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McCaughan's contract was selected by the Mariners on Wednesday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

McCaughan made 10 starts at Triple-A Tacoma to begin the year, and he posted a 3.97 ERA and 46:13 K:BB in 59 innings during that time. The Mariners haven't yet announced what the right-hander's role in the majors will be, but he could be a candidate to join the rotation since several of the team's starters are dealing with injuries. Outfielder Dillon Thomas was sent down in a corresponding move.

Chapman recorded the save Tuesday against the Phillies after allowing one run on one hit while fanning three in one inning.

Chapman struck out the side and needed 15 pitches (12 strikes) to clinch his 17th save of the season, but it wasn't a clean inning since he also allowed a ninth-inning homer to Andrew McCutchen. As such, Chapman's three-game streak of scoreless outings came to an end. Lately, he's been far from the dominant, unhittable reliever he had been in past years, owning an inflated 9.00 ERA across five appearances (four innings) this month.

Patino will be called up from Triple-A Durham to start Thursday's game against Cleveland, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Patino has been at Durham since July 2, but he'll join the Rays' taxi squad ahead of Wednesday's series finale versus the Orioles. He's posted a 4.87 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 20.1 innings across six appearances (four starts) with the major-league club this year, and manager Kevin Cash said that the right-hander will have the chance to remain in the rotation going forward, depending on how he fares Thursday.

Garza allowed a run on four hits and struck out one in 3.1 innings during Tuesday's 9-3 loss to Houston.

Making his first appearance since July 5, Garza was able to limit the damage to a sixth-inning RBI single by Kyle Tucker. The 27-year-old right-hander has logged 9.2 innings across four appearances, posting a 2.79 ERA, 0.72 WHIP and 5:1 K:BB in this season. A 5.13 FIP indicates he's gotten lucky so far, but Cleveland will likely continue to deploy him in multi-inning assignments.

Wells was recalled by the Orioles on Wednesday to start the series finale against the Rays.

Keegan Akin was initially slated to serve as the starting pitcher Wednesday, but he was placed on the injured list for an unspecified reason. As a result, Wells will return to the Orioles to make his first major-league start. The southpaw has worked mainly as a starter in the minors this year, and he's posted a 4.19 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in 43 innings across 10 appearances (eight starts). Wells will be fully rested going into Wednesday's start, but it's not clear whether he could be on a pitch count.

Akin was placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old was slated to serve as the starting pitcher in Wednesday's series finale against the Rays, but left-hander Alexander Wells will take his place after he was recalled as part of a corresponding move. The Orioles haven't disclosed whether Akin tested positive for the virus, so he may only end up missing one turn through the rotation if he's able to quickly clear health and safety protocols.

Tampa Bay placed Feyereisen on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder discomfort, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

The Rays summoned Chris Mazza from Triple-A Durham to replace Feyereisen in the bullpen and on the 26-man active roster. Since being acquired from the Brewers on May 21, Feyereisen has stepped in as a key piece in the late innings for the Rays, compiling a 2.42 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, four wins, three saves and three holds over 21 appearances. According to Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE, Feyereisen said he will undergo an MRI later Wednesday, which should provide a better indication of his timeline for a return.

Alcala (1-3) allowed three runs on one hit and two walks while striking out a batter over one-third of an inning as he took the loss Tuesday against the White Sox.

Things started off well for Alcala after striking out the first batter he faced but went south quickly after that. He walked the next two batters he faced before Andrew Vaughn delivered an RBI single to tie the game up 5-5 in the eighth. Alcala was relieved of his duties by Hansel Robles, who also struck out the first batter he faced but then went on to allow four runs, two of which were charged to Alcala. The 25-year-old has not had some of his best stuff lately, as he has three losses and a 14.29 ERA over his last 5.2 innings pitched.

Lange was optioned to Triple-A Toledo after Tuesday's win over the Rangers, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

The 25-year-old delivered a scoreless frame Sunday after being promoted and will return to the minors to make room on the big-league roster for Wednesday's starter Matt Manning. Lange has a 6.88 ERA, 2.00 WHIP and 21:10 K:BB over 17 frames in the majors this season.

Soto picked up his ninth save of the season Tuesday night, as he worked a perfect ninth inning in the Tigers' 4-1 win over the Rangers.

Soto made quick work of his assignment Tuesday night, striking out the side on just 13 pitches. The left-hander even touched triple digits on a a sinker that Adolis Garcia managed to foul off. With the Tigers' next three series coming against the Royals, Twins and Orioles (as well as two more against the Rangers), expect Soto to get some more save opportunities.