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Fulmer, who was demoted to Triple-A Charlotte following Friday's game, will work on a mechanical issue, Tom Musick of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Fulmer has been kicking side to side in his delivery instead of straight up and down. "We're trying to clean that up so it's a more direct line," manager Rick Renteria said. "Those are things that he's been trying to work on. That, and with the weight of trying to help win a major-league ballgame on a daily basis, you compound it. Now, instead of bogging him down, we're going to try to alleviate a little bit of that stress." Fulmer will join Charlotte's starting rotation, and the White Sox do not plan to move him to the bullpen.

Jurado will be called up from Double-A Frisco to start Saturday against the White Sox, Jeff Arnold of MLB.com reports.

With Cole Hamels (neck) unavailable to make a start during this turn of the rotation, the Rangers are reaching down to Double-A for Jurado, who will be making his MLB debut Saturday. The 21-year-old right-hander is 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA over seven starts for the RoughRiders.

Fulmer was sent down to Triple-A Charlotte following Friday's game.

Fulmer had another abysmal outing during Friday's start against Texas, allowing eight earned runs off three hits, five walks and two hit batsmen while striking out two across two innings. That marked the third straight start where Fulmer allowed five or more runs and couldn't get past the fourth inning, so manager Rick Renteria decided to take the right-hander out of the rotation for the time being. He will continue to start in Charlotte as he works through his problems.

Martin (forearm) was with the Rangers on Friday and could be activated for Saturday's game against the White Sox, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Martin had a pair of scoreless outings while out on a rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Frisco. Aside from the game in which he sustained his injury -- four runs, four hits, two-thirds of an inning -- Martin had been a reliable arm out of the bullpen prior to his injury.

Devenski pitched a scoreless eighth inning, working around two hits and a walk, to earn his eighth hold in Friday's 4-1 win over Cleveland.

Devenski quickly dispatched the first two batters faced, but then the inning got tense. He loaded the bases before getting Yonder Alonso to pop out to short. The right-hander has prevented runs in 15 of his last 16 outings.

Chavez (2-0) tossed 2.2 scoreless innings in relief Friday to earn a win over the White Sox. He gave up three hits while striking out one and walking none.

Chavez, who entered in the fourth inning to relieve a struggling Matt Moore, proceeded to shut down the White Sox on 43 pitches (26 strikes) in the multi-inning performance. Chavez has now had back-to-back outings where he's thrown multiple scoreless innings. On April 23, the right-hander's ERA was 6.28, and in eight appearances since then he's brought it down to 4.33. Chavez's ability to go multiple innings makes him a decent candidate to pick up occasional decisions.

Fulmer (2-4) gave up eight runs on three hits in two innings of work against the Rangers on Friday. He walked five and struck out two in the loss.

Fulmer had a rough game, congesting the basepaths with five walks and two hit batsmen while throwing just 38 of 75 pitches for strikes. He was pulled in the third after loading the bases with the White Sox down 5-3, and reliever Chris Volstad gave up a grand slam to Shin-Soo Choo to cap his evening. Over his last three starts, Fulmer hasn't made it out of the fourth inning, giving up 17 earned runs in just 7.1 innings. He's put up a 29:24 K:BB in 32.1 innings overall, and opponents are hitting .280 against him. His next scheduled start is a matchup with the Orioles at home.

Moore allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in a no-decision against the White Sox on Friday. He struck out five and walked three over 3.2 innings.

Moore struggled in Friday's outing, needing 92 pitches (61 for strikes) and not even getting out of the fourth inning. Across his last four starts, Moore has allowed 22 earned runs over 16.1 innings, ballooning his ERA to 7.99 on the year. Opponents are hitting .344 off the left-hander, with lefties actually hitting .429 against him. Moore is scheduled to face off against the Yankees at home in his next start, but he needs to start pitching more effectively to keep his spot in the rotation.

Giles worked around two hits in a scoreless ninth and struck out a batter for his seventh save Friday against Cleveland.

Giles still hasn't blown a save all season. Of his six earned runs, four came in a non-save appearance May 1 against the Yankees when he entered in a tie game and took the loss. Other than that, Giles has been excellent. Amazingly for somebody who has walked three or more batters per nine innings in each of the past three seasons, Giles has yet to walk a batter in 14.1 innings in 2018.

Fulmer didn't factor into the decision against Seattle on Friday, giving up three earned runs on three hits, striking out seven, and walking two as the Tigers fell to the Mariners, 5-4.

Fulmer was coming off a pair of rough outings that saw him give up 11 earned runs over his last 10 innings but he was able to bounce back and log a quality start in this contest to bring his ERA to 4.35 and his WHIP to 1.28 over 51.2 innings. He'll look to build off the solid showing in his next start, which will see him take on the Twins in a road matchup next Wednesday.