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Paredes was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

In a corresponding move, Akeel Morris was recalled from Salt Lake. Although he could return to the majors at some point this season, Paredes offers little fantasy value and doesn't figure to see many high leverage situations. Over three games (six innings) with the Angels this season, Paredes has given up two runs on two walks and five hits, with one of said hits being a home run.

Morris was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Morris has been solid with Salt Lake this season. Over eight games (10 innings), he's given up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out 10 batters. He was with the big club briefly this season, appearing in one game and allowing one run over 2.1 innings.

Norris was diagnosed with left groin tightness after being removed in the third inning of his spot start Sunday against the Orioles.

The injury is a familiar one for Norris, who was sidelined during spring training and for portions of the 2017 campaign with a strained left groin. With that history in mind, it seems like a decent bet that Norris will land on the 10-day disabled list, though the Tigers will presumably put him through a battery of tests before making a decision on that front.

Coulombe allowed two earned runs on two hits over two-thirds of an inning in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.

Coulombe got out of a two-on, one-out jam in the third before running into trouble to open the fourth. The left-hander surrendered a leadoff single to Brian McCann before surrendering a 380-foot home run to right off the bat of Derek Fisher, which extended the Astros' lead to 7-0 at the time. Coulombe's struggles are unfortunately nothing new, as he'd allowed a combined six runs (five earned) over his last three appearances before being demoted to Triple-A Nashville on April 20.

Alvarado notched his eighth hold in a win over the Red Sox on Saturday, allowing a hit and recording two strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless innings.

The burly southpaw continues to mow through the opposition, with Saturday's outing marking his third straight scoreless effort following a pair of rare hiccups earlier in the month. Alvarado lowered his ERA back under 3.00 with his four-out appearance against Boston, and he's now racked up his eight holds over his last 11 trips to the mound.

The Rays recalled Hu from Triple-A Durham on Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Hu will give the Rays some length out of the bullpen with long reliever Matt Andriese set to make a spot start Sunday but expected to be capped at around three or four innings. The 24-year-old Hu has been serving in a starting role at Triple-A this season, posting a 4.15 ERA and 1.62 WHIP across 13 frames. Hu previously made a long-relief appearance for the big club April 16 against the Rangers, surrendering three runs on three hits and a walk over 2.2 innings.

The Rays optioned Yarbrough to Triple-A Durham on Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

After covering four innings in long relief Saturday, Yarbrough wasn't going to be available for the Rays' planned bullpen game in Sunday's series finale, so the Rays elected to swap the lefty out in favor of a fresh arm in Chih-Wei Hu. Expect Yarbrough to rejoin the Rays when or shortly after he's eligible to return from Triple-A in 10 days. Yarbrough has posted a 4.19 ERA and 1.29 while striking out 16 batters in 19.1 innings this season.

Ramirez was promoted to the big leagues Sunday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Ramirez will take the place of second baseman Devin Travis, who was struggling at the dish this season (batting .148 over 66 at-bats). The right-handed pitcher is set to come out of the bullpen, where the Blue Jays are already depleted. Ramirez gave up two runs on a hit and two walks across one inning in his last outing against Triple-A Pawtucket, but he'll look for a fresh start on the big-league stage.

Covey was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday.

As expected, Covey will head back to the minors after making a spot start in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Royals. The 26-year-old held his own in his 2018 big-league debut, allowing four runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out three across six innings of work. He'll rejoin Triple-A Charlotte's rotation, where he owns a 2.95 ERA (5.15 FIP) through four starts. Covey will remain an option to make a spot start down the line should an opportunity arise.

Mengden (2-3) allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits while walking one and striking out one across 2.1 innings to take the loss Saturday against the Astros.

Mengden labored through this outing, facing 15 batters and needing 57 pitches. He allowed the first three batters of the game to reach base, and although a big blow never came, the Astros strung together hits and productive outs to derail Mengden's outing. Given his lack of swing-and-miss stuff -- he got only two swinging strikes Saturday and has a 9.1 percent career swinging strike rate -- he will be susceptible to outings like these against good lineups.