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Raley is appealing a three-game suspension for intentionally throwing at J.P. Crawford on Monday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Raley will be eligible to pitch while he awaits a decision on his appeal. The southpaw has allowed three runs on two hits and three walks while striking out three in 2.1 innings across four relief appearances since the start of July.

Anderson's (elbow) scheduled rehab outing for Triple-A Durham was delayed due to "COVID-related issues," according to manager Kevin Cash, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

It's unclear whether Anderson has tested positive for the virus himself, as Cash declined to provide further details. That also means it's difficult to say how much his return timeline will be altered.

Hall is not expected to pitch again this season after tests revealed a stress reaction in his elbow, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Hall has been out since mid-June with what was originally called elbow soreness. He was expected to ramp up his throwing program but will instead be shut down for the year.

Quijada was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.

Quijada was sent to the minors June 27, but he'll rejoin the major-league club ahead of Friday's series opener against the Athletics. The southpaw has given up five runs in 3.2 innings across his three relief appearances in the majors this year, and he should serve mainly as a low-leverage option.

Fleming (8-5) allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings, earning the win over Boston on Friday.

It was by no means a pretty performance for the 25-year-old, but Tampa Bay's offense gave him plenty of support in the win. Friday was the first time Fleming completed five innings since June 19, when he went 6.1 innings against Seattle. The southpaw has a reasonable 4.15 ERA to go with a 1.19 WHIP and 51:22 K:BB across 82.1 innings, but he'll have little appeal outside of AL-only formats if he doesn't work deeper into games. His next start is expected to come versus Seattle next week.

Chapman struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Friday's 3-1 win over Miami.

The Yankees' closer has converted saves in his last four appearances, and he's allowed just one run in his last nine innings. Chapman had a rough stretch from late June to early July, but he's effectively put that behind him. He is 21-for-25 in save chances with a 3.82 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 65:27 K:BB through 37.2 innings overall.

Sborz was reinstated from the paternity list Friday.

Sborz had been away from the team since Tuesday. He'll return to a team that just traded closer Ian Kennedy to the Phillies, so he'll have the chance to compete for saves down the stretch, though his 4.46 ERA is hardly closer material.

Reed was designated for assignment Friday, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

Reed was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers on Sunday but will wind up back on waivers less than a week later. The 28-year-old allowed two earned runs in 5.1 innings for Los Angeles in his first taste of big-league action in early July.

Abreu was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday.

Abreu was tagged for six runs without recording an out Thursday against the Rays and will return to the minors. It was by far the worst performance in the majors this year for the 25-year-old, who had previously given up only three earned runs in 14.1 innings.

Snead was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday.

Snead made his first two big-league appearances in the last two days, throwing 1.2 scoreless innings while striking out three and allowing two hits. Brad Hand, acquired from the Nationals on Thursday, was added to the roster in a corresponding move.