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Mengden underwent an MRI on his sprained right foot Monday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Mengden left his start Saturday with the injury and flew back to Oakland to be examined by team doctors. Whether or not he'll be able to make his next scheduled start Thursday against the Tigers should become clear once the results of the MRI are known.

Almonte (shoulder) was activated from the 7-day disabled list last week and has made two appearances out of the bullpen for Triple-A Salt Lake, giving up one run over 1.1 innings.

Almonte, whom the Angels acquired from the Royals in early April, had been sidelined all season while battling a sore shoulder. After a successful rehab outing June 18 with one of the Angels' rookie-level affiliates, Almonte returned to the Triple-A bullpen and should see regular work in high-leverage spots for Salt Lake. Since Almonte possesses a spot on the 40-man roster, he could be one of the top candidates for a promotion to the big club if the Angels should need an extra reliever down the road.

Yarbrough (7-3) fired a scoreless 12th inning during which he issued a walk in an extra-innings victory over the Yankees on Sunday.

Yarbrough became the seventh Rays pitcher to take the mound in a "bullpen day" that turned into an extra-innings marathon. The right-hander went through a rough eight-appearance stretch between May 9 and June 16 during which he generated a 4.70 ERA, a number partly comprised of 17 extra-base hits allowed (nine doubles, eight home runs) over 44 innings. However, he's now bounced back to produce scoreless efforts in his last two trips to the mound, allowing just one hit over 4.1 innings. Yarbrough offers solid strikeout upside, but his control problems (3.3 BB/9) and occasional issues with the long ball often conspire to get him into trouble.

Hendriks was designated for assignment by Oakland on Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Hendriks has a 7.36 ERA in 11 innings for the Athletics this season. The eight-year vet has a mediocre 4.83 ERA in 393 career big-league innings, which could be enough for another team to take a shot on him on waivers.

Mengden (foot) flew back to Oakland to have his sprained right foot examined by team doctors, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Mengden's status remains firmly up in the air, with a stint on the disabled list still a possibility. The veteran has had previous issues with his foot, but Slusser reports the feeling is this current injury is unrelated. A further update on Mengden's status is possible Monday, when clarity should be shed on his chances of making his next scheduled start Thursday against the Tigers.

Andriese gave up three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out one in Sunday's win over the Yankees.

His ERA went from 3.68 to 4.02 after this outing. Andriese has not gone deeper than 3.2 innings in any of his outings this season, so even when he gets the start, there's almost no chance he'll go deep enough to qualify for the win.

Covey (hip) expects to throw a side session on Tuesday and may be able to start Friday's game in Texas, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

He left Saturday's start against the Athletics with right hip soreness but said he felt better on Sunday. Assuming all goes well when he throws Tuesday, there's no reason to think he wouldn't make his next start, but given his limited upside and the uncertainty regarding this injury, he makes for a high-risk start in weekly leagues.

Rodney threw a perfect ninth inning and struck out all three batters he faced in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Rangers.

In his last five outings, Rodney has allowed just one hit in 4.1 scoreless innings, striking out nine batters in the process. He's now 17-for-20 in save chances with a 2.73 ERA on the year. After a 4.12 ERA in 183.1 innings from 2015-2017, the 41-year-old has turned back the clock and has one again become a reliable, full-time closer.

Robles was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Robles had been claimed off waivers from the Mets on Saturday. The Angels will hope he pitches better on the west coast than he did on the east, as he recorded a 5.03 ERA in 19.2 innings for the Mets this season after stumbling to a 4.92 ERA last year. Jose Miguel Fernandez was optioned to Salt Lake in a corresponding move.

Borucki was scratched from his scheduled start for Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday and is expected to replace Aaron Sanchez (finger) in the Blue Jays' rotation, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Providing further confirmation, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports that Borucki is being listed in the Astros' media notes as Toronto's probable starter for Tuesday's game in Houston. Borucki, a 24-year-old lefty, threw seven scoreless innings in his most recent start for Buffalo, lowering his ERA and WHIP to 3.27 and 1.17, respectively, through 77 innings this season. He lines up to oppose Charlie Morton in his major-league debut.