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Barria (2-2) took the loss Saturday, surrendering seven runs on 10 hits and a walk over only 1.2 innings while striking out one as the Angels fell 9-4 to the Royals.

Cam Bedrosian tossed a scoreless first inning as the opener, but Barria was in trouble almost as soon as he stepped on the mound as the Angels' primary pitcher -- Ryan O'Hearn ripped a double on the second pitch he threw, and things went downhill from there. The 22-year-old's ERA ballooned to 8.16 as a result of this outing, and while Barria's 10:3 K:BB through 14.1 innings isn't bad, Griffin Canning's pending addition to the rotation could bump him into a more traditional long-relief role or even back to Triple-A.

Pagan allowed one hit but struck out two in one inning to earn his third save of the season Saturday against the Red Sox.

The 27-year-old has seemingly moved into the closer role for the Rays, as he has posted three saves this week. In his first two save opportunities, it's possible manager Kevin Cash was resting some other arms, but on Saturday, Cash used a lot of his top relievers and deployed Pagan in the ninth. The closer role with the Rays is a fluid situation, but Pagan appears to have the role right now. In addition to three saves, he owns a 1.29 ERA, 0.29 WHIP and eight strikeouts in seven innings this year.

Chapman struck out the lone batter he faced to earn the save in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Giants.

Chapman looked as though he would receive the night off as the Yankees entered the ninth inning with a six-run lead, only to see the Giants put up four runs thanks to a pair of homers. The left-hander is 5-for-6 in save opportunities and has a 2.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 16:3 K:BB across 11.1 innings.

Hearn has no acute elbow injury, an MRI revealed Saturday, but he'll be shut down from throwing for three weeks due to inflammation.

Hearn's major-league debut went poorly Thursday, and it's possible the elbow injury is to blame. Assuming he's cleared to resume throwing after three weeks, he'll still need time to build his arm strength back up, so he's likely looking at a return to action no sooner than early June.

Trivino (thumb) will most likely be unavailable to pitch until at least Monday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The news is certainly a setback for the right-hander, who injured his thumb prior to last Sunday's game against the Blue Jays. The team has kept him off the injured list and now hopes he'll be able to return to the bullpen early next week.

Johnson (elbow) will throw a bullpen session Sunday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

The session will be Johnson's first since being shut down with elbow inflammation in early April. He's expected to throw only fastballs.

Lopez will start Sunday's game against the Tigers after Saturday's contest was postponed due to snow.

Saturday's game will be made up as part of a doubleheader at a later date. Sunday's originally scheduled starter, Manny Banuelos, will pitch Monday instead.

Junis (hand) is listed as the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Rays.

He left his last start with a hand contusion but will not miss a turn in the rotation. Junis lines up opposite Blake Snell in this outing and will make a second start next week Sunday in Detroit.

May entered Friday's win over Baltimore in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and retired the only batter he faced to lower his ERA to 3.72. He's stranded all five runners he has inherited this year.

May entered spring training as the apparent favorite to close games for the Twins, but he's been utilized in a high-leverage fireman-type role. Blake Parker has the most saves, but May could still figure into the mix at some point this season.

Miller allowed four runs on three hits and five walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners. He did not factor in the decision.

This marked the second straight start that Miller was competitive and pitched at least five innings, which is progress for him and a relief to Texas' overworked bullpen. Improvement is still needed, though, as the right-hander has walked 18 batters over 20.1 innings in his five starts. Miller will lug a 7.52 ERA into his next start Friday at home against Toronto.