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Tim Mayza
Notches rain-aided save
PToronto Blue Jays
October 4, 2022
Mayza worked a perfect seventh inning to record his second save of the season in Monday's 5-1 win over the Orioles.
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Jose Quijada
Earns costly hold
PLos Angeles Angels
October 4, 2022
Quijada allowed two earned runs over 1.2 innings in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning loss against Oakland. He allowed one hit, two walks and struck out one.
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Domingo Acevedo
Earns extra-inning win
POakland Athletics
October 4, 2022
Acevedo (4-4) earned the extra-inning win with one scoreless inning against the Angels on Monday. He did not allow a hit and walked one with one strikeout.
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Josh Hader
Notches 36th save
PSan Diego Padres
October 4, 2022
Hader registered a save against the Giants on Monday, striking out one batter over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.
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Andrew Chafin
Notches second save in three days
PDetroit Tigers
October 4, 2022
Chafin earned the save against Seattle on Monday, allowing one hit and striking out two batters over one inning.
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Giovanny Gallegos
Takes loss Monday
PSt. Louis Cardinals
October 3, 2022
Gallegos (3-6) took the loss Monday versus the Pirates. He was charged with one run on three walks and no hits while striking out one in one-third of an inning.
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Scott Barlow
Picks up seventh win
PKansas City Royals
October 3, 2022
Barlow (7-4) earned the win Monday over the Guardians. He struck out one in a perfect inning.
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Joe Mantiply
Collapses in ninth
PArizona Diamondbacks
October 3, 2022
Mantiply suffered a blown save after he pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Brewers.
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Alexis Diaz
Yields run, earns save
PCincinnati Reds
October 3, 2022
Diaz allowed one run on two walks in one inning while picking up a save over the Cubs on Monday.
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Matt Barnes
Snags seventh save
PBoston Red Sox
October 3, 2022
Barnes pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit while notching a save in Monday's 4-3 victory against the Rays.
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Zach Eflin
Clinches wild card with save
PPhiladelphia Phillies
October 3, 2022
Eflin picked up the save with a clean inning in Monday's 3-0 win over the Astros. He did not strike out a batter.
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Liam Hendriks
Narrowly avoids disaster in save
PChicago White Sox
October 3, 2022
Hendriks picked up the save Monday against the Twins. He allowed no runs on one hit, one walk and one hit batsman while striking out three over one inning.
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Taylor Clarke
Notches save
PKansas City Royals
October 3, 2022
Clarke recorded two strikeouts in a perfect inning to earn a save over Cleveland on Monday.
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Scott Effross
Snags save Monday
PNew York Yankees
October 3, 2022
Effross pitched a scoreless ninth inning, striking out one batter on his way to a save in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.
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Jake Cousins
Recalled from Triple-A
PMilwaukee Brewers
October 3, 2022
Cousins was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Monday.
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Brad Hand
Aiming for playoffs return
PPhiladelphia Phillies
Elbow
October 3, 2022
Hand (elbow) thew a 25-pitch bullpen session Monday and is scheduled to face live hitters Wednesday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Aroldis Chapman
Control struggles continue
PNew York Yankees
October 3, 2022
Chapman (3-4) took the loss against Baltimore on Sunday, allowing two runs on one hit and three walks in one-third of an inning. The only out he recorded was by strikeout.
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Giovanny Gallegos
Inks two-year extension
PSt. Louis Cardinals
October 3, 2022
Gallegos signed a two-year contract extension with the Cardinals on Monday.
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Felix Bautista
Shifts to IL
PBaltimore Orioles
Knee
October 3, 2022
The Orioles placed Bautista (knee) on the 15-day injured list Monday.
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Felix Bautista
Shut down for season
PBaltimore Orioles
Knee
October 3, 2022
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde confirmed Monday that Bautista (knee) won't be available for the team's final three games of the season, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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John Brebbia
Opening Monday's contest
PSan Francisco Giants
October 2, 2022
Brebbia will serve as the opener for Monday's game versus the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Kenley Jansen
Notches third save of weekend
PAtlanta Braves
October 2, 2022
Jansen saved Sunday's 5-3 win against the Mets, tossing a perfect ninth inning.
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Alex Lange
Secures win in relief
PDetroit Tigers
October 2, 2022
Lange (7-4) pitched a scoreless inning of relief and earned the win Sunday against the Twins. He struck out two.
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Gregory Soto
Nabs 30th save
PDetroit Tigers
October 2, 2022
Soto pitched a clean ninth inning to earn the save in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Twins. He struck out two.
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Daniel Bard
Whiffs six in two-inning save
PColorado Rockies
October 2, 2022
Bard saved Sunday's 4-1 win against the Dodgers, allowing two hits while striking out six in two scoreless innings.
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