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Carasiti will serve as the opener for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Carasiti will cover the first one or two innings Wednesday before giving way to Wade LeBlanc, who is slated to handle the majority of work. In his lone appearance for the Mariners this season, Carasiti allowed just one hit while striking out three batters across a scoreless inning of relief.

Hernandez (ribs) made his 2019 debut last week with the Royals' rookie-level Arizona League affiliate. He's made two appearances for the club, giving up five runs on five hits and two walks over 2.2 innings.

The 22-year-old spent the first two-plus months of the season at extended spring training while recovering from a stress fracture in his rib cage. While Hernandez now looks to be healthy again in spite of his poor results, he'll likely make at least a few more appearances in the Arizona League before receiving an assignment to a full-season affiliate. He spent the 2018 campaign with Low-A Lexington, posting a 3.29 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 82:23 K:BB In 79.1 innings.

Pearson (groin) has been throwing off flat ground, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

This is a step in the right direction for Pearson, who landed on the injured list over the weekend due to a groin injury. He still has to pass a few tests before being cleared for mound work, but the Blue Jays are hoping that could happen by the end of next week.

Borucki (elbow) is scheduled to pitch for the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays on Wednesday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Per Zwelling, Borucki is scheduled to throw three innings in what will mark his first game action since injuring his elbow near the end of spring training. The right-hander will need plenty of time to build back up given the length of his absence, suggesting a return is at least multiple weeks away.

The Royals designated Boxberger for assignment Wednesday.

Though Boxberger had turned in a palatable 3.77 ERA in 17 appearances since the beginning of May, his 1.40 WHIP and 5.7 BB/9 didn't paint as rosy a picture of his performance. He'll be replaced in the Kansas City bullpen and active roster by lefty Tim Hill, who was recalled from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move.

The Royals recalled Hill from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.

He'll join the bullpen in place of the struggling Brad Boxberger, who was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. While he's up with the big club, Hill is likely to be deployed mainly in lefty-versus-lefty matchups.

Santiago allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out seven over five innings for Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

The White Sox will need a fill-in starter this coming weekend, but it seems Santiago will be passed over in favor of a bullpen day headed by Carson Fulmer. Santiago threw 72 pitches (48 strikes) for the Knights in his first start since May 16. He may be considered for a big-league start soon.

Burke (shoulder, blisters) was activated off the injured list and has been assigned to Low-A Hickory, James Schmehl of MLB.com reports.

The left-handed Burke was placed on the IL in April when he was pitching for Double-A Frisco. The down time resulted in him dropping back a couple of rungs on the organizational ladder.

McHugh returned to action and pitched a scoreless ninth inning in which he allowed a hit and recorded a strikeout during Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Pirates.

McHugh missed close to six weeks while rehabbing an elbow injury. Manager AJ Hinch described McHugh's role to David Barron of the Houston Chronicle as being "good against right-handed hitters and to be a weapon," but stopped short of calling him a right-handed specialist.

Chapman allowed one run on two hits with two strikeouts but still earned the save Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Chapman only gave up a pair of singles, but a wild pitch allowed a baserunner to move into scoring position and break a string of 17 straight outings without an earned run allowed. The veteran left-hander is 23-for-25 in save chances with a 1.45 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 44:9 K:BB this season.