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King (1-2) took the loss Monday against Toronto, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk across 2.2 innings. He struck out six.

King was sharp through two innings, striking out four Jays while allowing just one hit. He ran into trouble in the third, however, allowing four hits and a walk before getting removed with two outs. He left trailing 3-1, but was charged with two additional runs when Vladimir Guerrero belted a two-run double off Jonathan Loaisiga. The shaky outing brought the right-hander's ERA to an ugly 7.76 on the season. If he's given another start, it will likely come in the regular-season finale against Miami on Sunday.

Fairbanks tossed 1.2 scoreless innings Monday, striking out two and issuing one walk in the win over the Mets. He did not factor in the decision.

After walking the first batter he faced, Fairbanks recorded five straight outs, needing just 25 pitches to roll through 1.2 innings. He lowered his season ERA to 2.55 in 24.2 innings. With the season winding down, Fairbanks could move to a standard bullpen role rather than an opener down the stretch.

Anderson struck out one batter in a perfect ninth inning Monday, earning the save against the Mets.

Despite retiring the Mets 5-6-7 hitters in order, Anderson needed 21 pitches to get out of the inning thanks to an 11-pitch at-bat by Robinson Cano. The 30-year-old righty now owns a stellar 0.60 ERA and 25:2 K:BB across 15 innings this season.

Wilson will start Tuesday's game against the Marlins, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Wilson was recalled Monday afternoon, and he won't need to wait long before seeing big-league action. He's appeared in four games so far this season, posting a 7.04 ERA and 2.09 WHIP with six punchouts across 7.2 frames.

Mayers secured the save after striking out three over two innings Monday against the Rangers.

Mayers came on in the eighth inning and retired six straight batters to close out this one. He's now converted one out of three save opportunities in 2020. The 2013 third-round pick owns a stellar 1.67 ERA and 0.74 WHIP along with 39 punchouts across 27 innings this season.

Alzolay was recalled by the Cubs on Monday.

Alzolay spent a week and a half at the Cubs' alternate training site, but he'll rejoin the major-league bullpen after Ildemaro Vargas (hamstring) was placed on the injured list Monday. The right-hander should be available out of the bullpen Monday and could provide a relief option Tuesday as starter Jose Quintana (lat) could be on a pitch count.

Wilson was recalled by Atlanta on Monday.

Wilson will rejoin the major-league pitching staff after Cole Hamels (shoulder) was placed on the injured list Monday. The right-hander has solely appeared out of the bullpen, but his past work as a starter could make him a strong candidate to start in Hamels' place Tuesday.

Graveman, who fired a scoreless inning during which he allowed one hit and no walks in an extra-innings loss to the Padres on Sunday, has logged appearances in three of the past four days and on seven occasions overall since returning from a neck injury Sept. 4.

Graveman's arm was built up for a fairly heavy workload from his brief time as a starter earlier in the season, so it's not entirely surprising manager Scott Servais is utilizing him frequently down the stretch. The veteran stumbled against the Giants two outings ago by allowing three earned runs over two-thirds of an inning; however, he's otherwise been scored upon just once in six other appearances since returning to the active roster after dealing with a benign tumor in his neck.

Alvarado (shoulder) threw a 26-pitch bullpen session Monday and will throw a simulated game Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Alvarado remains on the 45-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation and won't be eligible to return before the start of the playoffs. It appears that he has a chance to do that, though the Rays won't be sure until they see how his shoulder holds up this week.

Merryweather landed on the 10-day injured list with right elbow tendinitis Monday.

The move rules the rookie out for the year, though it was backdated to Friday, so he can still return for the start of the postseason if he's healthy that soon. He'll finish his first MLB campaign with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP in 13 innings of work, striking out 15 while walking six.