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Law will serve as the opener Thursday against the Red Sox, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Law will look to get three or four outs before turning things over to lefty Thomas Pannone, with Marcus Stroman pushed back due to a pectoral issue. In his three "starts" so far this season, Law has allowed four runs on three hits and three walks while striking out two over 3.1 innings.

Vasquez was outrighted off the Twins' 40-man roster Thursday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The southpaw will remain with Triple-A Rochester. He recently missed several weeks with a shoulder injury and has struggled to get hitters out when active (6.35 ERA with Rochester). Control has always been a problem, but those issues have reached a new level this year, with Vasquez posting a 21.2 percent walk rate through 17 innings.

Covey (shoulder) is scheduled to make a rehab start Sunday at Triple-A Charlotte, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Covey has made two rehab outings with Charlotte and topped out at 52 pitches in the most recent appearance Monday. In that outing, Covey struck out six over four perfect frames and said his fastball topped out at 98 miles per hour, according to James Fegan of The Athletic. The 27-year-old is set to throw a bullpen session during the All-Star break in Chicago, and if all goes well, he'll slot back into the White Sox rotation shortly after the All-Star break.

Carasiti will work as the Mariners' opening pitcher for Thursday's game against the Cardinals, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Seattle has deployed Carasiti ahead of either Wade LeBlanc or Tommy Milone three times this season, with the right-hander giving up one run across three one-inning outings. He'll likely work the top of the first inning before turning the game over to Milone.

Treinen (2-3), who was activated from the injured list earlier in the day, was charged with the loss in an extra-innings defeat against the Twins on Wednesday, allowing an earned run on a hit and two walks over one-third of an inning. He also recorded a strikeout.

Earlier Wednesday, manager Bob Melvin had expressed his intention of easing Treinen back into action coming off a shoulder injury. That plan was quickly scrapped when the Athletics skipper was forced to deploy the veteran closer in the marathon contest after already having utilized five other relievers behind starter Mike Fiers. Asked to preserve a 3-3 tie upon entering in the 12th inning, Treinen ultimately scuffled through 22 pitches and allowed a go-ahead RBI single to Mitch Garver. Despite the unfavorable result right out of the gate, Melvin probably will stay the course with Treinen as his top closing option for the foreseeable future.

Stanek served as the opener in a loss to the Orioles on Wednesday and generated a perfect first inning in which he recorded two strikeouts.

Stanek could hardly have been more efficient in his latest turn as an opener, needing just 11 pitches, eight of which he threw for strikes, to get through his sole frame. The right-hander has opened July with three scoreless innings across two appearances and now sports a 2.59 ERA and 1.11 WHIP on the campaign.

The Rays optioned Pruitt to Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Pruitt functioned as the primary pitcher behind opener Ryne Stanek in Wednesday's 9-6 loss, limiting the Orioles to three runs on six hits and three walks while striking out seven over five innings. The heavy workload likely would have kept Pruitt unavailable through the weekend, so the Rays will swap him out in favor of Jake Faria, who will give Tampa Bay a fresh arm out of the bullpen.

The Red Sox optioned Kelley to Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Kelley's first stint in the big leagues lasted just two days, with the right-hander getting tagged for three runs in one inning in his lone relief appearance Tuesday in Toronto. He'll cede his spot in the Boston bullpen and on the 25-man roster to Heath Hembree (forearm), who was activated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Rogers gave up one hit and struck out two over a scoreless inning to record his 11th save in a 4-3 win over the Athletics on Wednesday.

Rogers didn't enter the game until the 12th inning and had two runners reach base (one on an error), but he recovered to nail down the save. The left-hander has a 2-1 record with a 1.93 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP heading into the All-Star break.

Hendriks, who filled in as the closer while Blake Treinen (shoulder) was on the injured list, is expected to progressively revert to his previous role as a result of the latter's activation Wednesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

The veteran right-hander secured American League Reliever of the Month honors for his work in June, during which he secured two saves and six holds while also picking up his third victory. Hendriks also notched his third save Tuesday against the Cardinals, but that could well be his last opportunity for some time. Manager Bob Melvin stated prior to Wednesday's game that he planned to use Treinen in a low-leverage scenario in his first appearance back and then return him to his usual closing role moving forward, although that plan was quickly discarded when the Twins pushed the Athletics to extra innings. Hendriks worked a pair of scoreless frames Wednesday and recorded two strikeouts to preserve a 3-3 tie, while Treinen ultimately came on in the 12th inning and allowed the go-ahead RBI single that would prove to be the difference in the contest. Despite the stumble, Melvin is likely to adhere to his original statement for the foreseeable future, leaving Hendriks to primarily serve as a setup option.