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Jeffers was pinch hit for in the ninth inning of Friday's loss to St. Louis due to a sore hand, Patrick Borzi of MinnPost.com reports. Jeffers went 2-for-3 with a run scored before departing.

Jeffers took balls off his hand twice while behind the plate but was able to continue playing defense. He couldn't grip a bat later in the game, however. It's not clear if Jeffers will undergo testing, but he already wasn't set to catch Saturday. Should he need additional time off, Christian Vazquez would step into a bigger workload.

Holmes allowed a walk and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save against the Rockies on Friday.

Holmes was asked to protect a 3-0 lead in the ninth frame and did so on 19 pitches. The 31-year-old rebounded from a blown save in his last chance Sunday and has registered six scoreless outings in eight August appearances. On the season, he has 27 saves to go along with a 2.77 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 60:16 K:BB across 52 innings.

Flexen allowed two runs on five hits and two walks over six innings in a no-decision Friday. He struck out five during the loss to Detroit.

Flexen gave up a run in each of the first two innings Friday but settled down and turned in a quality start, his first since July 29 -- through his first 9.2 innings in August, he had a 9.31 ERA. Flexen has not earned a win since May 8. He'll carry a 5.34 ERA into his next start, which is lined up to come at home against Texas.

Rodon (14-8) earned the win against the Rockies on Friday, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out five over six scoreless innings.

Rodon generated 14 swinging strikes on 102 pitches and tallied three separate 1-2-3 innings to log his first quality start in four August outings. The southpaw has recorded five or more punchouts in 10 consecutive starts and is now tied for the major-league lead in wins with 14. On the season, he owns a 4.16 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 153:45 K:BB across 140.2 innings and lines up to face the Nationals on the road next week.

Refsnyder went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Refsnyder took Ryne Nelson deep in the sixth inning for his ninth homer of the season. The 33-year-old veteran has picked things up since the All-Star break, slashing .273/.317/.506 over his last 23 games. Refsnyder has hit five of his home runs since July 28, and with Tyler O'Neill (finger) managing another injury, he should continue to see a significant workload -- he's started seven of the last 10 games.

Montero allowed two runs on six hits and two walks over five innings in a no-decision Friday. He struck out four during the win over the White Sox.

Montero entered Friday's game on a three-start winning streak but was unable to extend it despite a solid outing. The 24-year-old righty gave up at least four runs in six of his first eight big-league outings but has yielded two or fewer runs in three of his last four appearances. He lowered his ERA to 5.15 with a 53:21 K:BB through 64.2 innings. Montero's next outing is projected to come at home against the Angels.

Pena went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and an additional run scored in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Orioles.

A rest day Thursday was good for Pena, as he drove in a run on a double in the third inning and crushed a 418-foot solo home run in the sixth. Over his past 10 games, the shortstop has tallied four multi-hit efforts with three homers and two steals. On the season, he is hitting .277 with 13 long balls, 59 RBI, 65 runs scored and 15 stolen bases across 520 plate appearances.

Bello (11-6) took the loss Friday, giving up five runs on seven hits and four walks over 5.1 innings as the Red Sox were downed 12-2 by the Diamondbacks. He struck out two.

Bello was tagged for five or more runs for the sixth time this season, ending a strong stretch that saw the right-hander post a 3.57 ERA and five quality starts in his prior seven outings. Bello had gone 10 straight starts without a loss before Friday, and he'll take a 4.95 ERA into his next start.

Foley threw a perfect inning to pick up a save against the White Sox on Friday.

Foley needed only four pitches to close out the 5-2 win. It was his first save since Aug. 15 and just his fourth since the start of July. Foley has turned in 8.2 straight frames without allowing an earned run, dropping his ERA on the year to 3.33 with a 33:16 K:BB through 46 innings.

Santander went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an additional run scored in Friday's 7-5 win over the Astros.

With the Orioles trailing 5-2 in the eighth inning, Santander came up with the bases loaded and cleared them with a 403-foot blast off Bryan Abreu. The 29-year-old outfielder has gone just 7-for-39 across his past 10 games but has still powered up with three homers in that span. On the season, he ranks third in the majors with 39 long balls to go along with a .238 batting average, 86 RBI and 77 runs scored across 531 plate appearances.