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Barria (5-7) allowed four earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two across five innings to take the loss Monday against the White Sox.

Barria exited the game in the sixth inning having allowed two earned runs, though both of the batters he walked to lead off the inning ultimately came around around to score. Barria has seen his ERA rise from 2.48 to 3.80 in seven starts since June 12, and in that span, he's allowed eight home runs and 13 walks across 34.2 innings.

Alvarado allowed no runs on one hit and two walks across 1.1 innings as he picked up the save Monday against the Yankees.

Alvarado was called upon for the four-out save, and he managed to deliver after allowing three runners to reach base. He sits with 19 holds on the season and a stellar 2.43 ERA with 43 strikeouts over 40.2 innings as he figures to continue to be utilized in mid-to-high leverage situations moving forward.

Santos (0-1) surrendered one run on three hits and one walk while striking out three across two innings as he was saddled with the loss Monday against Minnesota.

Santos was pulled after two innings, as Toronto elected to approach the series opener as a bullpen game. He allowed a run in the first inning on a triple. After making his first start of the 2018 campaign, Santos sits with an alarming 7.20 ERA and 1.90 WHIP with 12 strikeouts over 10 innings. He figures to be used in a bullpen role moving forward.

Kimbrel allowed one run on two hits in the ninth inning Monday against Baltimore, although he managed to pick up the save.

Kimbrel entered the game with a three-run lead, and after surrendering one run, he managed to slam the door for his 32nd save of the year. Prior to Monday's contest, he hadn't given up a run in 12 straight outings. Kimbrel remains one of the best closers in the game moving forward.

Maurer allowed three earned runs on three hits to blow the save Monday against the Tigers.

Maurer got his fifth save opportunity of the season with Wily Peralta unavailable after he appeared in each of the Royals' past three games. However, he blew the chance by allowing three consecutive hits -- two doubles and a single -- with the final earned run crossing the plate after he was pulled from the game. He has now blown four of his five save opportunities this season, posting a horrific 14.25 ERA and 3.00 WHIP in the process.

Kolarek was optioned to Triple-A Durham following Monday's tilt against the Yankees.

Kolarek will head to the minor leagues to make room for Yonny Chirinos on the 25-man roster. Kolarek has made six appearances out of the bullpen for the Rays in 2018, posting a disastrous 9.72 ERA and 1.92 WHIP with two strikeouts over 8.1 innings.

Barria was called up from High-A Inland Empire ahead of Monday's start against the White Sox.

Barria is set to make his 14th start of the year for Los Angeles during Monday's series opener. Across 66 innings, he's logged a 3.55 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 7.1 K/9.

Hu was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports.

In a corresponding move, the Rays placed Blake Snell (shoulder) on the disabled list. There's a chance Hu will take Snell's place in the rotation for Tuesday's start against the Yankees, but that should be determined in the coming hours. Across two long-relief appearances with the club this year, Hu has logged a 5.87 ERA and 0.78 WHIP in 7.2 innings. He recently allowed five earned runs off eight hits during a four-inning start with Durham last Tuesday.

Colome earned his 16th hold with a scoreless eighth inning in which he allowed a hit and recorded two strikeouts during a win over the White Sox on Sunday. He has a perfect ERA across 6.2 innings over seven appearances in July.

The early portion of Colome's tenure in Seattle was rocky to say the least, as he generated a 6.75 ERA over 10.2 innings in June, his first full month in a Mariners uniform. However, he's hit his stride as a setup man in the current month, and he's actually put together eight consecutive scoreless appearances dating back to his final June outing. Colome has whittled his ERA back down to 3.95 after it hit 4.86 as recently as June 27, and despite the hit his fantasy value took when he lost his closer's role in the trade from the Rays, he's partly made up for it by racking up holds at a healthy clip.

Bukauskas was reinstated from the 7-day disabled list at Low-A Quad Cities and started Saturday in the affiliate's 4-0 win over West Michigan, tossing five scoreless innings and striking out seven.

Prior to his activation, Bukauskas made one start in the Gulf Coast League and another three in the New York-Penn League. The 21-year-old, who was a first-round selection in the 2017 first-year player draft, will likely have his pitch counts monitored carefully in his first few outings back from the injury, which had kept him on the shelf for nearly three months.