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Treinen (6-5) earned the win in relief Friday against the Brewers after tossing a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and striking out one.

Treinen pitched the seventh inning and looked dominant, needing just 14 pitches (10 strikes) to get the job done en route to his sixth win of the campaign. He has tossed seven scoreless outings over his last eight appearances and has been a reliable arm out of the bullpen for Los Angeles, as he owns a 1.99 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP through 72 appearances while also racking up seven saves (out of 11 chances) and 32 holds.

Fleming recorded his third hold in a win over the Yankees on Friday, firing 1.2 scoreless innings during which he recorded a strikeout.

Fleming got his five outs on an efficient 20 pitches, 14 which found the strike zone. The 25-year-old's late-season transition to the bullpen has been somewhat rocky, as Fleming has now interspersed a trio of scoreless efforts with three other outings during which he yielded multiple earned runs.

Iglesias secured the save Friday against the Mariners after tossing a scoreless inning, allowing one run.

Iglesias has converted each of his last 13 save opportunities and has given up just two runs over his last nine outings since the beginning of September. The 34 saves tied a career-high mark for the seven-year veteran, who is en route to finishing the year with an ERA below the 2.75 mark for the fourth time over his last five seasons.

Barnes allowed one run on one hit over two-thirds of an inning in Friday's 4-2 win over the Nationals.

With Boston leading 4-0 entering the seventh inning, manager Alex Cora brought in Barnes, the team's one-time closer. Later in the game, Cora turned to Hansel Robles to close out Washington for the save. Barnes has pitched better after a rocky August, but he endured a bout with COVID-19 during the first half of September. It's unclear what Cora plans for the closer role if the Red Sox qualify for the postseason.

Alzolay pitched two scoreless innings in Friday's loss to the Cardinals. He allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two.

Alzolay now has a modest streak of three straight scoreless appearances out of the bullpen, a span that covers 6.2 innings. The righty has lowered his ERA to 4.58 in the process and has looked like someone who could be a valuable option in long relief. However, there's still a decent chance Alzolay works back into the rotation next season, as the Cubs have some question marks behind staff ace Kyle Hendricks.

Doval struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning to earn the save over San Diego on Friday.

The right-hander needed only 11 pitches (eight of which were strikes) to set the Padres down in order and register his third save in four days. Over that stretch, he has struck out five batters and allowed only one baserunner over three scoreless frames. Doval's dominance in his brief time as the team's closer could provide some intrigue with Jake McGee (oblique) -- who has done well as the team's primary closer throughout the campaign -- on the verge of being activated.

Avila (0-1) allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out five over four innings to suffer the loss against San Francisco on Friday.

Avila served up a one-out solo home run to Darin Ruf in the first inning and yielded a second run in the frame following a two-out error. However, he rebounded from the rough beginning to keep the Giants off the scoreboard over his remaining three frames. The right-hander needed an inefficient 84 pitches to get through his four innings, however, and he was tagged with the loss as San Diego's offense was unable to generate any run support. Avila had made only one career big-league appearance (in 2019) before Friday, and he didn't pitch at all in 2020 while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Abbott didn't factor into the decision during Friday's 4-3 loss to St. Louis, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

Making his first big league start, Abbott pitched well to every Cardinal batter other than Tyler O'Neill, who tagged the righty for two solo home runs, and enjoyed his best outing all season in what is likely his final appearance of the campaign. The rookie concludes 2021 without a decision in 17.1 innings featuring a 6.75 ERA, 1.79 WHIP and 12:11 K:BB.

Gallegos (6-5) got the win in Friday's 4-3 victory over the Cubs, allowing two hits in one scoreless inning.

Gallegos entered a 3-3 tie in the ninth inning and allowed a leadoff double to Willson Contreras but he was eventually erased on a play at the plate, and he became the winner when St. Louis walked it off in the bottom of the inning. It was the 30-year-old's first win since June 28 as he's now thrown eight consecutive scoreless innings across his last eight appearances.

Kittredge allowed two runs on four hits and struck out two in one inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-3 win over the Yankees.

Kittredge ran into trouble in the ninth inning, but he was able to make a three-run lead hold. The right-hander has been a bit shaky lately, allowing seven runs (six earned) in his last 9.2 innings. He's collected eight saves and seven holds while logging a 1.88 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 77:15 K:BB in 71.2 innings overall as a high-leverage arm for the Rays.