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Manaea (shoulder) will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start Sunday against the Yankees, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Manaea is set to rejoin the big-league rotation after a lengthy recovery from surgery on his left shoulder, which included an eight-game rehab assignment. The southpaw looked sharp in his final rehab start for Triple-A Las Vegas, striking out 12 across seven scoreless innings. It's not yet known if the Athletics will stick with a six-man rotation for the stretch run or if Manaea will replace one of their five starters (likely Brett Anderson or Homer Bailey).

Graterol will be called up to the majors after rosters expand Sept. 1, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He'll join the Twins after the completion of Triple-A Rochester's regular season Tuesday. Graterol dominated at the Double-A level this season with a 1.78 ERA and a 49:21 K:BB in 50.2 innings. He then was moved to the bullpen and promoted to Triple-A (5.06 ERA and seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings). With a fastball that hits triple digits on the radar gun, he could be an impact reliever in September.

Loaisiga was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

Loaisiga will take the roster spot of CC Sabathia (knee), who was sent to the injured list in a corresponding move Saturday. The right-hander pitched two innings in his most recent appearance for the RailRiders, so he'll likely fill a long-relief role for the Yankees down the stretch. Across six appearances with the big club this season, Loaisiga owns a 5.12 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 19:10 K:BB across 19.1 innings.

Clase gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his first career save in a 6-3 win over the Mariners.

Jose Leclerc had pitched in both of the prior two games and struggled Thursday. Clase's save opportunity may not signal a full changing of the guard at closer for the Rangers, but the rookie with the 99 mph fastball could well be the future in the ninth inning for the club. Don't be surprised if he gets a few more chances to finish out games for Texas in September.

Beeks will serve as the bulk reliever Saturday against the Indians, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Beeks will follow Diego Castillo, who's set to toss the first inning or so as the team's opener. Beeks owns a 4.55 ERA and 1.48 WHIP with an 81:37 K:BB over 95 innings this year for Tampa Bay.

Thornton (4-9) took the loss after yielding four runs (three earned) on six hits while striking out six over five innings Friday against the Astros.

Thornton gave up all four of his runs in the fifth inning, allowing a three-run blast before getting yanked. The 25-year-old has allowed three or fewer earned runs in four straight outings, though he owns a 5.34 ERA and 1.50 WHIP with 123 punchouts over 129.2 innings this season.

Pruitt surrendered four hits while striking out six over 5.1 scoreless innings Friday night against the Indians. He didn't factor into the decision.

Pruitt put together a solid outing, though the Rays wouldn't crack the scoreboard until the seventh inning, so he wasn't able to pick up the victory. The 29-year-old right-hander has posted a 4.78 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with a 33:9 K:BB over 37.2 innings this season for Tampa Bay.

De Leon was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

De Leon threw one inning and was the pitcher of record in Thursday's victory in Houston, his first big-league win since 2017. He was swapped out for a fresher arm in Ricardo Pinto, but De Leon will be eligible to return when Durham's season ends.

De Leon (1-0) was credited with the win over the Astros on Thursday, allowing an unearned run on a hit and a walk over an inning. He struck out one.

De Leon surrendered an unearned run courtesy of an error by third baseman Matt Duffy in the seventh inning, but by virtue of having recorded an out to close out the bottom of the sixth before the Rays mounted a three-run comeback in the next frame, the right-hander became the pitcher of record. It was De Leon's first big-league win since 2017, marking the culmination of his long road back from Tommy John surgery in March 2018.

Hand retired the Tigers in order with one strikeout during the ninth inning while recording his 33rd save in a 2-0 victory Thursday.

After eight shutout frames from starter Mike Clevinger, Hand was equally impressive, retiring the side during the ninth in just seven pitches. Hand hasn't experienced the best August, but he's ending the month on a good note, as he's now posted four straight shutout frames. He is 6-4 with 33 saves, five blown opportunities, a 3.11 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 79 strikeouts in 55 innings this season.