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Littell walked one and struck out one in a scoreless inning during Friday's 5-3 win over Washington. He earned a hold.

Littell has settled in a bit since a disastrous turn as an opener June 15. In his 11 appearances since then, the reliever has a 2.89 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 5:5 K:BB across 9.1 innings. The right-hander continues to see low-leverage assignments mostly, but he's now picked up five holds with a 3.25 ERA and 1.30 WHIP across 27.2 innings this year. With a 4.65 FIP, Littell may struggle to continue producing similar results.

The Red Sox are placing Andriese on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right hamstring injury, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Manager Alex Cora said Andriese was limping after the final pitch of his two-run inning Friday. He will be sidelined until after the All-Star break, at which point he could be demoted to Triple-A due to his abysmal performance the past couple months. Andriese posted a 1.42 ERA in 12.2 innings across nine April appearances, but he has pitched to an 8.39 ERA and 2.11 WHIP in 24.2 innings since. He's also blown three saves and taken two losses since the start of May. The Red Sox have yet to announce a corresponding move.

Garcia (1-2) allowed a hit and struck out two in a scoreless inning to earn the win versus Washington on Friday.

The left-hander worked the fifth inning of a tie game, and Darin Ruf put San Francisco ahead in the bottom of the fifth. That lead held up to earn Garcia his first win of the year in 26 appearances. The 28-year-old has done fairly well in a low-leverage role with a 3.34 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 37:12 K:BB across 29.2 innings. He's added three holds, one save and a blown save, but most of Garcia's work is expected to be in the middle innings.

Borucki (forearm) will throw a rehab inning Saturday with Triple-A Buffalo and may be ready to be activated following the All-Star break, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

Manager Charlie Montoyo said the lefty might make another rehab appearance Tuesday if Saturday's work goes well. Borucki, working his way back from a left forearm strain, completed a perfect, one-strikeout inning in his first rehab outing July 7.

Pruitt (elbow) pitched three innings Friday in his sixth rehab outing and is expected to be activated immediately following the All-Star break, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

The righty's 30-day rehab assignment expires July 15, so it's safe to assume he'll be with the Astros and active to start Friday's series in Chicago. After a rocky start to the rehab, Pruitt has pitched six scoreless innings over his last three games and has struck out three without issuing a walk, signaling that he's ready to rejoin the big-league bullpen. He'll be getting his first MLB action since 2019, when he posted a 4.40 ERA in 47 innings with the Rays.

Kittredge (6-1) picked up the win in Friday's 7-1 victory over the Blue Jays, striking out two over two perfect innings of relief.

The right-hander replaced Shane McClanahan to begin the fifth inning with the Rays ahead 3-1, and Kittredge was credited with his first win since May 22 after an impressive performance. He's been scored upon only once in his last 11 appearances, and Kittredge sports a 1.47 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 43:10 K:BB through 43 innings on the season with two saves and four holds in addition to his vultured wins.

Bass (1-5) took the loss Friday, giving up one run on one hit while striking out two in the first inning as the Marlins were downed 5-0 by Atlanta.

Making his first career appearance as an opener, the right-hander served up a solo shot to Freddie Freeman, and a slumbering Miami offense never climbed out of that early hole. Bass continues to struggle with consistency, getting tagged for runs in four of his last 10 games, and he sports a 4.28 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 31:15 K:BB through 33.2 innings on the year as he falls further out of the high-leverage mix for the Marlins.

Melancon pitched a clean ninth with one strikeout in a 4-2 triumph over Colorado on Friday.

The league's saves leader needed only eight pitches to retire the bottom of Colorado's order and earn yet another save. He's now pitched on consecutive days, which makes Melancon unlikely to appear Saturday.

Knehr pitched 3.2 innings in Friday's 4-2 win against Colorado, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks with three strikeouts. He didn't factor into the decision.

Knehr was decent filling in for Blake Snell, though the start could've gone much worse. The rookie walked in a run with no outs in the second but was able to retire the next three Rockies before surrendering an RBI double to opposing starter Kyle Freeland, at which point he was removed in the fourth. He'll most likely return to the minors following the one-start cameo.

Loup (3-0) allowed a walk and struck out one in one inning Friday, earning the win over Pittsburgh.

The southpaw worked the sixth inning of a tied game, immediately following starter Taijuan Walker. Loup was the beneficiary of the Mets' offense exploding for 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead. The 33-year-old has been quite effective lately, allowing just one run in his last 13 innings while racking up a pair of wins and four holds. For the year, he has a 1.73 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 32:6 K:BB in 26 innings across 30 appearances.