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Rodriguez (shoulder) recently experienced a setback in his recovery and has been shut down from throwing, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

It's unclear exactly how far Rodriguez was into his throwing program, but he's now been shut down. The 23-year-old began the season on the 60-day injured list while recovery from capsule repair surgery in November, and the setback could jeopardize any chance of seeing game action in 2022.

Chapman was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to left Achilles tendinitis.

Chapman struggled significantly over his last five outings, giving up at least one run in all five and posting a 14.73 ERA and 3.27 WHIP over that stretch. It's unclear to what extent he was battling Achilles issues throughout that time. He'll miss at least 15 days, with the Yankees yet to give a timeline for his return beyond that point. Clay Holmes hasn't given up a run since his first outing of the year and appears to be the top choice to close games until Chapman returns.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that Chapman (Achilles) is likely to be placed on the 15-day injured list, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Before making any roster move, the Yankees will likely wait and see how Chapman looks Wednesday, the final day that the team would be able to backdate a stint on the IL. At the moment, however, Boone doesn't seem optimistic that Chapman will demonstrate enough progress in his recovery from left Achilles' tendinitis to avoid a two-plus-week absence. With Chapman expected to go on the IL, Clay Holmes looks like the top candidate to pick up saves for the Yankees in the interim.

Abreu (ankle) was activated from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.

The 26-year-old landed on the injured list with a sprained ankle in early May, and he'll rejoin the active roster after a three-game rehab stint with Triple-A Round Rock. Abreu was operating in a low-leverage relief role prior to the injury and has a 3.52 ERA, 1.96 WHIP and 8:11 K:BB over 7.2 innings.

Brash yielded five earned runs on two home runs, three walks and two wild pitches over one inning in Triple-A Tacoma's loss to Sacramento on Sunday. He struck out one.

Brash had produced some encouraging results in his first four trips to the mound for the Rainiers following a May 5 demotion from the Mariners, but Sunday's outing highlighted the two biggest culprits in his getting sent down in the first place. Brash allowed three- and two-run homers during his one frame and had severe issues with his control, which evoked memories of the 1.4 HR/9 and 7.7 BB/9 he generated across five starts before getting booted off the big-league roster. The right-hander figures to continue working out of Tacoma's bullpen for the time being while he further refines his game.

Trivino fired 1.1 perfect innings in a loss to the Mariners on Monday, recording two strikeouts.

The right-hander continues to whittle his ERA down after it had ballooned to an unwieldy 12.46 as recently as May 3, as he's now contributed scoreless appearances in five of his last six trips to the mound. Save opportunities are hard to come by on the 17-27 Athletics, and with the emergence of Dany Jimenez (eight saves) as the primary closer, Trivino has lost most of his fantasy appeal for the time being.

Triple-A St. Paul activated Sands (groin) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

Sands hasn't pitched since May 12 due to a left groin strain, but he'll slot back into the Rochester rotation Tuesday. Over 15.2 innings with the Triple-A club this season, Sands has given up 15 earned runs on 22 hits and five walks while striking out 18.

Payamps tossed 2.1 scoreless innings Monday versus the Diamondbacks. He allowed a hit and a walk while logging two strikeouts.

Payamps was needed in a multi-inning capacity after starter Zack Greinke allowed seven runs in 3.2 innings. In his last four outings, Payamps has tossed 10.2 scoreless innings, allowing just five hits and two walks in that span. It's an improvement for him to cut down on the baserunners he's allowed -- the right-hander now sports a 1.31 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 17:5 K:BB across 20.2 innings overall in 12 appearances.

Sewald earned a save after he pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and striking out a batter in Monday's 7-6 win over the Athletics.

Called upon to protect a one-run lead, Sewald made quick work of the first two batters he faced before Jed Lowrie ripped a two-out single. Things got interesting after Lowrie, the tying-run, advanced to second on a wild pitch, but Sewald was able to get Sean Murphy to ground out to end the contest. The save was the 31-year-old's second of the year in three opportunities. After giving up four runs over two appearances earlier in May, Sewald has now rattled off 5.2 scoreless innings in his last six outings, lowering his season-long numbers to a 2.40 ERA and a microscopic 0.53 WHIP with 15 punchouts in 15 frames this season.

Logue (2-3) got the loss Monday after he tossed 4.2 innings, surrendering seven runs on six hits and four walks while striking out six versus the Mariners.

Logue struggled to keep the ball in the yard in this one, giving up three long balls including a three-run shot to Julio Rodriguez in the third frame. After surrendering just four runs over 17.2 innings of work this season before Monday, the left-hander saw his ERA jump from 2.04 to 3.74 after the start. With Daulton Jefferies (arm) being placed on the 15-day injured list, it's likely that Logue will remain in the starting rotation for the time being. He's tentatively lined up to get a shot to redeem himself Saturday versus the Rangers.