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Jansen earned the save in Friday's 11-8 win over the White Sox, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Jansen was called on to protect a three-run lead in the ninth inning and retired the heart of the White Sox order to close things out. The veteran closer has now gone 10 straight appearances without allowing an earned run and owns a 1.86 ERA overall in 19.1 second-half innings. For the season, he's 21-for-27 in save chances with a 3.35 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 49:23 K:BB across 43 frames.

Lee went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 11-8 win over the White Sox.

Lee fueled a Tigers comeback, smacking an RBI double in the sixth inning before tying the game with a two-run shot in the eighth. It was the 23-year-old's first career four-hit effort, and he's now tallied six extra-base hits and eight RBI over his past six contests. On the year, he's slashing .264/.320/.432 with 10 homers, 42 RBI, 38 runs scored and two steals across 326 plate appearances.

Lombard went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Friday's 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Lombard has gone 6-for-18 (.333) over his last four contests, adding four RBI in that span. The shortstop has yet to stretch a hitting streak beyond four games, which shows he still has some adjusting to do in the majors. He's batting .234 with a .663 OPS, four homers, 15 RBI, 19 runs scored, three doubles, one triple and two stolen bases over 35 contests.

Rice went 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, two walks, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Rice has three homers during his seven-game hitting streak, including Friday's solo shot. The slugger has also shown a little speed at times -- he's up to four triples on the year after his three-bagger. On the year, Rice is batting .264 with an .897 OPS, 39 homers, 94 RBI, 100 runs scored, 22 doubles and three stolen bases over 146 contests, building upon his breakout from 2025.

Cole (9-9) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out six without walking a batter over six innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Cole served up a two-run home run to Corbin Carroll in the second inning but was otherwise successful at limiting the damage. The long ball has been a problem for Cole lately -- he's allowed 10 homers over his last six starts, giving up a total of 18 runs across 34.2 innings in that span. For the season, he's at a 3.63 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 123:22 K:BB through 121.1 innings over 21 starts. Cole is lined up for one more regular-season start at home against the Rays next week, which also positions him to be on the hill if the Yankees end up playing in the wild-card round.

Barnett did not factor into Friday's decision against Cleveland, allowing three runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out four across 3.1 innings.

Barnett was promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas ahead of Friday's start, his fifth of the season and 10th of his major-league career. He kept the Guardians off the board through the first three innings but proceeded to allow four of the first five batters he faced in the fourth on base, resulting in three runs scored for Cleveland. Barnett has allowed at least three earned runs in six of his last seven major-league outings, and he has a 7.16 ERA and 1.75 WHIP across 44 innings this season. Assuming he stays with the big club, Barnett is lined up to face the Astros at home next weekend.

Peters was diagnosed with a left shoulder/rib contusion following his exit from Friday's game against Detroit.

Peters was pulled from the game in the fifth inning after crashing into the outfield wall, and although he initially appeared at risk of having suffered a head injury, most of the damage was instead done to his upper torso. The White Sox are considering him day-to-day for now, and Brenton Doyle would be the favorite to start in center field if Peters is unable to play Saturday.

Gelof went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during the Athletics' 5-3 loss to the Guardians on Friday.

Gelof put the A's up early, taking the second pitch he saw from Daniel Espino deep to center field for a three-run homer. It was Gelof's fifth home run over his last 15 games and 19th long ball of the season, as he needs only one more to register the first 20-homer season of his major-league career. Gelof has an .803 OPS with 11 RBI and four steals in September.

Smith earned the save in Friday's 5-3 win over the Athletics, striking out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning.

Smith breezed through Friday's outing, fanning the first two batters he faced while needing only 14 pitches (nine strikes) to come away with his 38th save of the year, second-most in the majors behind Bryan Baker (40). Smith is up to 100 strikeouts on the year, marking his third consecutive season cracking the century mark. He has a 2.06 ERA and 0.99 WHIP across 70 innings this season.

Cleavinger (forearm) is expected to resume mound work Saturday, MLB.com reports.

If all goes well, the hope is that Cleavinger will progress to bullpen sessions shortly thereafter. The Rays shut the southpaw down in early September due to left forearm tightness, but he should have a chance to rejoin the Tampa Bay bullpen either before the end of the regular season or at some point during the playoffs.