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Holderman (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Holderman exited Wednesday's appearance against Atlanta due to right shoulder soreness and will be unavailable for at least the next two weeks. A timetable for his return isn't yet clear, but Yohan Ramirez was recalled Friday to provide additional bullpen depth.

Nance will start Friday's game against the Dodgers, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

The Marlins will employ a bullpen game Friday, and Nance will be the first pitcher on the mound. The 31-year-old has covered two or three frames in each of his last three outings and should have a similar workload versus Los Angeles.

Devenski was designated for assignment by Arizona on Thursday.

Devenski was called up in late July but didn't do much in his 10 appearances, posting a 7.59 ERA over 10.2 innings. He's thrown just 21.2 innings at the major-league level since the start of the 2020 season, struggling to a 9.14 ERA over that stretch. That likely means the 31-year-old will pass through waivers unclaimed.

Weissert allowed three runs on two walks while hitting two batters over one-third of an inning against Oakland on Thursday.

Weissert was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday and was summoned from the bullpen with the Yankees up big in the seventh inning. His first outing as a major-leaguer didn't go well, as he threw only five of 15 pitches for strikes and hit two batters in addition to issuing two free passes while recording only one out. Nerves likely came into play, but Weissert has had some control issues in the minors this season, registering a 3.7 BB/9 and hitting five batters over 46 innings. He was able to overcome that to post a 1.76 ERA and 0.89 WHIP, however.

Bautista (4-3) struck out two across two perfect innings to earn the extra-innings win over the White Sox on Thursday.

The right-hander needed just 18 pitches (13 strikes) to navigate the 10th and 11th frames, and he didn't let the phantom runner in either inning leave second base. Bautista has settled in nicely as the Orioles' closer, logging a 1.46 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and 17:2 K:BB while going 6-for-6 in save chances through 11 appearances in August spanning 12.1 innings. For the year, he's posted a dominant 1.62 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 73:16 K:BB through 55.2 innings.

Honeywell (elbow) allowed three earned runs on five hits, a walk, a wild pitch and a hit batsman over 2.2 innings in Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to Sugar Land on Thursday. He struck out four.

As his final line indicates, Honeywell's control and location left much to be desired in his second rehab outing with the Aviators, after he logged his first pair of minor-league rehab appearances with Single-A Stockton. Honeywell did work up to 45 pitches thanks to his inefficiency, but the 27-year-old's 14.73 ERA over his first 3.2 innings with Las Vegas supports the notion he'll likely have to prove himself over several more outings before being added to the big-league staff.

Yarbrough is scheduled to work behind opener JT Chargois for Friday's game in Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough will be making his 16th appearance of the season Friday and his seventh while coming out of the bullpen. He's turned in similar results as a reliever (4.38 ERA, .357 wOBA in 24.2 innings) compared to a traditional starter's role (4.46 ERA, .323 wOBA in 40.1 innings), but he claimed his lone win of the season while working as a primary pitcher Aug. 15 against the Yankees.

Romano (5-3) picked up the win in Thursday's extra-inning victory over the Red Sox, giving up two hits and a walk over two scoreless innings while striking out two.

The Toronto closer entered a tie game in the ninth inning and stifled Boston's offense, emerging with the win when the Blue Jays pushed across a run in the top of the 10th. Romano has a 1.29 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 13:3 K:BB, two wins and seven saves over 11 appearances since the All-Star break, and with the Jays fighting for a wild-card spot, he's likely to continue seeing a heavy workload down the stretch.

Diaz gave up a hit and a walk while striking out one in a scoreless eighth inning Thursday, recording his third hold of the season in a win over the Rockies.

With the Mets nursing a 3-1 lead and the heart of the Colorado order due up in the eighth, manager Buck Showalter turned to his closer rather than reserving Diaz for a save situation. The right-hander got the job done, while Adam Ottavino took care of the Rockies' 7-8-9 hitters in the ninth. Diaz's job as closer is in no jeopardy -- he's tied for fifth in the majors with 28 saves and sports a league-leading 17.5 K/9 -- but Showalter's willingness to use him in crucial high-leverage spots rather than exclusively in the ninth could cost him another save or two down the stretch. Two of his three holds on the year have come in his last three appearances.

Payamps was diagnosed with a left calf contusion after leaving Thursday's game against the Yankees, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Payamps exited Thursday's contest after being struck by a comebacker and being helped off the field, and it's unclear if he'll be available for the rest of the series versus New York this weekend. It was the 27-year-old's second appearance for Oakland after being claimed off waivers from the Kansas City last week.