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Iglesias earned a hold after striking out two in a scoreless eighth inning against the Twins on Friday. He allowed one hit.

Manager David Bell was operating as if this were a playoff game, and he would have gone to Iglesias for a second inning if the Reds had not tacked on three more runs in the top of the ninth to make it 7-2. With a more comfortable lead, Bell decided to bring in Wade Miley to finish out the game. Iglesias had a bit of a rocky start to the season, but he's been excellent since and now has a 2.93 ERA to go along with eight saves.

Paredes (3-3) allowed two runs (one earned) and a walk in one-third of an inning in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Friday.

Paredes loaded the bases in the bottom of the 10th inning and allowed the tying-run to scored on a sacrifice fly. Brooks Raley came in to try to diffuse the situation, but instead allowed the Rangers' winning run to score on a fielder's choice. Paredes was charged with his second blown save of the year. He has a 3.05 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and five holds in 20.2 innings.

Martin (1-1) allowed an unearned run on one hit in one inning and earned the extra-inning win Friday versus the Astros.

Martin allowed a sacrifice fly by Alex Bregman to knock in the initial runner Jose Altuve in the 10th inning. The Rangers bailed out Martin by scraping together a pair of runs in the bottom half of the frame. The 25-year-old southpaw has posted a 1.98 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and two holds in 13.2 innings across 14 appearances.

Lamet suffered an elbow injury during Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against San Francisco, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Lamet was pulled from Friday's nightcap in the fourth inning, and the team revealed that he's dealing with an elbow injury. The severity of the injury isn't yet known, and it's unclear whether the issue will impact his availability during the postseason.

Davidson was recalled by Atlanta on Friday and will start Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

Davidson has pitched effectively recently at the alternate training site, and he'll make his major-league debut Saturday during the Braves' penultimate game. The southpaw was dominant in the upper levels of the minors last season, posting a 2.15 ERA and 134:54 K:BB over 129.2 innings during 25 starts. Davidson should be built up to a full workload for his first outing in the big leagues.

Lamet exited Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Giants with an apparent injury, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Lamet struggled slightly in the fourth frame as he allowed a run to come across, and he left the game with a trainer with two outs in the inning. The nature and severity of his injury remain to be seen.

Curtiss will serve as the opener for Saturday's game against the Phillies, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Curtiss earned the save Friday as he fired one clean inning while striking out three. Despite his ninth-inning role for the series opener, he'll serve as the opener for Saturday's contest. Ryan Yarbrough should serve as the primary pitcher during the game.

Pearson (1-0) picked up the win in Friday's 10-5 victory over the Orioles, allowing one hit and one walk over 1.2 scoreless innings of relief. He struck out two.

Entering the game after Taijuan Walker tossed three perfect innings in an abbreviated outing, Pearson quickly demonstrated that his arm was healthy again by striking out the first batter he faced, Austin Hays, on three pitches -- a 100.1 mph fastball, an 86.3 mph slider, and then a 101.5 mph fastball. He was rewarded with his first career win. Pearson threw 24 pitches (17 strikes) during his first appearance since Aug. 18, and while the 24-year-old won't have time to get stretched out and join the rotation before the regular season ends, he could be a devastating option out of the bullpen for the Jays in the playoffs.

Lopez (2-2) took the loss Friday, surrendering eight runs on nine hits and a walk over two-plus innings as the Orioles were dropped 10-5 by the Blue Jays. He struck out one.

The right-hander was allowed to come back out after a disastrous six-run second inning, but Toronto immediately slapped three straight singles off Lopez to drive him from the game, and only Travis Shaw getting thrown out at home prevented even more damage to Lopez's ratios. He finishes the season with a 6.69 ERA and 28:12 K:BB over 39 innings.

Alzolay will start Sunday against the White Sox, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

The Cubs didn't seem to have a rotation spot open for Alzolay, but they'll move Jose Quintana, who's still building up his pitch count following a lat injury, to the bullpen for the final few days of the year. Alzolay has made three starts and two relief appearances this season, posting a 3.31 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP.