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Doval allowed a run on two hits in one inning to earn a hold in Thursday's 3-1 win over Pittsburgh.

The 23-year-old gave up a solo home run to Will Craig in the eighth inning, but that was the extent of the damage. Doval has now allowed an alarming four homers in 9.1 innings. He's at a 6.75 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 9:4 K:BB with five holds and two blown saves in 11 outings. San Francisco has a number of steadier options in the bullpen, so Doval could be limited to lower-leverage assignments until he proves he can keep the ball in the yard.

Rogers pitched a scoreless ninth inning and allowed one hit to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over Pittsburgh.

Rogers got the call in the ninth since Jake McGee had worked both games in Texas prior to the Giants' scheduled off day Wednesday. The 30-year-old Rogers did well, earning his third save. He's also picked up 10 holds and two blown saves in 21 outings. The right-hander has a 0.83 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 10:4 K:BB across 21.2 innings in a high-leverage role.

Clase walked three batters and struck out none in two-thirds of an inning during Thursday's 4-2 win over Seattle. He earned a hold.

Clase has been Cleveland's primary closer this year, but he's occasionally struggled with his control. That was evident Thursday, as only six of his 18 pitches went for strikes. All three of his walks came with two outs before Bryan Shaw retired Luis Torrens with a strikeout to close out the game. Clase has a 1.06 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 17:7 K:BB across 17 innings. He's also gone 7-for-8 in save chances, but James Karinchak, who has three saves in four chances himself, could see a larger share of ninth-inning work if Clase's difficulties finding the strike zone become a significant issue.

Devenski allowed two runs on four hits over two-thirds of an inning in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Marlins.

Devenski entered a high-leverage situation and ceded four consecutive hits. It was the fifth time in eight outings the reliever has allowed inherited runners, or his own runners, to score. At one point, Devenski was in the mix for the unsettled closer job in Arizona, but that no longer appears to be the case. The right-hander has an 8.59 ERA and 1.77 WHIP with a 54.5 percent strand rate.

Hendriks pitched a perfect 1.2 innings while striking out two to earn the save in a win over the Twins on Thursday.

The 32-year-old has thrown six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in his last six appearances. Hendriks is 7-for-9 in save chances and carries a 2.93 ERA and 0.91 WHIP. The closer is tied for fifth in the American League in saves.

Shaw recorded the final out of Thursday's 4-2 win against Seattle via strikeout to record the save.

This was a high-leverage situation as Shaw entered with the bases loaded and two out but dispatched Luis Torrens on four pitches to complete the save. Shaw is one of manager Terry Francona's go-to relievers, evidenced by a superb 1.93 ERA, but don't expect abundant saves with Emmanuel Clase and James Karinchak being the main guys for the ninth inning.

Reyes pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out three to get the save in the Cardinals' win over the Brewers on Thursday.

Reyes walked the first batter he faced in the ninth inning and allowed a runner to get into scoring position, but he ultimately struck out three for his 11th save of the season. He trails only Mark Melancon for most saves in all of baseball. The 26-year-old has allowed just one run in 20 innings this season.

Fulmer recorded the final two outs of Thursday's win over the Royals to earn the save.

Gregory Soto, who recorded the save Wednesday, got the nod to begin the ninth, but he allowed two runs while retiring just a single batter. That forced manager A.J. Hinch to turn to Fulmer, and the righty delivered his second MLB save, with his other one coming earlier this month. Fulmer has looked comfortable in his bullpen role, and the Tigers seem to trust him in high-leverage spots. Soto should still be the closer moving forward despite the hiccup, but Fulmer is worth keeping an eye on.

Hartlieb was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.

Hartlieb has already been shuttled between the alternate site, Triple-A and the major-league team a few times this season. He's thrown only two innings in Pittsburgh, during which he surrendered three walks, two hits and three earned runs. Miguel Yajure is being called up in the corresponding move and will start Friday's game.

Junis will start the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Junis had come out of the bullpen in each of his last four appearances but will serve as a spot starter in Friday's twin bill. The right-hander has posted a 5.14 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 28 innings across 10 appearances (four starts) this year.