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Colome will be in uniform and available for Sunday's game against the Twins, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

The 29-year-old reliever is expected to primarily be utilized as a hard-throwing, right-handed setup man to closer Edwin Diaz. However, with an extensive track record as a ninth-inning option that includes 95 saves over the last two-plus seasons, Colome should certainly have occasional opportunities to close out victories. In fact, manager Scott Servais said Colome would serve as the closer Sunday should a save situation arise due to Diaz not being available after pitching four of the last five days, per Greg Johns of MLB.com.

Ramirez was called up from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

The 27-year-old right-hander was brought up to help offset the placement of Santiago Casilla on the disabled list due to a right shoulder strain. Ramirez had just been claimed off waivers by the Athletics on May 20 after being let go by the Blue Jays, and he'd fired two scoreless innings in his only appearance for the Sounds prior to his promotion. Ramirez also logged two big-league appearances this season while with Toronto, allowing one earned run on a hit and five walks while also recording three strikeouts across 2.2 innings.

Santiago (1-2) allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out five across five innings to earn the win Saturday against the Tigers.

Santiago allowed eight runners to reach base, including four extra-base hits, but he managed to work his way out of jams with timely strikeouts and help from his defense. He has worked as both a starter and reliever this season but has had limited success as a member of the rotation. There are several indicators suggesting that he is best served in a bullpen role, most notably his OPS allowed by time through the order. He has allowed hitters a .743 OPS the first time he has worked through a lineup, only to see that number balloon to 1.023 and .974 respectively his second and third times.

Barria (4-1) struck out four and recorded the win in Saturday's 11-4 victory over the Yankees, allowing four runs on six hits -- including three home runs -- and a walk over five innings.

As many pitchers have before him, the rookie had trouble keeping the ball in Yankee Stadium, but Mike Trout and the Angels' bats backed Barria with more than enough offense to compensate. The club doesn't get another off day until June 7, so for now the right-hander should be able to get off the shuttle to and from Triple-A Salt Lake and stick in the majors for a bit. He'll take a 2.97 ERA into his next outing Friday at home against the Rangers.

Mengden (5-4) tossed a two-hit shutout Saturday against the Diamondbacks en route to his fifth win of the season. He struck out five and issued zero walks.

The mustachioed marvel continued his tour of dominance, as he has now given up four earned runs over his last 33.2 innings (1.07 ERA), including a current 17-inning scoreless streak. Mengden induced 13 groundballs in this one, which has been a big part of his success over this stretch. With only 43 strikeouts in 66.1 innings this season, projection systems will be anticipating quite a bit of regression. However, he would have to regress in a massive way to not end up being a draft-day bargain for his owners. He will look to extend his scoreless streak Thursday against the Rays.

Pomeranz gave up five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out three over 3.1 innings Saturday against the Braves. He did not factor into the decision.

It was a brutal outing for the lefty, who recently thought he had found a mechanical fix that would improve his performance going forward. His ERA now sits at 6.75 and he has failed to go more than four innings in three straight starts. The Red Sox have some options if they want to adjust Pomeranz's role, notably Steven Wright, who threw three scoreless frames out of the bullpen and got the win Saturday.

Banda gave up one run on three hits and one walk while striking out seven over 6.1 innings Saturday against the Orioles, picking up his first win of the season. He was optioned to Triple-A Durham after the game.

He did not start the game, as the Rays continue to start relief pitchers in some of their games, but Banda acted as the de facto starter, needing just 81 pitches (54 strikes) to cruise to his first win of 2018. The hard-throwing lefty now sports a 3.68 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 10 strikeouts in 14.2 innings in the big leagues. He could be back up sometime soon to pitch every fifth day for the Rays.

Kelly walked one and struck out one over a scoreless inning to log his eighth hold of the season in Friday's 6-2 win over Atlanta.

Kelly hasn't allowed a run over his last seven outings, holding opponents to one hit and two walks over 6.1 innings. After a spectacular flameout on Opening Day, Kelly has been electric out of Boston's bullpen. In 22 appearances since he allowed four runs in a third of an inning March 29, Kelly has allowed one run on 10 hits and six walks while striking out 25 over 23.1 innings.

Moore (knee) emerged from a throwing session Thursday without setbacks and is hopeful to be activated off the disabled list to start Tuesday in Seattle, Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Moore, who is battling soreness in his right knee, will go through another workout Saturday before manager Jeff Banister makes a decision on the left-hander.

Diaz struck out one in a clean ninth inning to earn the save Friday against the Twins.

Diaz got through Eddie Rosario, Miguel Sano and Eduardo Escobar to secure the win in a one-run ballgame. Diaz is now tied with Colorado's Wade Davis for the major-league lead in saves, as both are 18-for-20 in save chances. The young right-hander, who has gone his last three appearances without allowing a hit, is holding opponents to a meager .105 batting average on the season. Diaz has recorded at least one strikeout in his last 10 consecutive appearances and is sporting a 46:9 K:BB in 26.1 innings.