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Taylor allowed two runs on two hits and one walk while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning in Friday's 6-2 loss to Oakland.

Taylor was part of an Astros' bullpen that permitted five runs over the second half of the game. He inherited a runner upon entering in the eighth inning with one out and allowed a single then a three-run home run to Matt Olson, a 414-foot shot that landed in the second deck of right field. The left-hander was in the mix of relievers after closer Ryan Pressly, but Taylor has allowed runs in three of five appearances, pitching to a 7.36 ERA and 1.91 WHIP.

Manaea tossed six innings against the Astros on Friday, allowing one run on six hits and one walk while striking out four. He did not factor in the decision.

Manaea rebounded from a rough first start against the same Astros club, during which he yielded five earned runs and didn't get out of the fifth inning. The southpaw was much more effective the second time around, allowing only a fourth-inning run and making it through six frames. Manaea is next lined up to face Detroit at home next Friday.

Clase struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Friday to pick up his first save of the season in a 4-1 win over the Tigers.

The right-hander simply overpowered the heart of Detroit's order, tossing 11 of 14 pitches for strikes and fanning Jeimer Candelario and Nomar Mazara. Clase has a 0.00 ERA and 5:0 K:BB through his first three appearances (three innings) of 2021, and while Cleveland has deployed a committee in the ninth inning so far, Clase has done nothing to remove himself from the high-leverage mix.

Barria is part of the Angels' taxi squad on their current road trip, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Barria was among the final spring roster costs for Los Angeles, and he'd likely be the first option for a call-up should a spot in the bullpen open up. Though the right-hander isn't eligible to play in games as part of the taxi squad, he'd be almost immediately available to move to the active roster should a member of the team's relief corps require a stay on the injured list.

Paredes was placed on the 10-day injured list due to right side soreness Friday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Paredes was removed from Thursday's game due to a side issue and was expected to require time on the IL. It's not yet clear when Paredes will be able to return to action. Right-hander Nivaldo Rodriguez was recalled by the Astros in a corresponding move.

Payamps was recalled by the Blue Jays on Friday, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

The Blue Jays sent Payamps to their alternate training site Sunday, but he'll return to the major-league bullpen after Tyler Chatwood (triceps) was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Payamps made his team debut against the Yankees on Saturday and allowed no hits and a walk while striking out one in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Borucki was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Friday due to side effects from the vaccine, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

Borucki is dealing with fatigue and a fever after receiving his COVID-19 vaccine and has been sent home by the team to rest. Since there isn't a minimum amount of time that a player needs to spend on the COVID-19 IL, Borucki will be able to return to the team as soon as his symptoms subside. Right-handers Joel Payamps and Ty Tice were called up by Toronto in corresponding moves.

Paredes (side) is likely headed to the 10-day injured list, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

He exited Thursday's game with side discomfort. Manager Dusty Baker is awaiting the MRI results, but he acknowledged Paredes was likely to land on the IL.

Martin (back) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday.

The left-hander spent the first week of the season on the injured list after back spasms surfaced during spring training, but he's ready to make his season debut. Martin had a 1.84 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 8:9 K:BB over 14.2 innings for the Rangers during 2020.

Iglesias pitched a perfect 11th inning, striking out all three batters to earn his second save of the season in Thursday's 7-5, extra-innings win over Toronto.

The closer has been extremely inconsistent thus far in 2021, recording flawless saves in two appearances while allowing at least one run in each of the other three outings. Iglesias has a 18.0 K/9 rate through five innings and remains the Angels' best option to close games, but continued struggles may convince manager Joe Maddon to look elsewhere for saves.