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Luetge is slated to serve as the Yankees' opening pitcher in Wednesday's game against the Royals, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

With six starting pitchers currently residing on the injured list, the Yankees will turn to Luetge to lead off a bullpen game in the series finale. Luetge has maxed out at four innings this season, but since he hasn't covered more than two frames since April, the Yankees may not ask him to go more than once through the batting order. Brody Koerner -- who had been starting at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before being called up Aug. 3 -- could be a candidate to fill multiple innings behind Luetge.

Brasier (concussion) allowed a walk over a scoreless relief inning for Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday.

This was Brasier's first game action in nearly a year, and the results were encouraging given the erratic performance of Boston's bullpen of late. He walked the first batter he faced before inducing two groundouts, including an inning-ending double play. It's not hard to envision Brasier pitching late in games or giving an occasional breather to closer Matt Barnes, who has suffered three losses in his last four appearances and has a 7.88 ERA in 10 outings since the All-Star break.

King (shoulder) allowed one hit and one walk over a scoreless relief inning for Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.

King had been working as a multi-inning reliever and tandem starter with the Rangers before landing on the injured list July 9, retroactive to July 7, with left-shoulder inflammation. It's unclear if the Rangers want him to stretch out before returning to the majors or if he'll return immediately as a traditional reliever.

Iglesias struck out two in a perfect seventh inning during the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays, recording his 25th save of the season in a 6-3 win.

The former Red hasn't allowed an earned run in eight straight appearances, posting a 12:1 K:BB over 7.2 innings during that stretch. On the season, Iglesias has a 2.94 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and career-best 39.0 percent strikeout rate and 4.5 percent walk rate.

Rodriguez didn't factor into the decision in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays, allowing one run on six hits and two walks over four innings in a 6-3 win. He struck out two.

Making his second big-league start, the right-hander held a potent Toronto lineup mostly in check despite a lot of traffic on the basepaths. Rodriguez tossed 42 of 68 pitches for strikes, and it's not clear whether the Angels will keep him around in the rotation or send him back to Triple-A to continue getting work as a starter.

Swanson (0-2) lost Tuesday's 5-4 affair with the Rangers, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits with a strikeout in one inning.

Swanson entered a tie game in the 10th and recorded two outs before surrendering two singles to suffer the defeat. The 27-year-old righty is in the midst of a breakout season, though he has two losses and two blown saves in his last four appearances, causing his ERA to spike from 0.47 to 2.01.

Colome earned the save over the White Sox on Tuesday by pitching a perfect ninth inning.

Colome didn't collect any strikeouts in the outing, but he mowed down Chicago in order on only 10 pitches in the ninth inning. Prior to August, the right-hander was almost entirely off fantasy radars, posting a 4.70 ERA and 1.49 WHIP while notching only two saves and five holds. He has turned things around dramatically this month, however, going 4-for-4 in save attempts while holding opponents scoreless over 4.1 innings covering five appearances. He is suddenly worth a pickup for fantasy managers in need of saves.

Jax (3-1) earned the win over the White Sox on Tuesday by completing six innings, during which he allowed three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out 10.

The right-hander looked strong in handling a talented White Sox lineup, inducing 14 swinging strikes and registering a career-best 10 punchouts. He allowed two homers and three runs in the third inning but otherwise kept Chicago off the scoreboard. Jax's ERA still sits at an untidy 5.45, but he has allowed only six earned runs while posting an 18:5 K:BB over 20.1 innings covering his past four starts. He's tentatively lined up to take on Cleveland at home early next week.

Martin (3-3) picked up the win against the Mariners on Monday, allowing an unearned run on two hits in 1.1 innings.

Martin entered with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth and induced a Kyle Seager flyout to send the game to extras. After Texas took the lead, manager Chris Woodward opted to stick with the lefty for the tenth, and Martin delivered by recording three straight outs following a run-scoring single. Martin has lowered his ERA from 3.83 to 3.38 with five straight strong outings.

Akin (0-6) allowed six runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out five in three innings as he took the loss versus Detroit on Tuesday.

The southpaw's first start since July 16 didn't go very well, as he allowed four extra-base hits that generated runs. Akin has done somewhat better in a relief role, but he has an 8.23 ERA and 1.79 WHIP through 54.2 innings overall. It's unclear if he'll stay in the rotation -- Baltimore has had trouble from the fifth starter spot -- but if he gets another turn, it would likely be in a challenging road matchup in Boston this weekend.