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Rogers (finger) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

A sprained middle finger has kept Rogers on the shelf since late July. He's already been ruled out for the season, so the transaction is purely a procedural one. It clears space on the 40-man roster for the Twins to select Drew Maggi's contract.

Kahnle (elbow) will not pitch this season, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Kahnle underwent Tommy John surgery in August of 2020, so there was some hope that he may return late this season. However, he has only progressed to playing catch and will not have time to ramp up to game action. Kahnle should be ready to pitch out of the Dodgers' bullpen at the beginning of next season.

Alexander (shoulder) will not return during the 2021 season, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Alexander has been sidelined since July 20 with inflammation in his shoulder, an issue that also affected him earlier in the season. He'll close the campaign with a 2.93 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 8:4 K:BB across 15.1 innings.

Rogers allowed three runs on three hits in one inning, taking a blown save in Friday's 6-5 extra-innings win over Atlanta.

The right-hander gave up a three-run home run to Travis d'Arnaud in the top of the ninth inning, although Donovan Solano tied the game for San Francisco with a solo shot to force extras. Rogers hadn't allowed a run in 14 innings entering Friday's contest. With Jake McGee (oblique) on the injured list, Gabe Kapler expects to mix-and-match with Rogers, Tony Watson and Dominic Leone handling late-inning duties going forward, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Rogers has pitched to a 2.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 49:10 K:BB while adding 12 saves, 27 holds and six blown saves across 72 innings this year.

Akin (2-10) allowed four runs on six hits and three walks with no strikeouts in four-plus innings, taking the loss versus Boston on Friday.

The southpaw took a step back after a quality start in his last appearance. It was the second time in his last three outings he completed only four innings. Akin has struggled in his first full major-league season with a 6.93 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 76:39 K:BB across 89.2 innings. He's projected for a road start in Philadelphia next week.

Doval (3-1) earned the win in extra innings Friday against Atlanta after tossing a scoreless 11th inning.

Doval only needed seven pitches to get the job done en route to his third win of the season. He's yet to allow a run in six appearances this month, posting a 7:3 K:BB through 5.2 innings in that span.

Webb (4-3) was tagged with the loss Friday against San Francisco after allowing an unearned run while walking two across two-thirds of an inning.

Webb was tasked with pitching the 11th inning and ended just one out away from closing things out, but a sac fly from Kevin Gausman that scored Brandon Crawford changed the outcome of the contest. This was the first time Webb allowed a run since May 21, though, and for the most part, he's been a reliable arm for the Braves out of the bullpen.

Hader allowed one hit but tossed a scoreless ninth to pick up his 32nd save of the year Friday against the Cubs.

Hader entered to pitch the ninth after the Brewers scored four runs in the eighth to take an 8-5 lead. Rafael Ortega reached on an infield single to leadoff but Hader was able to retire the next three batters in order to end the game. The 27-year-old has closed out 32 of his 33 save chances this year and has a 1.37 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 90:22 K:BB over 52.2 innings.

Smith blew a save opportunity Friday against the Giants after allowing one run across one inning. He struck out two in the outing.

Smith has now blown saves in two of three chances, but prior to that, he hadn't failed to capitalize on these opportunities since August, when he also recorded two blown saves in less than a week. The reliever gave up a run in two of his last five appearances but still owns a 2.57 ERA through seven innings this month.

Heasley (0-1) was lit up in his MLB debut Friday, allowing four earned runs over four innings in a loss to the Mariners. He gave up six hits, struck out five and walked none in the contest.

Heasley got the chance to make his big-league debut Friday after Brady Singer was put on the 10-day injured list for an unspecified reason. The 24-year-old gave up all four runs on a pair of homers by Jared Kelenic. The prized outfielder got to him for a two-run blast in the second and another in the fourth to give the Mariners a comfortable four-run cushion. Heasley made the jump from Double-A Northwest Arkansas to make the start, and it remains to be seen if he will pitch for the big-league club again in 2021.