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Paredes (2-2) allowed a hit and two walks with one strikeouts over two-thirds of an inning in a win over the Athletics in Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader.

Paredes wasn't particularly sharp in the appearance, but he was able to earn the win when Yuli Gurriel's sacrifice fly gave the Astros the lead in the top of the seventh. The 24-year-old Paredes has pitched to a 3.45 ERA with a 1.66 WHIP and 17 strikeouts through 15.2 innings this season. He's also recorded five holds.

King retired both hitters he faced in relief during Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays, striking out one in his nine-pitch appearance.

King's prior three appearances had come as a starter, with the Yankees expanding their rotation due to a slew of doubleheaders. The Yankees downsized their rotation to five this week, and since Deivi Garcia was called up from the alternate site to start Wednesday's series finale, he'll seemingly stick in the rotation over King for now.

Rogers (1-0) earned the win Tuesday against the Mariners after tossing a scoreless inning. He allowed one hit and one walk while fanning one.

Rogers now has posted back-to-back scoreless appearances out of the bullpen after allowing three runs in two outings (1.2 innings) earlier this month. Rogers has three saves but has also blown two other save chances this season and, while he should remain as a reliable late-inning arm for San Francisco, it seems he will remain behind Tony Watson in the save pecking order.

The Yankees recalled Garcia from their alternate site ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday against the Blue Jays in Buffalo.

Outfielder Estevan Florial was sent down to the alternate site to clear room for Garcia, who will be making his third start in pinstripes. After limiting the Mets to one run over six innings in his MLB debut Aug. 30, Garcia endured some turbulence in his second outing Sept. 4 in Baltimore, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over 4.2 innings. He'll head to another tough road venue Wednesday in Buffalo's Sahlen Field, which has proven to be one of the majors' friendlier hitting environments this season.

Misiewicz (0-2) was tagged with the loss Tuesday against the Giants. He allowed one run on one hit while fanning two in one inning.

Misiewicz pitched the seventh inning and allowed the game-winning run on a solo shot from Darin Ruf. Misiewicz has been a reliable late-inning option for Seattle with six holds, but he has allowed runs in three of his last seven appearances -- he owns a 3.86 ERA while fanning 10.3 K/9 in that seven-game span.

Jansen (3-0) earned the win Tuesday against the Diamondbacks. He gave up three runs (two earned) on three hits while fanning one across 1.1 innings.

Jansen entered the game in the bottom of the ninth with a runner on first, but the Dodgers escaped the threat by putting Tim Locastro out at home. He struggled in the 10th inning as well, giving up a two-run homer to Christian Walker and a two-out RBI single to David Peralta before ending the game with a strikeout. Jansen might have earned the win here, but he is not expected to be happy with his performance.

Pressly allowed one hit and struck out one over a scoreless ninth inning to record his eighth save in a 5-4 win over the Athletics in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

Pressly, who had missed out on save chances in both games of Saturday's doubleheader because he was unavailable, was fresh in his first outing since last Friday. After a shaky start as the closer, Pressly is 7-of-8 in save chances with a 1.64 ERA and 17 strikeouts over his last 11 appearances.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he's likely to stick with Ginkel as the closer "for the time being," Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Ginkel blew his first chance at closing last week against the Dodgers but nailed down a win two days later against the Giants. "Even though he gave up the lead (against the Dodgers), I thought he threw the ball and was repeating his pitches very well," Lovullo said. Ginkel got the first chance to close games based on his performance and results during the second half of the 2019 season, when he posted a 1.48 ERA over 25 games in August and September.

Barlow allowed one run on two hits with two strikeouts and zero walks during the ninth inning to record the save Tuesday at Cleveland.

The 28-year-old gave up a pair of one-out singles and was unable to keep the Indians off the board, but he was still able to notch the save since the Royals supplied him with a multi-run cushion. Barlow has two saves and three holds with a 2.86 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 28:7 K:BB through 22 innings this season and should continue operating in a high-leverage role.

Junis gave up five runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and zero walks over 4.1 innings during Tuesday's win over the Indians. He didn't qualify for the decision.

The right-hander served up homers in each of the first three frames, matching his total for home runs allowed in his previous four starts. Junis has a 5.57 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 14:5 K:BB over 21 innings and should next face the Pirates on Sunday.