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Santillan allowed two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 1.1 innings to earn the save in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Giants.

Santillan escaped a two-on, two-out jam in the eighth inning with little trouble before putting more traffic on base in the ninth. He was able to get a little help from his defense, as Joey Bart was thrown out at home on a two-out Wilmer Flores single that would have counted as the game-tying run. Santillan has not given up a run in his last five appearances, logging six scoreless inning with two saves, two holds and a 4:4 K:BB in that span. For the season, he's posted a 4.41 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 18:9 K:BB, three saves, four holds and a blown save across 16.1 innings. As long as he's pitching well, the 25-year-old should remain in the Reds' high-leverage mix as part of a closer committee.

Reyes was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk following his start Thursday versus the Red Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Reyes pitched 3.2 innings, surrendering one run on four hits and a walk while striking out one in the Game 2 win over the Red Sox in Saturday's doubleheader. He pitched well but not long enough to qualify for the win and he is now returning to Triple-A. Reyes has produced 6.2 frames of one-run ball with the Orioles this season, striking out three batters in those innings. He'll remain a top option for the team to call up when in need of an extra arm.

Clase allowed two hits and a walk while striking out two in one inning during Saturday's 8-1 win over the Tigers.

The Guardians haven't been on the right side of close results often lately, which has led to Clase pitching just four times in two weeks since his last save (May 14). The closer has given up one run in those four appearances while adding six strikeouts. For the season, he has a solid 2.60 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 18:4 K:BB, a 1-2 record and seven saves in nine opportunities across 17.1 innings.

Bachman exited his start for Double-A Rocket City on Saturday due to back spasms, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Bachman is merely considered day-to-day for now. Through four starts for Rocket City this season, he owns a 1.98 ERA, but his 8:8 K:BB hardly suggests that performance is anything close to sustainable.

Garcia left Friday's Triple-A contest with two outs in the second inning after losing feeling in his fingers, Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune reports.

The organization has yet to release an update on Garcia's status, so it's unclear if he suffered an injury or was removed for precautionary reasons. Before his exit, the right-hander allowed three runs and five hits -- all in the second inning -- and didn't walk or strike out any batters. Garcia has struggled in the minors this season, posting a 10.38 ERA, 2.26 WHIP and 18:16 K:BB across 21.2 innings.

Giles (finger) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.

Giles injured a tendon in his right middle finger shortly before the start of the regular season, delaying his return from Tommy John surgery. He'll pitch in an official game for the first time in over 20 months when he first appears for Tacoma, though he'll likely need more than just an outing or two before he's activated from the injured list given the length of his absence.

Hughes was sent back to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Hughes spent 11 days on the roster as a replacement player after Jason Heyward landed on the COVID-19 injured list. He looked good in five relief appearances, giving up two runs over seven innings while striking out nine batters and walking just one, but he'll return to the minors for now and await his next opportunity.

Rogers picked up a save against the Pirates on Friday with a perfect inning of work.

Rogers was tasked with protecting a one-run lead and succeeded with ease, retiring all three batters he faced on a combined 11 pitches. The southpaw is 17-for-18 in save chances this season and has allowed only one earned run over 20.1 innings. He leads MLB in saves and is on pace to shatter his career-best mark of 30 set in 2019 while with the Twins.

Manaea completed seven innings against Pittsburgh on Friday, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks while striking out five. He did not factor in the decision.

Manaea struggled a bit with his control, tying a season high with three walks and throwing 62 of 98 pitches for strikes. However, the left-hander was able to go deep into the game and notch his seventh quality start over nine outings this season. Manaea is expected to make his next start in Milwaukee late next week.

Holton was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

Holton tossed two scoreless innings as a reliever against the Dodgers on Friday, but he'll head back to the minors a day later. Kyle Nelson was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list as part of a corresponding move.