Ferguson threw two perfect innings, striking out two and earning a hold in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Astros.

Ferguson was sharp, retiring all six batters he faced in his first two-inning outing since May 21. The right-hander has been solid in September, posting a 2.89 ERA and 0.75 WHIP across eight appearances and 9.1 innings. His season line of a 4.79 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 54 outings and 56.1 innings looks rougher, but those numbers are heavily skewed by two blowup appearances on May 14 and June 18, when Ferguson allowed a total of 11 runs.

Ellard will be the White Sox's opening pitcher in Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Brooke Fletcher of Chicago Sports Network reports.

Ellard has gone more than one inning in just four of 16 appearances this season, so it will be a true opener assignment for the lefty. Tyler Alexander and Wikelman Gonzalez should be available to cover multiple innings out of Chicago's bullpen.

Brubaker will start Wednesday's contest versus the Cardinals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

He's sliding into the rotation in place of Robbie Ray, who is being shut down. All 16 of Brubaker's appearances in the majors this season have been in relief, but he's gone multiple innings in each of his last five outings and has made eight starts in the minors in 2025, so he's relatively stretched out. Still, the Giants' bullpen will be active in the series finale.

Duran struck out one and gave up one run on two hits in the ninth inning Tuesday to blow his fifth save of the season in a 6-5 extra-innings loss to the Marlins.

Cristopher Sanchez blanked Miami for seven innings and handed a 3-0 lead off to his bullpen, but David Robertson gave up two runs in the eighth before Duran served up a game-tying solo shot to Heriberto Hernandez. Duran's blown two of his last three save chances and has now allowed runs in three of his last four appearances, an ominous sign for Phillies fans traumatized by years of bullpen collapses no matter what name is on the back of the jersey. The 27-year-old flamethrower still sports an outstanding 2.29 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 25:1 K:BB over 19.2 innings since being acquired from the Twins at the trade deadline.

Sands tossed a perfect ninth frame to earn a save Tuesday over the Rangers.

Sands needed just nine pitches to retire the side for his third save of the season and his first since May 16. Sands had blown his previous two save opportunities and Tuesday marked only his second scoreless outing in his last seven appearances. Saves are far and few between for the Twins, but it seems Sands is in the mix for more in the final week along with Kody Funderburk.

Megill (elbow) had a successful multi-inning bullpen session Tuesday and is slated to face hitters Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

If things go well Friday, Megill appears in line to be activated from the 15-day injured list for the final game of the regular season Sunday versus the Reds. He would make an appearance that day as he gears up for the postseason. Megill has missed all of September with a right flexor strain.

Zimmermann (0-1) took the loss Tuesday, allowing six runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks with one strikeout over six innings against the Padres.

Zimmermann ran into early trouble, giving up a grand slam to Ryan O'Hearn in the first inning and a two-run homer to Luis Arraez in the second. It was the veteran's first MLB start of 2025 and his first big-league appearance since 2023. He spent most of this season with Triple-A Nashville, where he logged a 4.11 ERA and 1.23 WHIP across 28 outings (21 starts) and 138 innings.

Lord (5-9) took the loss Tuesday against Atlanta, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out four in six innings.

Lord worked four scoreless frames before Atlanta launched solo homers in the fifth and sixth to go ahead 2-1. Lord's results were extremely similar to his last time out when he faced Atlanta at home last week, though this time he was able to make it through six innings. Lord's allowed three runs or fewer in all four of his September starts and is tentatively set to make one final start this weekend against the White Sox.

Munoz picked up the save Tuesday against the Rockies, striking out two over a perfect inning.

Munoz carved through the Rockies in the ninth inning, notching two strikeouts to preserve a Mariners win and clinch a postseason berth. The hard-throwing righty has been dominant all season, logging a 1.47 ERA and 0.99 WHIP across 61.1 innings. His 38 saves rank third in the majors, behind only Robert Suarez and Carlos Estevez.

Iglesias worked around a walk to pitch a scoreless ninth inning and earn the save over the Nationals on Tuesday.

Iglesias needed just 10 pitches to get through the frame to pick up his 28th save on the year. He's now allowed just one run since July 28 and has converted all 17 of his save chances since then. Iglesias has put together another productive campaign for Atlanta, posting a 3.31 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 70:15 K:BB in 64.1 innings.