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Wells was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with right shoulder inflammation.

He had seemingly taken over as Baltimore's closer in recent weeks, going 4-for-6 in save chances this month with a 7.27 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. With Wells on the shelf, Cole Sulser should be the primary option in the ninth inning.

Syndergaard (elbow) gave up one hit while striking out two in one inning Saturday for Triple-A Syracuse. He could be activated Tuesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The plan with Syndergaard is for him to return this season as a reliever. He threw 12 pitches (10 strikes) en route to the scoreless inning.

Bassitt will make his next start on normal rest Tuesday in Seattle, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

This will give Bassitt a chance to make two starts next week, as he could pitch the final game of the season in Houston on normal rest. He was excellent in his first start back Thursday, logging three scoreless innings while allowing one hit, one walk and striking out four Mariners. Bassitt threw 48 pitches in that outing, so there's an outside chance he goes deep enough to qualify for the win in Tuesday's start.

Ryan was placed on the bereavement list Saturday.

He left the team Friday to attend to a personal matter. Ryan must spend a minimum of three days on the bereavement list, so he could still return for his scheduled start Tuesday against Detroit, although that has not been officially confirmed.

Woodford was optioned Friday but immediately recalled Saturday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

The unusual set of transactions should have minimal impact on Woodford, who's still scheduled to start Sunday against the Cubs. He was the player sent down when Dakota Hudson returned from an elbow injury Friday but was allowed to return just one day later when Justin Miller hit the injured list with an elbow injury of his own.

Suarez allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one across five innings in the loss to the Mariners on Friday. He did not factor into the decision.

Suarez surrendered a solo home run to Ty France in the first inning. In addition, he allowed three doubles that contributed to three more runs crossing the plate. He hasn't allowed more than four runs in any start this season, and he has a 3.41 ERA over his last five starts. On the season, the 23-year-old has a 3.86 ERA and 1.24 WHIP with 80 punchouts in 93.1 innings.

Gilbert allowed four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four across 5.1 innings in the win over the Angels on Friday. He did not factor into the decision.

Gilbert was set up for the win, but he allowed a pair of runs to score in the sixth inning to tie the game. Max Stassi also went deep off Gilbert in the fourth inning. The pitcher had a rocky start to his rookie season, but he has a 2.93 ERA over his last five starts. The 24-year-old carries a 4.83 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with 124 strikeouts in 113.2 innings this season.

Mize didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Royals, allowing one run on two hits over three innings. He struck out three.

Detroit is limiting the innings of the younger members of its rotation down the stretch, and as a result Mize hasn't worked more than three innings in any of his four September starts. The 24-year-old has a 4.09 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB through 11 innings on the month, and he should get one more outing in 2021 next week in Minnesota.

Bieber didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 1-0 loss to the White Sox, tossing three perfect innings and striking out three.

Cleveland didn't push its ace too hard in his first start since June 13 as he made his return from a shoulder issue, but Bieber was absolutely brilliant through 34 pitches (22 strikes). If the club sticks with a seven-man rotation over the final days of a lost season, the right-hander will carry a 3.17 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 133:33 K:BB through 93.2 innings into his final appearance of 2021, next week on the road against the Rangers.

Davies (6-12) lasted just two innings Friday against the Cardinals, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two as he took the loss.

Davies was slammed right away as five consecutive Cardinals hitters reached base in the first, amounting to three runs. He came back out for the second and allowed a pair of base hits before Tyler O'Neill took him deep to make it a 6-0 advantage for St. Louis. The 28-year-old has had a month to forget, as he's put up a 15.32 ERA, 2.92 WHIP and 9:11 K:BB over 12.1 innings in September. Davies has failed to make it to the third inning in two of his last four starts but is set up for a favorable matchup to end the year with a meeting against the Pirates next week.