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Lopez allowed one hit and four walks while striking out four over seven scoreless innings, but was handed a no-decision in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Twins.

Lopez did his job, leaving after 106 pitches with the White Sox up by two, but Nate Jones ran into trouble in the eighth to take a win off the board. The 24-year-old right-hander has had a couple of shaky outings recently, but has been the White Sox's best starter. He lowered his ERA to 3.42, but he's not getting the support. Eight times he's allowed two runs or fewer and walked away with a loss or a no-decision. He'll will next take the ball Sunday on the road against the Red Sox.

Beeks will be called up by the Red Sox to start Thursday's game against the Tigers, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Beeks will join the team in Boston for a spot start as manager Alex Cora wants to give the starting rotation an additional day of rest with the team's next off day not until June 18. The 24-year-old has a 2.56 ERA and 0.98 WHIP with a whopping 80 strikeouts over 56.1 innings this season at Triple-A Pawtucket.

Paredes was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Paredes will offer a fresh bullpen arm after manager Mike Scioscia deployed five relievers in Monday's win over the Royals. The 23-year-old owns a brutal 7.71 ERA and 1.93 WHIP across 9.1 big-league innings this season, so he'll likely be limited to low-leverage work during his time with the Angels. Caleb Cowart was sent to the minors in a corresponding roster move.

Rumbelow (neck) was reinstated from the disabled list Tuesday, Tacoma Rainiers broadcaster Mike Curto reports.

Rumbelow is set to make his season debut after recovering from a nerve issue in his neck. In 2017 at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, he posted a 0.62 ERA and 0.83 WHIP with 30 strikeouts across 29 innings out of the bullpen.

Pomeranz was moved to the 10-day disabled list Tuesday with left biceps tendinitis, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

The move is retroactive to Saturday, so Pomeranz will be eligible to return June 12, although it's unclear if he'll be ready after the minimum. Pomeranz felt discomfort following his last start Thursday against the Astros, per Drellich. More information on a possible return date will likely surface in the near future.

Hendriks (groin) was activated from the 10-day disabled list Tuesday.

Hendriks landed on the disabled list April 14, but he's finally ready to return to action after suffering a groin strain. In six appearances this season out of the bullpen, Hendriks has allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out one across three innings.

Littell was added to the major-league roster ahead of Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Dustin Morse of the Minnesota Twins reports.

Littell is scheduled to start Game 2 of the doubleheader, although he figures to head right back to the minors following the conclusion of Tuesday's action. Through five appearances at Triple-A Rochester, he's posted a 2.57 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with a 30:10 K:BB over 28 innings.

Chapman struck out the only batter he faced to earn his 14th save of the season Monday against the Tigers.

The Yankees entered the ninth with a five-run lead, but they called on Chapman after an error and two doubles plated a pair of runs. He wasted no time, pumping in five of six pitches for strikes as he punched out Victor Martinez to end it. Chapman has been dominant of late, allowing just one run over his last 9.2 innings to lower his ERA to 1.46 and striking out 15 during that span.

VerHagen (0-2) took the loss in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against the Yankees, giving up seven earned runs on seven hits over 3.2 innings. He walked two and struck out two.

VerHagen had been pitching well as a starter with Triple-A Toledo recently, compiling a 1.32 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 41:8 K:BB in 27.1 innings, but he struggled mightily against one of the better lineups in the majors. The 27-year-old was done in by three home runs, including a three-run shot by Austin Romine in the fourth inning. With rotation members Francisco Liriano (hamstring) and Jordan Zimmermann (shoulder) both expected to remain on the disabled list until at least next week, VerHagen could get another turn this weekend, though he'll have to pitch better if he wants to stick around with the Tigers past that.

Banda (elbow) will be forced to undergo Tommy John surgery, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

This is a brutal blow for Banda and the Rays, as the southpaw is now the team's third advanced pitching prospect (Brent Honeywell, Jose De Leon) to require Tommy John surgery this year. Banda, who headlined the package of players the Rays received in return for Steven Souza (pectoral), had compiled a solid 3.64 ERA across eight starts (42 innings) with Triple-A Durham prior to suffering the injury. He also posted a 3.68 ERA across 14.2 innings (one start, two relief appearances) with the big club. The 23-year-old lefty will now embark on a long recovery process that will likely keep him sidelined until 2020.