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The Athletics recalled Barnett from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.

Barnett will start Friday's game against Cleveland, and Joe Rock has been optioned to Las Vegas in a corresponding move. Barnett has appeared in 18 games with the Athletics this season, making four starts, and owns an ugly 7.08 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 38:24 K:BB across 40.2 innings. He's started each of his last four appearances with the club and has functioned as a starter in Triple-A, so Barnett should be stretched out.

The Orioles optioned Heuer to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.

With Baltimore recalled Cade Povich to make Friday's start against Milwaukee, Heuer will head back to Norfolk. The right-hander didn't enter a game over four days with Baltimore during his latest stint in the majors.

Seabold (lat) struck out one across a perfect inning with Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Entering in the eighth inning, Seabold retired the side in order on just 10 pitches (seven strikes). The right-hander has yet to allow a run across three innings with Triple-A Omaha while working back from a right lat strain. At the big-league level in 2026, Seabold owns a 5.25 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 20:11 K:BB in 24 innings.

Espino is slated to serve as the Guardians' opening pitcher for Friday's game against the Athletics, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Espino will draw his second start in less than a week, but he's not expected to cover more than an inning or two before giving way to the bullpen. Lefty Joey Cantillo is available on five days' rest and is expected to work in bulk relief behind Espino.

Gomez (2-4) allowed two runs (one earned) on one hit and one walk while recording just one out, taking the loss and a blown save in a 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Angels on Thursday.

After going nearly all year without blowing a save chance, Gomez has done just that in back-to-back appearances. He's allowed seven runs (six earned) over six innings in September to stumble late in the campaign. Gomez is at a 4.22 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 61:37 K:BB with 22 saves in 24 chances and six holds over 64 innings. Given that the Twins are fading out of playoff contention, it's unlikely Gomez will lose many meaningful opportunities over the last week-plus of the season. That said, he is unlikely to be available Friday after pitching three consecutive days, which may have played a role in his blown saves.

Joyce allowed two runs on two hits and struck out three without walking a batter over one inning, taking a blown save in Thursday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Twins.

Joyce was the reason it got to extras -- he allowed a two-run home run to Walker Jenkins in the top of the ninth inning, squandering a 3-1 lead in the process. With four runs allowed over his last four innings, Joyce has shown some struggles late in the season. After spending the first four months of the campaign rehabbing from shoulder surgery, the right-hander has posted a 4.40 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 18:9 K:BB while adding five saves, two holds and three blown saves over 14.1 innings since coming off the IL in early August.

Latz (3-3) allowed a run on one hit and struck out one without walking a batter over one inning to take the loss and a blown save in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Red Sox.

Latz was called upon in the eighth inning to clean up a mess created by Jakob Junis but couldn't meet the challenge. Trevor Story took him deep for a three-run home run, and the Rangers weren't able to respond. With six runs allowed (five earned) over his last 8.1 innings, Latz is limping to the finish line this season. He still has strong numbers overall, going 30-for-34 in save chances with three holds while pitching to a 2.11 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 77:22 K:BB through 68.1 innings.

Whitlock allowed a walk in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Rangers.

Whitlock hasn't been charged with a run over his last 6.2 innings, picking up two saves, four holds and a blown save in that span. He got the save chance after the Red Sox took the lead in the eighth inning. Aroldis Chapman was deemed unavailable due to a lat issue, which the Red Sox are approaching with caution. Whitlock has thrived as a reliever this year with a 1.78 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 58:8 K:BB while adding four saves, 25 holds and four blown saves over 50.2 innings. He should be in line for more save chances should they arise before Chapman is cleared to return to the mound.

Taylor allowed two hits and two walks while striking out one over 2.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers.

Taylor threw 19 of 35 pitches for strikes. He's made 16 appearances of two innings or longer this season, allowing just five runs (three earned) with a 38:6 K:BB over 33.1 frames in those outings. Overall, he's at a 2.34 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 103:30 K:BB through 80.2 innings. Despite the multi-inning capabilities, he's logged nine saves, 10 holds and seven blown saves on the year.

Fedde allowed one run on four hits, two walks and a hit batsman while striking out six over 4.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Tigers on Thursday.

Fedde came up an out short of qualifying for the win. He threw 52 of 89 pitches for strikes. Over his last six appearances, Fedde has allowed just five runs over 28.2 innings to put together a strong finish to the regular season. He's at a 3.90 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 97:50 K:BB across 138.1 innings over 32 games (15 starts) this season. With Luis Castillo now in the bullpen, Fedde should be in line for one more regular-season start at Kansas City next week.