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Abreu was recalled by the Yankees on Monday.

Abreu will give the Yankees an extra arm in the bullpen, as Giancarlo Stanton (quadriceps) was placed on the injured list as the corresponding move. Abreu has spent two separate brief stints in the big leagues this season, allowing one run in two innings across his two appearances.

Patino is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Orioles, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Earlier this month, manager Kevin Cash told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times that the Rays would take a "floating sequencing" approach to the rotation, meaning that the team would take a flexible approach to determining its starters in a given week beyond Tyler Glasnow and Shane McClanahan. Ryan Yarbrough also seems to have a regular rotation spot locked down as a starter or primary pitcher out of the bullpen, leaving Patino, Josh Fleming and Rich Hill as candidates to eat innings on days when none of the aforementioned three are on the pitching schedule. At this point, Patino is expected to be used as a traditional starter rather than as an opener when he's listed as the Rays' probable pitcher. He covered a season-high four innings in his last outing May 11 against the Yankees, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk while striking out three.

Koch was assigned to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

Koch last pitched in 2019 with the Diamondbacks, where he had a 9.15 ERA and 1.60 WHIP across 20.2 innings. He also saw time with Triple-A Reno, but posted an underwhelming 7.38 ERA and 1.65 WHIP in 100 innings, mainly as a starter, in the minors. Koch is unlikely to play much of a role in the majors in 2021.

Maton allowed one walk and struck out one over 1.1 innings in Sunday's 3-2 loss to Seattle.

May has been a bit of a roller-coaster month for the reliever -- he's allowed five runs over 5.1 innings. For comparison, Maton only gave up two runs across 7.1 innings in April. Overall, the 28-year-old has a 4.97 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 17:6 K:BB across 12.2 innings this season. He's seen very little high-leverage work without a save or hold to his name.

Paredes allowed one hit and struck out two over a scoreless ninth inning in Sunday's 6-2 win over Texas.

Paredes was activated off the injured list earlier in the day after Houston placed starter Jose Urquidy (shoulder) on the IL. Paredes is a hard-throwing reliever that struck out nine of 15 batters faced while on rehab assignment. The right-hander has a high-90s fastball that he complements two breaking pitches and used all of them Sunday.

Graveman pitched a scoreless ninth inning on one hit while striking out one to earn the save over Cleveland on Sunday.

Graveman allowed a two-out single before retiring the final batter of the game. He kept the one-run lead intact to remain a perfect five-for-five in save opportunities. The 30-year-old has done more than enough to earn the closer role, not allowing a run yet this season in 16.2 innings. He has a WHIP of just 0.52 and 17 strikeouts to go along with his five saves and four holds.

Barnes (1-1) allowed two runs on two hits and no walks while striking out two in 1.1 innings to take the loss and the blown save against the Angels on Sunday.

Barnes got the last out in the eighth inning and recorded two outs to begin the ninth inning Sunday, but he gave up a single to Mike Trout before Shohei Ohtani blasted a go-ahead home run that proved to be the difference in the matchup. Barnes has converted on nine of his 10 save chances this year and has posted a 2.66 ERA and 0.54 WHIP in 20.1 innings.

Mayers allowed no hits and two walks while striking out three in one inning to earn the save against the Red Sox on Sunday.

Mayers picked up his second save of the season since the Angels elected to use Raisel Iglesias in the eighth inning of Sunday's close matchup. Mayers has converted on two of his four save chances this year and has posted a 4.34 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in 18.2 innings in 2021. While Mayers' performance Sunday was encouraging, Iglesias still appears to be firmly entrenched as the Angels' closer.

Iglesias (2-2) struck out one in a perfect eighth inning to earn the win against Boston on Sunday.

Iglesias entered Sunday's game with the Angels trailing by a run in the bottom of the eighth inning, but a Shohei Ohtani home run in the top of the ninth put the right-hander in line for the win. Iglesias now has six saves with a 5.14 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 14 innings this year.

Zimmermann (2-3) allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out six in 5.2 innings to pick up the win against the Yankees on Sunday.

Zimmermann was called up Sunday and served as a bulk reliever after starter Adam Plutko gave up four runs in the first inning. Zimmermann got some help from Baltimore's offense to pick up his second win of 2021. It's not yet clear whether the left-hander will remain on the major-league roster going forward or whether he'll reclaim a role as a starter.