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Barria will start Monday's game against the Mariners, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Barria allowed one run over five relief innings during Tuesday's doubleheader against the Astros while serving as the 29th man. After spending just under a week at the alternate training site, he'll return to the 28-man roster to make his first start of 2020. The right-hander has been effective over two appearances as a long reliever as he carries a 2.89 ERA and 0.86 WHIP over 9.1 innings.

Lopez yielded three runs on three hits and three walks over 4.2 innings Sunday, striking out three in the loss to Toronto. He did not factor in the decision.

Lopez looked sharp in three scoreless innings before allowing an RBI single in the fourth. He then coughed up a pair of runs in the fifth before he was lifted from the contest. Lopez will carry a 7.53 ERA into Friday's home matchup with the Yankees.

King allowed two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out three over 3.2 innings in Sunday's Game 1 loss to the Mets. He didn't factor into the decision.

After earning his first major-league win during his last start, King was called on for the first game of Sunday's twin bill. He was slightly less effective against the Mets, and he had to settle for a no-decision as the Yankees came from behind to win the matinee. It's unclear when King will next take the mound, especially since Deivi Garcia was effective in his major-league debut during Sunday's nightcap.

Sulser (1-4) allowed two runs on a hit and three walks Sunday, blowing a save chance and taking the loss against the Blue Jays. He recorded two outs.

Sulser has now been tagged with a loss in three of his last four appearances and has blown three of his eight save opportunities. With two outs and a runner on second Sunday, the 30-year-old walked two straight batters before allowing a walkoff single to Teoscar Hernandez. His season ERA ballooned up to 4.70 and it's unclear if he'll still be the team's main closer moving forward.

Reyes was traded from the Padres to the Angels on Sunday in exchange for catcher Jason Castro, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Reyes narrowly missed out on a spot on the Padres' Opening Day roster this season. The right-hander had some struggles in his first taste of major-league action last year as he posted a 7.62 ERA and 38:11 K:BB over 26 innings across 27 appearances with the Padres. It's unclear whether the Angels plan to use Reyes in their major-league bullpen during the 2020 season.

Abreu was recalled from the alternate training site after Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mets, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Abreu was optioned to the alternate site earlier in the week but will rejoin the Yankees for Sunday's nightcap. The 24-year-old has made one appearance in the majors and allowed two runs on three hits with two strikeouts and two walks over 1.1 innings.

Mata suffered an apparent left hamstring injury Sunday while pitching in a simulated game at the Red Sox's alternate training site in Pawtucket, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

The 21-year-old isn't a likely candidate to make his big-league debut in 2020, but he's been making regular simulated-game appearances in Pawtucket as the Red Sox look to keep his development on track. He'll presumably be sent in for more tests as the Red Sox determine the extent of his injury, but Mata looks like he could be at risk of being shut down for the rest of the summer.

Soto allowed a hit but pitched a scoreless ninth inning to record the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Twins.

Soto now has saves in consecutive games for the Tigers, and he could lock down the closer's role more permanently with continued strong play. Joe Jimenez, who was recently removed as the closer, pitched in the seventh inning Sunday and has an 11.70 ERA this season. Buck Farmer pitched in the eighth and is another option for saves, as is Jose Cisnero, but Soto appears to be the primary candidate at the moment.

The Orioles recalled Akin from their alternate training site Sunday.

Though Akin was optioned to the alternate site Thursday, he'll be eligible to rejoin the big club before the minimum 10 days after Mychal Givens was traded to Colorado on Sunday. While Akin made his first two big-league appearances out of the bullpen, he'll likely be in line for a rotation assignment during his upcoming stint with Baltimore. After dealing away Tommy Milone to the Braves in a separate deal Sunday, Baltimore has an opening for a new starter in Monday's series finale with the Blue Jays in Buffalo, and Akin is expected to receive the nod, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

The Orioles reinstated Harvey (elbow) from the 10-day injured list ahead of Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

He'll join the active roster as a replacement in the bullpen for Mychal Givens, who was dealt to the Rockies on Sunday. Harvey was a candidate to begin the season as the Orioles' closer, but the sore right elbow he suffered late in summer camp resulted in him landing on the IL. Cole Sulser has ran into some hiccups of late as the Orioles' primary closing option, so it wouldn't be surprising if Harvey quickly entered the ninth-inning conversation after a couple quality relief outings.