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Manaea (5-5) allowed six runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings against the Diamondbacks on Friday, striking out two and walking two in a losing effort.

Manaea allowed four extra-base hits on the evening, the last of which was a two-run triple by Paul Goldschmidt that knocked him out of the game in the fourth inning. This was Manaea's shortest start of the year and the first time he's given up more than four runs in an outing. After a fantastic April -- he allowed just four earned runs across five starts -- Manaea has allowed a total of 21 earned runs through five starts in May, bringing his ERA to 3.34 on the year. His next start will be against the Rays at home.

Yarbrough allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings of relief in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Orioles, striking out eight.

With Sergio Romo making another abbreviated start against a righty-heavy lineup, Yarbrough put together what would have amounted to a fantastic traditional start behind him, throwing 72 of 105 pitches for strikes with his only real mistake resulting in a solo shot by Jonathan Schoop. The rookie now sports a very solid 3.21 ERA and 43:14 K:BB through 47.2 innings, and while It's impossible to predict what the Rays will do next with their pitching staff, Yarbrough should be unavailable for either a start or a long relief outing until at least Wednesday.

Chapman recorded the final four outs of Friday's game against the Angels for his 10th save of the season. He struck out one batter.

This was Chapman's first save of more than three outs this season. He hasn't pitched much lately -- this was just his second appearance since May 12 -- but that's just because the Yankees haven't had many close leads to protect in recent weeks.

Farmer (1-3) grabbed the win Friday against the White Sox by tossing a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts.

Farmer needed just nine pitches to retire Chicago in order in the top of the eighth inning, then became the pitcher of record when the Tigers went ahead in the bottom of the inning with three runs. The 27-year-old has been struggling lately, so it was nice to see him rebound, though he still has an unsightly 5.32 ERA for the season and will need to string together more outings like this one to show he's turned a corner.

Lopez didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Tigers, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks over seven innings while striking out three,

The right-hander didn't have his best stuff, throwing only 59 of 96 pitches for strikes, but Lopez was still in line for his second win of the season before Bruce Rondon fell apart in the eighth inning. Lopez will carry a 2.93 ERA and 42:26 K:BB through 61.1 innings into his next outing Wednesday in Cleveland.

Alvarado could see save chances in Tampa Bay after Alex Colome was traded to the Mariners on Friday.

The Rays have not yet named a replacement for Colome in the ninth inning, but Alvarado is the presumptive favorite to step in. He's the only other pitcher besides Colome to have recorded a save for the Rays this season, plus he throws hard and misses bats. Alvarado, a left-hander, has also been mostly split-neutral, holding opposite-handed hitters to a .167/.271/.225 batting line so far this year (with lefties batting .161/.257/.161).

Colome and outfielder Denard Span were traded from the Rays to the Mariners on Friday in exchange for right-handed pitchers Andrew Moore and Tommy Romero, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Colome has acted as the Rays' closer thus far, but he'll slide into a setup role in front of Edwin Diaz in Seattle, a huge hit to his value. He's 11-for-13 in save opportunities this season and sports a 4.15 ERA with 23 strikeouts across 21.2 innings. Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto expects Colome to arrive in Seattle on Sunday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Barria was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Barria is slated to get the nod Saturday against the Yankees after being promoted. He's made five starts this season for the Angels, owning a stellar 2.13 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with 20 strikeouts across 25.1 innings. It's unclear how long his latest stint in the big leagues will last.

Kahnle (shoulder) has been reinstated from the 10-day disabled list ahead of Friday's matchup against the Angels.

Kahnle has returned from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and will be available to come out of the bullpen Friday. He appeared in six games, accruing a 6.14 ERA and 1.64 WHIP with nine strikeouts, prior to hitting the disabled list.

McHugh allowed a hit and struck out two over two scoreless innings in Thursday's 8-2 win over the Indians.

McHugh extended his scoreless run to 17.1 innings, spanning 13 appearances. He's allowed runs in just one of his 15 games this season, sporting a 0.46 ERA with 26 strikeouts over 19.2 innings. The 31-year-old right-hander had been a starter his entire career, but he's thrived since a move to the bullpen in 2018 due to the Astros' crowded starting rotation.