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Diaz struck out one in a perfect ninth inning against the Angels on Tuesday to earn his 33rd save of the season.

The 24-year-old is now 33-for-36 in save chances -- Diaz has eight more saves than anyone else in baseball -- and he's allowed just three runs since the end of May. It's not out of the question that Diaz could become just the second pitcher ever to reach 60 saves in a season.

Chapman secured his 24th save of the season against the Braves on Tuesday by recording two strikeouts in a perfect ninth inning.

Chapman continued his stellar 2018 season and took only 14 pitches (10 strikes) to set down the Braves in order. The 30-year-old has converted 24-of-25 save chances with a 1.43 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 65 strikeouts over 37.2 innings.

Johnson allowed two runs on eight hits and two walks over 4.2 innings during Tuesday's 11-2 win over the Nationals. He struck out two and did not factor in the decision.

The Nationals had plenty of traffic on the bases and Johnson exited an out short of qualifying for the win. The 27-year-old could see another turn in the Red Sox's starting rotation with Steven Wright (knee) and Drew Pomeranz (biceps) still on the disabled list, with his next start likely to come Monday against the Rangers.

Andriese will start Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Juan Toribio of The Athletic Tampa Bay reports.

He has not gone more than 3.2 innings in any of his 22 appearances this season, so there's almost no chance he gets a win in this start. The Rays will go heavy with their bullpen Wednesday, as they have an off day Thursday and staff ace Blake Snell starts Friday in New York against the Mets.

Fulmer allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks over six innings during Tuesday's loss to the Cubs. He struck out five and did not factor in the decision.

Most of the trouble for Fulmer came during the fifth inning as he allowed all three runs on four hits -- including three doubles. He otherwise limited the damage despite regularly putting men on base. The 25-year-old has a 4.22 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with a 85:33 K:BB across 100.1 innings, and next lines up to faces the Rangers on Sunday.

Paredes was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of the Bay Area News Group reports.

Paredes will head back down to the minors after allowing a pair of runs over one inning of work against Baltimore on Sunday. In a corresponding move, Miguel Almonte was recalled to replenish the bullpen.

Almonte was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of the Southern California News Group reports.

Almonte has only appeared in 11 major-league games over the course of his career, with nine coming in 2015 with the Royals. Over 5.1 innings with Salt Lake, he's posted a 3.38 ERA and 1.37 WHIP. Look for him to serve as added depth out of the Angels' bullpen while with the team.

Harvey (shoulder) played catch Tuesday, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Harvey has been out since June 8 with a shoulder injury. He's now resumed his throwing program, but it's unclear when he'll be back to game action.

Martin was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday, Levi Weaver of The Athletic Dallas reports.

Martin has a respectable 4.13 ERA in 24 innings for the Rangers this season. He'll likely be back up later in the year when the team needs another reliever. Ronald Guzman was activated from the 7-day concussion disabled list in a corresponding move.

Pomeranz (biceps) was tagged for five runs on four hits -- all home runs -- and two walks while striking out two over 2.2 innings Monday in his rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket.

Pomeranz tossed 56 pitches (34 strikes) in the rehab outing, his first game action since May 31 after being shut down for the past month with biceps tendinitis. The Red Sox will likely want to see Pomeranz build up to around 75-to-90 pitches and show far better command and control before activating him from the disabled list and inserting him into their rotation. The southpaw sported a 5.1 BB/9 and 1.7 HR/9 prior to landing on the DL and showed little evidence Monday that a turnaround is imminent.