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Yacabonis was returned to Triple-A Norfolk after serving as the 26th man for Monday's doubleheader against the Yankees. He walked one in a scoreless inning prior to being sent down.

Yacabonis came through with a scoreless frame, but he'll head back down to the minors following Monday's twin bill. He owns a 6.80 ERA with 33 punchouts over 41 innings this season in the big leagues.

Blach (0-1) gave up seven runs (six earned) on seven hits and three walks while striking out four through four innings to take the loss against the Yankees on Monday.

It was a tough day for Blach. The 28-year-old gave up four runs in the first four frames and seemed to settle down with an eight-pitch third inning, but he went on to allow another four runs over the next two innings. Blach was called up for the second game of a doubleheader, so he may be returning to Triple-A after this performance. Blach has a 13.94 ERA with a 7:7 K:BB through 10.1 innings this season.

Rodriguez was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday.

The right-hander will take the place of Justin Anderson, who was placed on the injured list Monday with a lat strain. Rodriguez made his big-league debut July 28, surrendering one hit while fanning two over 1.2 scoreless innings.

The Orioles recalled Blach from Triple-A Norfolk ahead of his scheduled start Monday in the second game of a doubleheader with the Yankees, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

Blach will step into the Baltimore rotation for his team debut, but he won't be guaranteed any further turns with the big club if he fails to keep the Yankees' bats at bay, something the entire pitching staff has struggled to do all season. The soft-tossing lefty has posted a 5.98 ERA and 1.63 WHIP across 93.1 innings at the Triple-A level this season.

Green is starting Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Green will serve as the opener as the Yankees go with a bullpen game for the second half of Monday's twin bill. The right-hander hasn't pitched more than 2.1 innings in any of his 11 outings since the All-Star break, so he likely won't pitch more than an inning or two Monday.

Giles (elbow) is available out of the bullpen Monday against the Rangers, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

Giles hasn't pitched since Wednesday -- when he allowed two runs on three hits to earn the save against the Rays -- due to an ongoing elbow issue, but he'll be available Monday if needed after playing catch with no issues over the weekend. Derek Law has been serving as Toronto's closer in place of Giles, who has made just two appearances since July 27 due to the elbow issue.

The Red Sox recalled Lakins from Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Lakins will help Boston fortify its depth in the bullpen after Ryan Weber was sent to Triple-A following Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Angels. The reliever had previously made seven appearances with Boston earlier this season, giving up six runs on 10 hits and six walks in 9.1 innings.

Blach will start Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Baltimore will have to make a roster move in between the two games to officially add Blach to the roster. He has a 5.98 ERA in the minors this year, which, coupled with the matchup, makes him a very unappealing fantasy option.

Kay allowed one unearned run on one hit and five walks over six innings while striking out eight for Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.

The 24-year-old southpaw is still fighting his control since being part of the Marcus Stroman trade -- he's issued 11 free passes in 15.2 innings over his first three starts for Buffalo -- but Kay flashed his upside in this one, with the eight whiffs being the most he's racked up since he struck out nine batters in his final Double-A outing June 8. If Kay can build on this performance down the stretch, he could head into next spring with a shot at winning a rotation spot for Toronto.

Betances (lat) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session Monday and will throw a 25-pitch bullpen session Thursday, Mike Mazzeo of Yahoo Sports reports.

He was surprised at how well the 20-pitch session went. Betances threw 17 fastballs and three curveballs and said the ball was coming out good, per Sweeny Murti of Sports Radio 66 WFAN. This was his first bullpen session in over two months. He could be activated in September.