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Raley (2-2) pitched a perfect eighth inning and earned the win Sunday versus Texas. He struck out three.

The 32-year-old did his part to keep the game tied at 2-2 in the top of the eighth inning, and Houston's offense rallied for the lead in the bottom of the frame. Raley has been inconsistent for much of the season with a 7.31 ERA and 1.31 WHIP across 16 innings. He's given up at least one run in nine of his 19 outings while adding a save and three holds.

Lange was optioned to Triple-A Toledo after Sunday's loss to the Cubs.

Lange delivered a scoreless inning Sunday but has mostly struggled with a 7.43 ERA this season. The 25-year-old will attempt to get back on track at Triple-A.

Vest secured his fourth hold in Saturday's win over Cleveland, firing a scoreless eighth inning during which he did not allow a hit, issued a walk and recorded a strikeout.

Vest threw 10 of 15 pitches for strikes while bouncing back from a pair of forgettable appearances against the Rangers and Dodgers during which he allowed six earned runs over 3.1 innings. Vest coaxed his ERA back to 3.66 with Saturday's clean effort, and it was encouraging to see manager Scott Servais go right back to him after the pair of stumbles during the previous week.

Barlow pitched a scoreless eighth inning, allowing a hit and a walk with one strikeout to earn a hold in Saturday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

The right-hander pitched the eighth inning and was able to work around a couple of baserunners for his seventh hold of the year. Carlos Santana hit a solo shot in the ninth inning, which took away a save opportunity for Josh Staumont. Barlow has been solid with a 2.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 29:9 K:BB in 21 innings. He also has a save, a blown save and a 1-1 record across 19 appearances in a high-leverage role.

Akin allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout over 3.1 innings in Saturday's 8-2 loss to the Yankees. He did not factor in the decision.

Starter Jorge Lopez lasted only two innings, so Akin was called upon for a long-relief assignment. In two appearances spanning 4.1 innings, he's struck out three batters and walked none. The 26-year-old was a starter in the minors, but he'll likely need to be stretched out at the major-league level since he dealt with a finger injury that impacted his availability in April.

Kittredge was credited with his second hold in a win over the Mets on Saturday, recording three strikeouts over 1.2 perfect innings.

The right-hander was especially efficient, needing only 19 pitches to get five outs and landing 15 of those offerings in the strike zone. Kittredge lowered his ERA to 1.50 with the pristine outing, his fourth scoreless effort in his five trips to the mound this season.

Paredes (side) was activated from the injured list Sunday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Paredes made four rehab appearances with Double-A Corpus Christi, allowing just one hit and striking out nine over five scoreless innings. After a breakout showing in the postseason, Paredes struggled to the tune of six walks in 1.1 innings out of the Houston bullpen to begin the 2021 regular season.

Zimmermann was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

Zimmermann will return to provide length for what is essentially a bullpen game Sunday, headed up by Adam Plutko. The long ball has been a problem for Zimmermann at the highest level; he has given up nine homers in 37 big-league innings. The lefty has a 5.40 ERA and 1.63 WHIP for the Orioles this season.

Edwards signed a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays on Friday, Sportsnet.ca reports.

Once a hyped prospect in the Cubs organization, Edwards dealt with numerous injuries and fizzled out with Chicago. He has bounced around a lot since; Atlanta was the latest club to cut ties with the right-hander. Edwards was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo, but given the injuries in the Jays' bullpen, it's possible he'll be up in the majors again before long.

Foster allowed two hits and struck out one over a scoreless eighth inning in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Royals.

Foster's been whittling away at a beefy ERA caused by a five-run outing April 7. This was his sixth consecutive scoreless outing, and the right-hander has not allowed a walk over his last 6.1 innings.