide whether to continue ramping up Brieske's workload so he can either take the mound over the final couple weeks of the season or transition straight to his offseason program. The 24-year-old had a 4.19 ERA in 15 starts for Detroit prior to the injuries, but even if he returns this year, he won't be built up enough to reclaim that role.

Effross (shoulder) is scheduled to make a rehab outing with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Effross recently threw 20 pitches against live hitters, clearing the way for the start of a rehab assignment. The 28-year-old could be activated from the injured list as early as Tuesday if all goes well with the RailRiders this weekend.

Yates was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow inflammation, retroactive to Sept. 13.

Yates returned to action Aug. 10 after recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in March of 2021. He picked up two holds while posting a 5.14 ERA and 1.57 WHIP in seven innings over nine appearances across the last month, but he'll now be forced to miss time with elbow inflammation. It's not yet clear whether he'll be back prior to the end of the regular season, but it's possible that the team exercises caution with the 35-year-old given how recently he returned from rehabbing a significant elbow issue.

Moll hit the injured list with a left shoulder strain Friday.

Moll will technically be eligible to return for the final six days of the season, but it's quite possible he's done for the year. Jared Koenig was recalled to take his place on the roster.

Weber was designated for assignment Friday.

He gave up three hits and struck out one over three scoreless innings of relief since getting his contract selected earlier this month. Weber likely won't return to the majors again this year.