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Kimbrel allowed one walk and struck out the side in a scoreless inning of work Monday to earn his 21st save of the season.

Kimbrel walked the leadoff hitter in the ninth, bringing the tying run to the plate, but he struck out the next three men he faced as he battled through some deep counts. The flamethrower is in the midst of another stellar season and lowered his season ERA to 1.93 with his ninth scoreless outing in the last 10.

Yarbrough (5-2) allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk across six innings while earning the win Monday against the Blue Jays. He struck out four.

Yarbrough wasn't at his best, but he did just enough to leave with a lead en route to winning his third straight decision. He was scored upon in three different innings, including a two-run home run from Teoscar Hernandez which was Yarbrough's fourth in as many starts. He was dominant toward the end of May, but he's now allowed 11 earned runs in his last 17 innings to raise his ERA to 3.90. The Rays' unconventional approach makes his usage unpredictable from a fantasy perspective, and his suboptimal performance of late makes him a lackluster option.

Barria will take the hill for Tuesday's matchup against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Barria will be recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake ahead of Tuesday's game. He's made seven starts this season in the big leagues, accruing a 2.48 ERA and 1.05 WHIP with a 30:9 K:BB over 36.1 innings.

Stanek will start Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Stanek tossed a scoreless inning and allowed one hit and two walks while striking out two in his last start against the Mariners. He's slated to open his fourth game of the season, and sits with a 3.14 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with 18 strikeouts across 14.1 innings.

Burdi (elbow) is throwing regularly off a mound, James Fegan of The Athletic Chicago reports.

Burdi is slowly working his way back from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in July of 2017. He's hoping to enter spring training without any restrictions, though he could conceivably return to action in the fall if all goes well.

Hernandez was promoted to Double-A Frisco on Monday.

The 21-year-old posted very impressive numbers in 10 starts for High-A Down East this season, backing up a 2.20 ERA with a 7.8 percent walk rate and a very impressive 35.2 percent strikeout rate. Scouts see him as a future back-end starter due to fringy command, but if he keeps up that level of performance, his stock will likely improve.

The Angels are expected to recall Barria from Triple-A Salt Lake to start Tuesday's game against the Mariners, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.

With an off day in the Angels' schedule last week allowing the team to get by with five starters on a temporary basis, Barria was demoted to Triple-A to give the team more roster flexibility. Assuming Barria is chosen to fill the opening the in the rotation Tuesday, he could be in store for an extended stay with the big club after Shohei Ohtani was moved to the disabled list Friday due to a sprained UCL in his throwing arm, which is expected to sideline the two-way rookie for at least a month. With a 2.48 ERA and 1.05 WHIP through his first seven starts in the majors, Barria certainly seems to have earned his spot thus far.

Loaisiga appears to be in contention to fill the vacancy in the Yankees rotation Friday against the Rays, Brendan Kuty of NJ.com reports.

With only 14 appearances in affiliated ball over the previous two seasons, the right-hander from Nicaragua received limited attention in prospect circles entering 2018. The Yankees thought enough of Loaisiga to protect him from the Rule 5 draft over the winter, and the 23-year-old has only further validated that decision with the dominance he has displayed across two levels. After opening the season with a 1.35 ERA and 26:1 K:BB in 20 innings at High-A Tampa, Loaisiga earned a promotion to Double-A Trenton and has continued to impress. Though issues with the long ball have kept his ERA at 4.32 over 25 frames, he has continued to control the strike zone effectively (32:3 K:BB). Given Loaisiga's lack of experience at the upper levels of the minors, it would be rather bold of the Yankees to throw him into the fire at the major-league level, but the fact that he already has a spot on the 40-man roster may give him an edge over his primary competition for the rotation opening, 30-year-old David Hale.

Treinen (3-1) fired 1.2 scoreless innings in a win over the Royals on Sunday, allowing one hit.

Treinen got the call in a bit of a different situation than usual, as the game was knotted at 2-2 in the eighth when manager Bob Melvin summoned him. The closer retired Salvador Perez and Hunter Dozier with inherited runner Whit Merrifield on second to close out the frame. He then earned his third win of the season by successfully working around an Alex Gordon double in the ninth, following a Matt Chapman go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth that gave the Athletics a 3-2 lead. Treinen has been an unquestioned success in the late innings this season, as evidenced by a sparkling 0.87 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 36:8 K:BB across 31.0 frames.

Manaea didn't factor into the decision against the Royals on Sunday, despite giving up just two earned runs on six hits over 7.1 strong innings, striking out six and walking none as Oakland eventually prevailed 3-2.

Manaea had cooled down recently after a blistering start to the season, but he put in his best outing since April in this contest and was unlucky not to receive enough run support to put him in a line for a victory that ultimately went to Blake Treinen. Manaea's numbers on the season still look solid despite his recent struggles, as he's got a 3.49 ERA and an impressive 0.99 WHIP through 80.1 innings. However, he's now given up at least one home run in eight consecutive starts, so he'll need to curb the long balls if he wants to get his ERA back to where it was during his dominant start to the year.