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  • Joe Harvey RP | ATL

    Yankees' Joe Harvey: Headed back to majors

    The Yankees plan to call up Harvey from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to Thursday's series finale with the Angels, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

    Harvey will move up to the majors for the second time this season, this time taking the active roster spot of Clint Frazier (ankle), who will become the 15th Yankees player to land on the injured list. The right-hander is expected to give New York a fresh multi-inning option out of the bullpen Thursday after long men Jonathan Loaisiga and Luis Cessa both saw ample work earlier in the series.

  • Yankees' Aroldis Chapman: Nails down fourth save

    Chapman walked one while striking out one through a scoreless inning to record his fourth save in a win over the Angels on Wednesday.

    After allowing a walk with one out in the ninth inning, Chapman shut down the Angels to nail down the save. The left-hander mixed up his pitch usage in this appearance: Though he usually throws his fastball 70 percent of the time, he threw his slider seven out of 17 pitches. The 31-year-old has four saves and a 2.70 ERA through 10 appearances this season.

  • Chris Martin RP | TEX

    Rangers' Chris Martin: Dinged in loss

    Martin (0-2) allowed one run on two hits over two-thirds of an inning in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Athletics.

    Martin was the victim of a walkoff single by Chad Pinder and got tagged for his second loss of the season. The right-hander has been used during the late innings but has allowed three home runs in 8.1 innings and now carries a 5.40 ERA. He and Shawn Kelley (1.80 ERA) are the likely options should Rangers manager Chris Woodward decide to replace struggling closer Jose Leclerc.

  • Taylor Hearn RP | KC

    Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Promoted to start Thursday

    Hearn will be called up from Triple-A Nashville to start Thursday's game against the Mariners.

    Hearn will step in for the spot start as expected starter Adrian Sampson threw three innings out of the bullpen Wednesday. The 24-year-old has a 4.05 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 26:10 K:BB over 20 innings through four starts for the Sounds.

  • Hansel Robles RP | LAD

    Angels' Hansel Robles: Save chances available

    Robles could receive some ninth-inning opportunities after Cody Allen was demoted from the closer role Wednesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    The Angels didn't officially name a replacement in the ninth inning, with manager Brad Ausmus indicating they would "use some other guys." Robles and Ty Buttrey figure to be at the top of that list while Allen will slide into a lower-leverage role to try and straighten things out. Robles has a 3.18 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and impressive 16:3 K:BB over 11.1 innings to begin the season.

  • Matt Ramsey RP | HOU

    Angels' Matt Ramsey: Contract selected from Triple-A

    Ramsey's contract was selected from Triple-A Salt Lake.

    Ramsey will join the major-league club as bullpen depth. The righty posted a 3.12 ERA with nine strikeouts in eight innings pitched for Salt Lake this season. Sam Freeman was designated for assignment.

  • Tim Hill RP | NYY

    Royals' Tim Hill: Shuttled to minors

    Hill was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.

    Hill appeared in one game during his most recent stint with the big club, allowing one run on one hit and one walk while striking out three across two innings of work. Danny Duffy (shoulder) will be activated from the injured list ahead of Friday's game.

  • Ryan Yarbrough RP | NYY

    Rays' Ryan Yarbrough: Sent to minors Wednesday

    Yarbrough was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

    Yarbrough is likely unavailable for a few days after pitching 4.1 innings of relief in Wednesday's loss to the Royals, allowing seven runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out two, so he'll head to the minors for the time being. A corresponding move will be made prior to Friday's series opener against the Red Sox.

  • Jakob Junis RP | TEX

    Royals' Jakob Junis: Leaves with hand contusion

    Junis left his start Wednesday against the Rays with a right hand contusion, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

    Junis is considered day-to-day after suffering the injury on a line drive up the middle. He was having a good start prior to the injury, allowing just one run on four hits in five innings, striking out six while walking two.

  • Lou Trivino RP | PHI

    Athletics' Lou Trivino: Hoping to avoid IL

    The hope is that Trivino (thumb) can avoid a trip to the injured list, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Trivino has been unavailable to pitch recently due to a thumb injury. The right-hander participated in soft toss Wednesday, and while he's trending in the right direction, the A's may be forced to place him on the injured list should the team use multiple relievers in Wednesday's series finale against the Rangers and require a fresh arm.

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