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Giles allowed three runs on three hits and failed to record an out in Sunday's 10-9 extra-inning loss to the Indians.

Giles, who hadn't pitched in three days, entered the game in a non-save situation as the Astros were leading by five runs. His outing began with a marathon 17-pitch at-bat from Jose Ramirez, who eventually doubled. The next two batters followed with singles, and Giles was pulled after 21 pitches. "It's so rare to have an at-bat go that long, it also takes our closer out of the game. It's hard to run him up to 30 or 35 pitches. It completely changed the complexion of that inning, both in putting some energy into the start of their inning and also impacting our pitching. It was quite an at-bat," manager A.J. Hinch told Ben Weinrib of MLB.com. GIles' ERA ballooned to 5.06 after the outing with all of that damage coming in non-save situations.

Treinen got the save against the Diamondbacks on Sunday, striking out one without allowing a baserunner in a clean ninth inning to close out Oakland's 2-1 victory.

Treinen continues to rack up saves at a prolific rate, as his latest clean effort gave him his 12th of the season in 14 opportunities. It's been a terrific month of May for the right-hander, who has nine saves and has allowed just one earned run over his 13 innings since the calendar flipped from April. Overall, he now has a 1.04 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP to go along with a 33:8 K:BB over 26 innings this season.

Moore (knee) will be activated from the 10-day disabled list ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday against the Mariners, Dic Humphrey of MLB.com reports.

Moore would have been ready to come off the DL as soon as Tuesday, but the Rangers elected to give him an extra day to recover from the right knee issue before slotting him back into the rotation. Though Moore shouldn't face any restrictions Wednesday following the brief shutdown period, his spot in the rotation is likely on thin ice after he struggled mightily through his first 10 outings (nine starts) prior to hitting the DL. Over 41.2 innings this season, Moore has gone 1-5 with a 7.99 ERA and 2.02 WHIP.

Graveman was bypassed for a promotion from Triple-A Nashville when the Athletics required a fifth starter Sunday against the Diamondbacks, and he's expected to remain in the minors for the foreseeable future to continue working on his mechanics, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Frankie Montas was instead summoned from Triple-A to fill Brett Anderson's (shoulder) spot in the rotation Sunday and delivered six innings of one-run ball and struck out seven in the spot start. Though Anderson and Andrew Triggs (forearm) both seem likely to miss at least two more turns through the rotation, the strong performances delivered by Montas and Daniel Gossett in place of the injured hurlers give the Athletics no incentive to look in Graveman's direction just yet. Graveman will instead continue to bide his time at Nashville, where he has posted a 4.50 ERA and 1.75 WHIP across four starts this season.

Chapman tossed one scoreless inning and walked one while striking out two Sunday as he picked up save No. 11 against the Angels.

Chapman has converted on his last four save opportunities, and he sits with an outstanding 1.27 ERA and 0.89 WHIP with 39 strikeouts in 21.1 innings. Chapman certainly isn't in any danger of losing his current role as the closer and should continue to rack up the strikeouts with his stellar fastball.

Pruitt tossed 5.2 scoreless innings Sunday against the Orioles to earn his first save of the season, allowing three hits with no walks and five strikeouts.

Pruitt came on with one out in the fourth inning and retired eight of the first nine batters he faced. He was able to keep the O's off the board for the duration of his time on the mound, becoming the first player in 15 years to record a five-inning save. Pruitt has allowed just two runs in his last 13.1 innings, but he still has a 4.02 ERA for the season and doesn't carry much fantasy value as a long reliever.

Stanek fired 1.2 scoreless innings in a win over the Orioles on Saturday, recording three strikeouts.

The right-handed fireballer was highly efficient during his time on the mound, recording five outs on just 21 pitches. Stanek was yet the latest reliever to open a game for the Rays, who continue to experiment with different combinations out of both necessity and innovation. Factoring in Saturday's production, Stanek hasn't allowed an earned run in four straight appearances, and he now has an impressive 11 strikeouts over 6.2 innings across seven outings overall.

Kimbrel was touched for a solo home run but picked up his 16th save of the season in Saturday's 8-6 win over Atlanta.

Kimbrel didn't register a strikeout for the sixth time in 24 outings, but he had pitched four of the last five games, so that may have played a role. With all that recent use, Kimbrel may not be available for Sunday's series finale.

Manager Alex Cora said Pomeranz will make his next start in Houston, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Whether Pomeranz was going to remain in the rotation needed to be addressed after the left-hander recorded just 10 outs Saturday. He's allowed 12 runs in 11.1 innings over his past three starts and has a 6.75 ERA through seven starts overall. "He struggled against lefties, and it wasn't a great day for him, but we trust this guy. He was in the same spot last year, all of a sudden he turned it around. He'll go to Houston Thursday and make adjustments the next few days and see if it works out," said Cora. Pomeranz's velocity has been down this season, with the pitcher struggling to reach 90 mph after living at 92 mph in 2017. "It's clearly something that I need to figure out mechanically," he said. "Something I need to start doing correctly to get that jump back in velocity."

Moore (knee) threw a bullpen session Saturday, and the Rangers are waiting to see how the left-hander responds before setting their rotation for their upcoming four-game series against Seattle, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

If Moore responds with no problems, then he could pitch Tuesday, the day he's eligible to come off the disabled, although manager Jeff Banister is considering giving Austin Bibens-Dirkx a second start so that all starters get an extra day of rest.