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Misiewicz was credited with his eighth hold in a win over the Astros on Wednesday, firing a scoreless two-thirds of an inning during which he recorded a strikeout.

Misiewicz has encouragingly evened out his performances down the season's stretch run, as he's now posted scoreless appearances in four of the last five trips to the mound. The southpaw has been a versatile option for manager Scott Servais, as he's been effective in both sub-one-inning outings and longer assignments that have seen him work as much as a pair of frames. Following Wednesday's effort, Misiewicz sports a 4.26 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and impressive 24:5 K:BB across 19 innings.

Pearson (elbow) is being activated prior to Thursday's game against the Yankees, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The Blue Jays are hoping to get Pearson a clean inning for his first career relief outing. He will not make any more starts this season, but it is nonetheless encouraging that he will hopefully enter the offseason having returned to game action and with a clean bill of health.

Hudson (forearm) met with head team physician Dr. George Paletta on Wednesday and will seek a second opinion and further evaluation on his injured forearm, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

The right-hander was just placed on the 45-day injured list Tuesday, and he has some time to figure out his options since he won't be pitching again this regular season or postseason, if the Cardinals qualify. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak noted Wednesday that the seeking of a second opinion is simply part of the process of Hudson setting himself up as best as possible to not miss time in 2021. "Our doctors have reviewed the MRI, but you still want to do the normal consultation," Mozeliak said. "Until that happens, there are no decisions made for next steps. ... Obviously, the fact that we're ruling out the remainder of this year is saying something."

White was optioned to the Dodgers' alternate training site Thursday.

He has not allowed a run while striking out two in three innings over two appearances this season. White may not be heard from again until 2021.

Bummer (biceps) was reinstated from the 45-day injured list prior to Thursday's game against Cleveland.

This is encouraging, as there were no guarantees Bummer would make it back this season. He last pitched in a game Aug. 7 and had an impressive 1.23 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 12:4 K:BB in 7.1 innings before suffering the injury. Look for him to quickly work his way back into the setup mix in advance of the postseason.

Jackson (2-0) allowed two runs on three hits while striking out five across four innings Wednesday as he earned the win over the Marlins.

Jackson had to enter the game to begin the second inning after Max Fried (ankle) was forced out of the game as a precautionary measure after tweaking his ankle while fielding a bunted ball in the first. The 29-year-old had a clean outing aside from his effort in the fourth when he allowed two runs to score. Jackson's dependability has taken a tumble in 2020 as the right-hander has a 5.33 ERA and 20:12 K:BB in 25.1 innings this season.

Clarke will start the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Rockies.

Clarke's last outing was more than a week ago when he pitched five relief innings and earned the win in over the Angels. Prior to that, he made four turns through the rotation, so he should have the distance to qualify for a win.

Hendriks picked up the save against the Dodgers on Wednesday after tossing a perfect ninth inning that included one strikeout.

Hendriks was tasked with protecting a 6-4 lead in the ninth inning and did so with ease, retiring all three of his batters, including a strikeout of Cody Bellinger. The 31-year-old right-hander has been phenomenal this season, sporting a 1.17 ERA and 0.65 WHIP with 14 saves across 22 appearances.

Manaea did not factor into the decision during Wednesday's win over the Dodgers, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk while striking out four across six innings.

The long ball was the enemy of the night for Manaea, who silenced the Dodgers until the third inning, when he yielded a two-run homer to Max Muncy. He also gave up a solo blast to Cody Bellinger in the seventh frame, which would be his final batter of the night. Manea threw a season-high 91 pitches, including 59 for strikes. The 28-year-old, who has been named a likely candidate to start the Athletics' first playoff game next week, has put together a 4.50 ERA and 1.20 WHIP across 12 appearances (11 starts) in the regular season. Across his last six starts, however, the southpaw has compiled a solid 2.65 ERA.

Zimmermann allowed a run on two hits and a walk and struck out five over four relief innings in Wednesday's 9-1 loss to the Red Sox.

Zimmermann worked the final four innings of the game, with the only run against him coming on a wild pitch in the seventh inning. The 25-year-old has allowed six runs over seven innings in two appearances (one start) this year. It's unclear if he'll get another look in a long-relief role before the end of the season.