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Hart was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, Eduardo A. Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Hart will be temporarily cast off the 25-man roster to make room for David Hess to be recalled ahead of his start Sunday against the Red Sox. Hart, who owns a 1.93 ERA in 4.2 innings of relief, could make his way back to the majors in the near future.

Jurado was lauded by manager Jeff Banister after the 22-year-old made his MLB debut Saturday in a loss to the White Sox, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports. "I will say this: He showed a lot of moxie," Banister said. "He responded very well. He didn't seem affected [by the big inning]. There were a lot of learning experiences out there for him. There were so many positives. We loved what we saw."

The Rangers are going nowhere this season, so bringing in Jurado over a journeyman like Austin Bibens-Dirkx is the clearest sign the organization is preparing for its rebuild. Banister didn't make any announcements following the game, but the Rangers will need a fifth starter Thursday, and his comments came close to endorsing Jurado for that start. The right-hander is a low-level prospect who gets by mostly on his sinker. If he's leaving it up, he'll get tagged, as he did in the third inning Saturday when he allowed all four of his runs. But he recognized that and made the necessary adjustments to give the Rangers another six outs. He's similar to fellow Rangers starter Doug Fister, who has had a 10-year career as a serviceable major-league starter.

Colome pitched a clean ninth inning to record his 10th save of the season Saturday against the Angels.

Colome was called into action after Ryne Stanek allowed a two-run homer to Mike Trout. While Colome's season got off to a rocky start, he has now pitched five consecutive scoreless innings and successfully recorded four saves in that span.

Yarbrough (4-2) allowed one earned run on four hits while walking one and striking out four over 6.1 innings to earn the win Saturday against the Angels.

Yarbrough didn't start Saturday but was effective after entering the game in the second inning following an inning from starter Sergio Romo. He wasn't especially deceptive but was able to pound the strike zone thanks to pitching the entire game with at least a four-run lead. He has settled nicely into his unique role, posting a 3.54 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 40.2 innings this season.

Graveman is a candidate to be called up from Triple-A Nashville in the wake of recent injuries to Andrew Triggs (forearm) and Brett Anderson (shoulder), Susan Slusser of SFGate.com reports.

Graveman just headed back to the Sounds last Tuesday after a solid May 11 spot start against the Yankees in which he earned his first big-league win of the season. With both Triggs and Anderson now on the disabled list, the Athletics appear to have an opening for the 27-year-old right-hander. However, he likely wouldn't take the hill until Wednesday at the earliest if he's summoned, considering he threw 93 pitches over six innings for Nashville in a win over Oklahoma City on Friday.

Jurado (0-1) took the loss against the White Sox on Saturday, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks over 4.2 innings while striking out two.

Making his big-league debut, the 22-year-old ran into trouble in the third inning and gave up all four of his runs, but Jurado was able to regain his footing and keep Chicago off the scoreboard until being yanked after 81 pitches (55 strikes). With Matt Moore (knee) and Martin Perez (elbow) both on the disabled list, and Cole Hamels (neck) not 100 percent either, Jurado may have shown enough to stick around in the Rangers' rotation for another turn or two.

Kimbrel worked a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his 13th save of the season in a 6-3 win over the Orioles.

It was Kimbrel's first appearance since April 25 in which he didn't strike out a batter, but he also hasn't walked a batter since April 5. The veteran closer has a 2.33 ERA, 0.72 WHIP and 27:4 K:BB through 19.1 innings on the year, and he appears firmly on his way to his eighth straight season with at least 30 saves.

Paredes was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The 23-year-old has a 7.71 ERA in 9.1 innings for the Angels so far this season. In a corresponding move, Ian Krol was promoted to take his spot in the bullpen.

Stanek was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Saturday.

Stanek tossed 3.2 innings for the Rays earlier in the year, allowing one run on one hit and a pair of walks while striking out seven. In a corresponding move, Adeiny Hechavarria was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain.

Treinen grabbed his 10th save of the year Saturday against the Blue Jays, slamming the door with a scoreless inning, allowing just one walk while striking out a pair of batters.

Treinen entered the game with a one-run lead in the ninth inning and got in little trouble, allowing just a two-out walk to Justin Smoak. He's now 10-for-12 in save chances and has a 1.19 ERA in 22.2 innings, striking out 27 while walking seven. The 29-year-old has been everything Oakland could ask for in a closer so far this year.