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Helsley secured his eighth hold in a win over the Royals on Saturday, firing a perfect seventh inning.

Helsley was part of a stellar bullpen effort for the Cardinals after starter Kwang Hyun Kim exited after four frames. The right-hander has six scoreless efforts over his last eight appearances, although he's allowed two earned runs apiece in the other two outings during that span.

Herget was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

Herget had his contract selected by the Rangers early in the week and surrendered five runs (four earned) over four innings. The 27-year-old will return to Round Rock, where he has a 2.56 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 48:12 K:BB across 38.2 innings this season.

Cabrera secured his 18th hold in a win over the Royals on Saturday, allowing a hit and recording two strikeouts over a scoreless eighth inning.

The left-hander turned in another solid setup effort, this time preceding Giovanny Gallegos, who drew Saturday's save opportunity. Cabrera now has 10 consecutive scoreless appearances -- a span covering nine innings and during which he's garnered six holds.

Alzolay (4-12) was tagged with the loss Saturday against the White Sox after allowing two runs on six hits while fanning seven across 6.2 innings.

Alzolay suffered his 12th loss of the season, but he notched a quality start in the process and also ended a run of three straight outings allowing at least three earned runs. The 26-year-old right-hander has a 4.71 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP and is tentatively scheduled to make his next start Thursday at home against the Brewers.

McHugh fired a scoreless ninth inning during which he allowed a hit and a walk and recorded two strikeouts in a win over the Orioles on Saturday.

The veteran right-hander picked up right where he left off before going on the injured list with arm fatigue, producing his 14th straight scoreless outing. McHugh now has multiple strikeouts in 11 of his last 12 appearances as well, pushing his career-best strikeout rate to 36.7 percent.

Misiewicz (3-4) was tagged with the loss and the blown save Saturday against the Yankees after allowing two unearned runs on one hit across one-third of an inning.

Misiewicz didn't have his best stuff Saturday but neither of the two runs he allowed was earned, meaning he extended his streak of games without allowing an earned run to five contests. The southpaw, who's already made 49 appearances on the season, has given up just one earned run across his last 10 games and owns an excellent 1.59 ERA since the beginning of July.

Brebbia was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

Brebbia was previously optioned to Triple-A on July 29, but he made a lone single-inning appearance in the minors. He'll return to the major-league roster to provide a multi-inning option out of the bullpen.

Romano (5-1) earned the win in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox. He tossed a scoreless inning, fanning two.

Romano pitched the seventh inning and kept the game scoreless with a sharp outing, as he needed only 14 pitches (eight strikes) to get the job done. The right-hander, who has gone 9-for-10 in save chances this season, should remain Toronto's main late-inning arm going forward.

Nelson was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.

Nelson was promoted from Triple-A on Saturday and will return there a day later without pitching in the majors. The 25-year-old has a 9.45 ERA, 2.17 WHIP and 22:14 K:BB across 13.1 innings for the Yankees this season.

Pivetta didn't factor into the decision in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays, tossing six scoreless innings of one-hit ball. He walked one and struck out five.

Pivetta was coming off four straight outings in which he gave up at least three runs, so this was an excellent bounce-back effort for him. He has only two quality starts across six appearances since the beginning of July, a span in which he's posted a 4.09 ERA.