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Vest (personal) was reinstated from the paternity list Saturday.

Vest landed on the paternity list Thursday but will rejoin the Tigers after spending a few days away from the team. He's posted a 2.35 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 7.2 innings over six relief appearances since the start of July.

Martinez allowed zero runs on one hit and zero walks while striking out zero over one inning Friday against the Mariners.

Martinez entered the game in the seventh inning with the Astros up 5-1 and had little trouble retiring the bottom of the Mariners' lineup. The right-handed reliever now sports a 1.33 ERA and 0.81 WHIP with 24 strikeouts over 27 innings. Despite the strong performance on the season, he is buried in the Astros' bullpen, having seen just 13 total appearances since the start of June, and will likely continue finding save and hold opportunities hard to come by.

Wilson is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Cubs in Chicago.

He'll retain a spot in the Pittsburgh rotation coming out of the All-Star break after striking out three over 3.1 innings and allowing two earned runs against the Rockies on July 17 following his call-up from Triple-A Indianapolis. So long as Wilson avoids an implosion against the Cubs, he could build some security at the back end of the rotation.

The Guardians plan to call up Pilkington from Triple-A Columbus to start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader with the White Sox, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Pilkington has often been the Guardians' go-to option for spot starts this season, as he'll be making his 12th appearance and ninth start Saturday despite having not been a full-time member of the rotation at any point in 2022. While starting in his last eight outings, Pilkington has produced a 4.84 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and 32:20 K:BB in 35.1 innings. Since the Guardians plan on designating Pilkington as their 27th man for the twin bill, he's expected to immediately return to Columbus following Saturday's start.

Winder was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday due to right shoulder impingement syndrome, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Winder spent a month on the injured list earlier this season due to right shoulder impingement syndrome, but it's not yet clear how long his current IL stint will last. The right-hander hasn't pitched since being demoted to St. Paul in mid-July.

Martinez earned a hold against the Mets on Friday with a perfect eighth inning of work.

Yu Darvish gave the Padres a standout seven-inning start during which he allowed only one run, and Martinez continued that excellence by retiring all three batters he faced on 12 pitches in the eighth frame. The outing was the fourth straight in which Martinez has worked one inning or fewer after he went at least two frames in each of his first 16 appearances -- most of which came as a starter -- this season. With two holds in his past three relief outings, it appears that the right-hander is moving into more of a high-leverage role in the San Diego bullpen.

Luetge (3-3) earned the win over the Orioles on Friday, allowing one hit and striking out three batters over 2.1 scoreless innings.

Yankees starter Jameson Taillon struggled through 2.2 innings, and Luetge was brought in to relieve him with the bases loaded and two outs in the third. Luetge got Austin Hays to foul out to end the threat, and he went on to pitch two more clean frames, allowing just one baserunner. The southpaw has gone at least two innings in three of his past seven outings and has allowed only two earned runs while posting a 17:2 K:BB over 12.1 frames during that stretch.

Chapman allowed three runs on two hits and one walk while retiring only one batter (via strikeout) Friday versus Baltimore.

Chapman was brought in at a relatively stress-free point with the Yankees up 7-3 in the seventh inning. However, the veteran reliever allowed the Orioles to get right back into the contest, surrendering a single and a walk before serving up a three-run homer to Anthony Santander. Since returning to big-league action July 1, Chapman has given up at least one run in four of eight appearances and has posted an ugly 9.95 ERA and 1.74 WHIP over 6.1 innings. The strikeouts are still there -- he's fanned nine batters over that span -- but he's also issued seven walks and given up two home runs. Clay Holmes picked up his 17th save Friday and may have the full-time closer role locked up, but the Yankees would love to see Chapman figure things out given the loss of top setup man Michael King to a likely season-ending elbow fracture.

Hearn will likely be available as the primary pitcher Saturday in Oakland since Matt Bush will serve as the opener.

Hearn was initially listed as the probable starter for Saturday's matchup, but it appears as though his appearance will come as a bulk reliever instead. The southpaw returned to the major-league mound July 15 and allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out seven in four innings against the Mariners.

Vesia (2-0) earned the win against San Francisco on Friday by retiring the only batter he faced.

With the game tied 1-1 in the eighth inning, Vesia was summoned with two outs and two runners on base to face David Villar. Vesia got Villar to ground out, and the lefty reliever earned the win as a result of Los Angeles scoring four times in the bottom of the frame. It was a nice bounce-back effort from Vesia after he allowed two runs in two-thirds of an inning against the Giants on Thursday.