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Green (10-7) earned the win Sunday against the Red Sox after tossing 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out two.

Green has now tossed four straight scoreless outings, and that stretch of four straight appearances giving up at least one run between Sept. 8 and Sept. 15 seems to be a distant memory now. The consistency has been the biggest issue with Green this year, but he seems to be gearing up for a strong end of the regular season -- he hadn't recorded this many scoreless outings in a row since early July.

Jansen picked up the save Sunday against the Diamondbacks after tossing a scoreless ninth inning, giving up a hit but striking out two.

Jansen entered the game in the ninth inning with the Dodgers holding a three-run lead, and while he started his outing allowing a single to Josh Rojas, that would be all the damage the Diamondbacks would inflict on the 33-year-old reliever. Jansen has been outstanding of late and has given up just one earned run over his last 19 appearances (18.1 innings) dating back to Aug. 20. He owns a 0.49 ERA and a 0.55 WHIP in that span.

The Reds selected Sanmartin's contract from Triple-A Louisville ahead of Monday's game against the Pirates.

Cincinnati designated catcher Beau Taylor for assignment and placed Luis Castillo (personal) on the family medical emergency list to clear room for Sanmartin on the 40-man roster and 28-man active roster, respectively. Sanmartin will immediately slot into the rotation Monday, and he could line up for a two-start week with the status of Castillo and Wade Miley (neck) in question for next weekend's three-game series in Pittsburgh. Sanmartin, a 25-year-old lefty, submitted a 3.94 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 89:23 K:BB across 82.1 innings at Louisville this season.

Johnson (3-4) was tagged with the loss Sunday against Atlanta after allowing one run on one hit and one walk across one inning.

Johnson pitched the sixth inning, and he gave up the game-winning run when Orlando Arcia doubled Joc Pederson home. Johnson has already made 10 appearances out of the bullpen for the Padres this month but the results have not been encouraging, and he's given up runs in five of his last seven trips to the mound. While he owns a 3.28 ERA on the season, that figure rises to 5.23 when accounting for his 10 outings in September.

Minter (3-6) earned the win Sunday against the Padres after recording the final out of the fifth inning.

Minter entered the game to face Trent Grisham and tamed him down with just two pitches -- that would be everything he'd need to claim his third win of the campaign. The left-hander hasn't pitched more than one inning in any of his last seven appearances but has looked impressive of late, and he's riding a streak of six straight scoreless outings. He owns a 3.24 ERA across 10 appearances (8.1 innings) this month.

Smith secured the save Sunday against the Padres after tossing a scoreless inning, walking three while also striking out the side.

It was far from a clean inning for the veteran reliever, who only tossed 14 of his 31 pitches for strikes, but he still found a way to limit the damage and shut the door while protecting a slim one-run lead. It wasn't easy, as Smith found himself with one out and the bases loaded, but he struck out both Trent Grisham and Ha-Seong Kim to record his 35th save of the year. He has gone 35-for-41 on save chances this season but has nailed down his last three opportunities, and he has also given up just two earned runs across 10 appearances (10 innings) this month.

Jax (3-5) allowed four runs on six hits while striking out two over five innings as he took the loss against the Blue Jays on Sunday.

Jax was punished by the long ball Sunday. He allowed two runners on in the second before serving up a three-run blast to Danny Jansen to give the Blue Jays a 3-1 lead. George Springer later added a home run of his own after hitting a solo shot against Jax in the fifth. Jax would end up finishing the frame before calling it a day at 83 pitches. He was finding the strike zone a lot, as he threw 61 strikes and didn't walk anybody but was hurt by a few big mistakes. The 26-year-old hasn't won a game since Aug. 10 and sports an ugly 6.78 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 62:27 K:BB over 77 innings this season. He's projected to take the hill one more time in Kansas City next weekend.

Romano struck out three batters during a perfect four-out save in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Twins.

Romano entered in the eighth with two men on and two outs and got Miguel Sano to go down swinging to end the inning. He came back out for the ninth and recorded two more punchouts, including a game-ending strikeout against Luis Arraez to shut the door on the Twins. Romano has emerged as one of the top-tier closes in major league baseball this season, as he's 21-for-22 in save chances and owns a sparkling 2.24 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 81:24 K:BB over 60.1 innings.

Garza allowed one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in two innings during Sunday's 5-2 loss to the White Sox.

The right-hander has covered more than one inning in just two of his seven September appearances. Garza has logged a 4.23 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 28:17 K:BB across 27.2 innings to begin his big-league career. The 27-year-old will likely remain in a low-leverage role to finish the season, although he's made noticeable improvements after a few rough patches in July and August.

Kranick (2-3) earned the win Sunday versus Philadelphia with five shutout innings. He allowed four hits and three walks while striking out five.

The right-hander operated on thin margins, but he was able to preserve the one-run lead afforded by Cole Tucker's leadoff home run. Kranick hadn't kept runs off the board since his five perfect innings versus St. Louis on June 27. For the season, he's pitched to a 6.23 ERA, 1.70 WHIP and 30:17 K:BB across 34.2 innings at the big-league level. He lines up for one more start next weekend versus Cincinnati.