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Gallegos was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Saturday's contest, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com repots.

Before his demotion, Gallegos chewed up two innings in the 11-0 loss to Boston. The Yankees might need to promote a catcher with Austin Romine (hamstring) injured, and the mop-up righty was a logical subtraction to free up a roster space. Though his ERA shot up from 0.00 to 3.86 as he gave up three runs Saturday, he's quietly impressed with 10 strikeouts and just one walk over his seven major-league innings. He might have a return ticket on the shuttle for the next time the team needs to fill a bullpen void.

Trivino needed only three pitches to induce Yonder Alonso to hit into a double play with the bases loaded Saturday, picking up his third save of the season in a 7-2 win over Cleveland.

After Santiago Casilla gave up a hit, a hit by pitch and a walk with one out to begin the ninth inning, Trivino got the call with Blake Treinen having pitched four of the last five days and made quick work of the save situation. Treinen is in no danger of losing his grip on the closer job, but A's manager Bob Melvin is clearly comfortable turning to Trivino when he needs to in a high-leverage spot. The right-hander now boasts a 1.56 ERA and 39:13 K:BB through 34.2 innings on the year.

Jimenez (3-1) struck out one and allowed one run on two hits -- including a walkoff home run -- in two-thirds of an inning against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Jimenez got out of a jam in the eighth inning, preserving the tie with help from a Leonys Martin outfield assist to nail Devon Travis at home. Justin Smoak sent the Blue Jays home victorious on Jimenez's second pitch of the ninth inning, though, so Jimenez ultimately failed to get the job done. He's still been an effective reliever on the whole this season, pitching 39 innings with a 2.77 ERA. If Shane Greene continues to struggle or gets traded, Jimenez remains well-placed to take over the closing job despite Saturday's slip-up.

VerHagen will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo on Saturday.

VerHagen, who has been on the disabled list since June 20 after sustaining a broken nose, appears likely to spend little more than the minimum 10 days on the DL. The 27-year-old should make a couple appearances with the Mud Hens and could return to the Tigers early next week.

Treinen picked up the save against the Indians on Friday, working around a hit and a walk and logging one strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning to close out a 3-1 victory for Oakland.

Treinen has been an absolute machine all season, and he kept his standout campaign rolling with his 21st save of the year, and his fourth in the past five days. His 0.89 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 49:12 K:BB through 40.2 innings are All-Star-caliber, and anyone who was able to nab Treinen late on draft day is currently reaping major benefits.

Covey (3-3) was torched for nine runs (eight earned) on eight hits and three walks over just 2.1 innings in a loss Friday to the Rangers.

Covey was rocked for four home runs, including two three-run blasts. He had given up just two over 44.1 innings before Friday's start, so this was a shocking collapse from a pitcher whose game plan relies on grounders and keeping the ball in the park. Covey has been dealing with hip soreness dating back to his previous start June 23, and after a performance like this, it's easy to wonder if that soreness was indicative of a larger problem. His next turn is scheduled for Wednesday against Cincinnati.

Alvarado recorded the final out to pick up his second save Friday against Houston.

The Rays went to the lefty Alvarado to turn around switch hitter Marwin Gonzalez. The substitution worked, as Gonzalez grounded into a fielder's choice on the first pitch to end the game. Expect Sergio Romo to continue to get the bulk of save opportunities in Tampa Bay, but the Rays are obviously not shy to play the percentages in the ninth inning.

Busenitz was sent back down to Triple-A Rochester, Dan Hayes of The Athletic Minnesota reports.

Busenitz was roughed up his first time out in the majors, allowing three runs over 1.1 innings, but he picked up a win with 1.2 scoreless innings Thursday against the White Sox. The decision to return him to Triple-A came down to the fact that Busenitz still has options remaining, as the Twins needed to open up a roster spot for Saturday's starter Adalberto Mejia. Expect Busenitz back in Minnesota at some point this season.

Stanek will open Saturday against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports Friday.

Wilmer Font was forced to leave Friday's game, which will lead to some rearranging of the Rays' starting plans going forward. Stanek will open for the second time in three days after holding Houston scoreless over 1.2 innings with three strikeouts and two walks allowed Thursday. He will look for a similar result in the rematch Saturday.

Yacabonis was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Yacabonis has pitched three times for the Orioles this season, allowing six earned runs in 6.1 innings. Ryan Meisinger and Paul Fry were called up to replace him and Yefry Ramirez.