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Out with elbow issue Taylor landed on the injured list with elbow discomfort Monday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Taylor owns a strong 2.12 ERA in 17 innings of relief this season, though his 15:11 K:BB isn't particularly promising. He'll have time to return for over a week at the end of the season if he requires just a minimum-length stay, though it's not yet clear if that's the case.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Chapman's 1st save seals Yankees' 5-3 win over Tampa Bay

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kyle Tucker leads Astros to 6-3 win over A's for DH sweep

Kyle Tucker hit a bases-clearing triple, George Springer homered and the Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics 6-3 for a doubleheader sweep

AUGUST 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Notches save Taylor allowed a hit in one inning to earn the save in Monday's 2-1 win over the Rockies.

Impact Taylor had little margin for error, but he made the lead hold after allowing a leadoff infield single to Charlie Blackmon. Three flyouts later, Taylor had his first major-league save. The 25-year-old has pitched to a 1.54 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 12 strikeouts in 11.2 innings this season. Ryan Pressly still has the upper hand for closing duties, but Taylor's work through 10 appearances has made him a solid late-innings option.

AUGUST 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Swanson's 2-out, 2-run homer in 9th lifts Braves past Nats

AUGUST 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

White Sox hit 4 consecutive homers in victory over Cardinals

AUGUST 17, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tucker hits game-ending homer as Astros sweep Mariners 3-2

Kyle Tucker hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 for their fourth straight win

AUGUST 16, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crawford's RBI in 10th lifts Giants over Astros 7-6

Brandon Crawford’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dbacks beat Astros 5-4 on Calhoun's double in ninth

Kole Calhoun lined a two-run double in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Houston Astros 5-4 to win their first series of the season

AUGUST 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scoops up first big-league win Taylor picked up his first MLB win in relief while recording the final four outs in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Angels in 11 innings. He issued two walks and struck out two in the 21...

Impact The Astros entered Sunday's contest with six relief pitchers on the 10-day injured list and another on the restricted list, which has resulted in several unproven bullpen arms garnering use in high-leverage spots early on this season. None have been as impressive thus far as Taylor, who has opened his career with five scoreless appearances, striking out nine and allowing only four baserunners over that stretch. While Ryan Pressly looms as the most likely candidate to replace injured closer Roberto Osuna (elbow), the left-handed Taylor could very well be the next man up behind him, given the lack of other healthy, established options.

AUGUST 3, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Astros outlast Angels 6-5 in 11; Ohtani has arm discomfort

Alex Bregman had an RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Houston Astros rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels

AUGUST 3, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scoreless season continues Taylor allowed one hit and struck out three over 2.1 scoreless innings in Wednesday's 4-2 extra-innings loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Taylor, who had 11.1 innings worth of experience at Triple-A prior to 2020, stepped up at a time when the Astros are dealing with a few injuries in the bullpen. This was Taylor's third appearance of the season, all of them scoreless. He's allowed just one hit and struck out five over 4.2 innings.

JULY 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Notes: Taylor's emotions; Aaron calls Baker Left-hander Blake Taylor, who admitted he cried when he was told by Dusty Baker he had made the Opening Day roster, joined fellow reliever E...

JULY 25, 2020 • MLB.COM