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Johnson will keep his spot in the Red Sox's rotation after the club decided to move Drew Pomeranz to the bullpen, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Due to Pomeranz's season-long struggles on the mound, Johnson will remain at the back end of Boston's rotation for the time being. Johnson's past two starts have been some of his least effective on the year, as he's allowed nine earned runs -- including five home runs -- across 12 innings, though his ERA of 3.45 prior to those outings appropriately displayed his performance level in 2018. With scheduled off days coming Monday and Thursday, it remains to be seen whether Johnson will take the hill during the club's two-game set in Philadelphia next week, as manager Alex Cora may choose to skip him and line up Rick Porcello and Nathan Eovaldi instead.

Pomeranz will transition to a relief role as Brian Johnson takes his place in the rotation, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Pomeranz failed to impress the organization during his past three starts after coming off the disabled list in late July, during which he's logged a pedestrian 5.02 ERA and 1.74 WHIP with an 8:11 K:BB across 14.1 innings. Expect to see the left-hander utilized in low-leverage spots moving forward, though he could rejoin the rotation should additional injuries arise to the Red Sox's staff.

Hauschild was sent down to Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Hauschild will head right back down to the Triple-A level after a dreadful start against Boston on Wednesday. Across just 2.1 innings, he allowed four runs on three hits, three walks and one hit batsman while failing to record a strikeout. This came on the heels of an excellent six-inning relief outing versus Seattle last week, which marked his first big-league appearance of 2018. In a corresponding move, Thomas Pannone was recalled from Buffalo.

Rumbelow was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Rumbelow has spent the past month in the minors, posting a 3.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts in nine innings of relief since July 15. He will return to a low-leverage role in the Mariners' bullpen, where he's struggled to a 7.84 ERA and 1.65 WHIP across 10.1 innings this season.

Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Lawrence has appeared in seven games for the Mariners this season, logging a disastrous 8.16 ERA and 1.60 WHIP across 14.1 innings of relief. Look for him to be utilized in low-leverage spots while with the big-league team.

Whalen is a candidate to make a spot start against the Astros on Sunday if Felix Hernandez is demoted from the starting rotation, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

The right-hander was on the disabled list at Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the season with a shoulder injury, but he's made seven starts since returning July 6. Whalen most recently started for the Rainiers on Tuesday, so he'd be on his normal amount of rest if he were to get the callup. Whalen sports just a 7-7 record and bloated 5.12 ERA at the minor-league level this season, but he was impressive in his one previous spot start with the Mariners, throwing four scoreless innings against the Red Sox on June 15. Considering that Erasmo Ramirez (shoulder) -- reportedly the team's preferred option if it was to replace Hernandez -- will still make one more rehab start and is thus unavailable Sunday, the M's could also choose to stand pat and give the latter one more turn as a starter.

The Red Sox are expected to meet Thursday to discuss whether Johnson or Drew Pomeranz will remain the rotation, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Johnson noticeably tired Wednesday when the game reached the sixth and seventh innings, but has been effective in his starts. That's more than can be said about Pomeranz, who's exhibited shaky command since coming off the disabled list in late July.

The Red Sox are expected to meet Thursday to discuss whether Pomeranz or Brian Johnson should remain the rotation, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Pomeranz hasn't been good in three starts since coming off the disabled list, posting a 5.02 ERA while failing to pitch more than five innings in any of those outings. Johnson has fared better during his time in the rotation, although his length was challenged Wednesday when he tired in the sixth and seventh innings.

Treinen locked down the save Wednesday, working a scoreless inning with a strikeout and a walk against the Tigers.

Treinen allowed a one-out walk to Yasiel Puig, but he was able to work around it to lock down his 29th save. The 30-year-old continues to be a dominant force out of the back end of the Oakland bullpen, posting a terrific 0.93 ERA and 0.97 WHIP to go along with a 11.8 K/9.

Hauschild (1-1) took the loss Wednesday as the Blue Jays fell 10-5 to the Red Sox, giving up four runs on three hits and three walks over 2.1 innings without striking out a batter.

The right-hander's first big-league start was a dud, as Hauschild threw only 26 of 51 pitches for strikes before getting the quick hook. The Jays don't have many better options for a rotation spot at hand at the moment, so Hauschild will likely get another chance or two to prove himself. He will at least have a softer opponent in his next scheduled start Monday in Kansas City.