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Johnson will likely start Sunday's game against the Padres, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

David Price (wrist) was a candidate to return from the injured list to start Sunday, though the Red Sox have since announced that he'll throw a sim game Tuesday, opening the door for Johnson. He last took the mound Tuesday against the Phillies, surrendering three runs on six hits and two walks while fanning four over 3.2 innings.

Adams (lat), who fired a scoreless inning in which he recorded two strikeouts during Triple-A Tacoma's loss to Las Vegas on Thursday, will log another appearance with the Rainiers before continuing his rehab assignment with Double-A Arkansas, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Adams successfully hurled live BP on Monday and then turned in an encouraging outing with Tacoma to kick off his rehab assignment. The Mariners haven't specified how many games he'll need in the minors, though he's expected to be reinstated from the injured list in September when rosters expand to 40.

Garcia pitched two innings out of the bullpen Thursday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, allowing one run on three hits while striking out five.

Although Garcia technically pitched as a reliever last week -- he came on in the second inning behind Ben Heller, who was making a rehab appearance -- Thursday was his first outing since officially being shifted to the bullpen. He looked comfortable in his new role, tossing 30 of 41 pitches for strikes and retiring five of six hitters via strikeout. Should Garcia continue to be effective out of the bullpen at the Triple-A level, he could be brought up to help bolster the Yankees' relief corps in September.

Tate was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.

Tate was brought up to take the roster spot of Shawn Armstrong (forearm), who landed on the injured list in a corresponding move. Tate has appeared in two games with the Orioles this season, and has allowed six earned runs over five innings, good for a 10.50 ERA. Given that he threw multiple frames in both his last two appearances, Tate figures to slot into a long-relief role for the big club.

Armstrong was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 22 with a right forearm strain.

Armstrong threw a clean inning his last time out Wednesday, but he either picked up the injury as well, or saw an existing injury -- he had allowed seven earned runs over his previous six appearances -- get worse. It remains to be seen when Armstrong will be ready to return, but Dillon Tate will take his spot on the roster for now.

VerHagen is starting Friday's game at Minnesota, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

VerHagen has delivered three straight outings with one or zero runs allowed while throwing at least five innings, so he'll receive the starting nod Friday. Despite his recent form, the 28-year-old isn't a desirable fantasy option given that the Twins rank third in the majors in runs scored and first in homers. It's not yet clear if this is a spot start or if VerHagen will receive a more extended opportunity in the rotation.

Gearrin was claimed off waivers by the Yankees on Friday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Gearrin opened for the Mariners on Wednesday and allowed one run in one inning and was waived following the outing, allowing the Yankees to scoop him up. The 33-year-old has a 3.92 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 39:21 K:BB over 41.1 innings this season.

Banda (elbow) was activated off the 60-day injured list Friday and optioned to Triple-A Durham, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Banda has been on a rehab assignment since late June as he returns from Tommy John surgery, and he'll remain with Durham now that he's healthy. The 26-year-old has a 5.57 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 18:8 K:BB over 21 innings at Triple-A and will likely return to the majors when rosters expand in September, although Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports that's still being evaluated. "I think there's a chance of it," Cash said of Banda soon making his first big league appearance since May 2018. "With all of these guys, it's really a mixed bag. One outing, it's encouraging. One outing, it's not coming out his best. But we really don't value that -- the results -- too much. We know that it's a long road back."

Lovelady was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday.

Lovelady was in the midst of a brutal stretch, giving up runs in seven straight appearances (10 total earned runs in 5.1 innings). Eric Skoglund was recalled to take his place in the bullpen.

Law (0-2) took the loss Thursday against the Dodgers, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk over two-thirds of an inning to blow his first save of the season.

With Ken Giles on the paternity list, Law was back in the saddle as Toronto's closer but he couldn't get the job done, ruining a combined shutout bid and handing the Dodgers another walkoff win. The loss snapped the right-hander's 14-appearance scoreless streak, but on the year Law still has a 5.13 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 54:28 K:BB through 47.1 innings.