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Bummer pitched a third of an inning and uncorked a wild pitch in Friday's 7-4 extra-inning win over the Royals.

The wild pitch allowed Whit Merrifield to score and moved Mike Moustakas to second base, setting the stage for him to score the tying run later in the inning. If possible, the White Sox are limiting Bummer to left-handed batters only, as was the case Friday when he was brought on to face Lucas Duda. He's faced one batter in each of his last three outings. The 24-year-old southpaw is limiting lefty hitters to a .563 OPS while righties are at .839 this season.

Manaea (4-2) struck out seven and walked one in Friday's win over the Astros, allowing one unearned run on four hits in seven innings.

Manaea shut down the Astros on Friday, allowing no extra-base hits on his way to securing his third consecutive win. Manaea didn't allow a hit until the fourth inning, and thereby set a new franchise record for most consecutive innings pitched without allowing a hit at 14.1, dating back to the start before his no-hitter. The 26-year-old lefty has yet to allow more than two runs in a start and is currently holding opponents to a .134 batting average. His next start will be a matchup with the Mariners in Seattle.

Graterol gave up three runs (but just one earned) with seven strikeouts and no walks over 3.2 innings Friday in his first start of the season for Low-A Cedar Rapids.

Graterol can reach 100 mph with his fastball and had an impressive showing at rookie ball in 2017 with 45 strikeouts in 40 innings. He's an intriguing prospect and his stock could rise rapidly with a strong showing at Low-A.

Chapman got his fifth save of the season Friday, allowing one hit with no strikeouts or walks in a scoreless ninth inning to close out the Yankees' 4-3 victory over the Angels.

The flame-throwing lefty has yet to blow a save in five opportunities so far this year and he's now got a 1.64 ERA and 0.91 WHIP to go along with 19 strikeouts in 11 innings, all numbers that suggest he's poised to remain an elite source of saves for fantasy owners this season.

Lopez got a no-decision against the Royals on Friday, giving up two earned runs on 10 hits with two strikeouts and no walks over 6.1 innings in a 7-4 victory for the White Sox.

Lopez may have been a bit lucky to not get hit with more earned runs in this one, but his overall body of work on the season also can't be denied as he's now got a 1.78 ERA through 30.1 innings while opponents are hitting just .204 against him. It's certainly been an impressive start, but it should be noted that he has been allowing a lot of baserunners thanks to 15 walks, leading to a 4.52 FIP.

Colome gave up a hit and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to collect his fifth save of the season in a 4-3 win over the Red Sox.

The right-hander had had his struggles this season, blowing two saves already in seven chances and producing a 5.73 ERA, but Colome may have turned a corner recently, posting a 6:0 K:BB over his last three innings of work. For now, the Rays seem content to leave him in the closer role and let him work through his issues, hoping he can return to the form he's displayed over the last couple of years.

Pomeranz (0-2) allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Rays. The results led pitching coach Dana LeVangie to speculate if the left-hander was tipping his pitches, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. "I don't know if he's tipping or not," said LeVangie. "But I'm going to watch to see if he is... There were some curious swings for me throughout the game that made me think about watching a little more video."

Pomeranz was pummeled by the Rays, who hit three home runs, the most he's allowed in one game this season -- including one from ninth-place hitter Rob Refsnyder, whose last homer came in 2015. Rays hitters weren't overly concerned with Pomeranz's curveball, his signature pitch, and waited on his low-wattage fastball. The state of his curveball was of primary concern to manager Alex Cora. "Teams make adjustments and honestly I do feel there's something else going on right now," manager Alex Cora said. "We'll take a look at it and see if we can make an adjustment with him and if the breaking ball is working, then we'll know where we're at with him." According to BrooksBaseball.net, Pomeranz threw his curve 20 times and did not generate a single swing-and-miss on the pitch. The Red Sox will look to straighten him out in time for his next scheduled start Wednesday at home against the Royals.

Moore is next scheduled to start Wednesday, the final game of a series against the Indians, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

When Moore makes his next start, he'll have had eight days of rest between outings. In the meantime, he could be pressed into duty as an extra relief arm. The Rangers are trying to navigate six starters while keeping staff ace Cole Hamels on a regular five-day routine, so others, like Moore, could get an extra day or two between starts.

Leclerc was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.

The 24-year-old was outstanding in his second stint in the big leagues, making two scoreless appearances out of the bullpen. He'll head back to the minors to clear a roster spot for Tony Barnette, who was activated from the disabled list in a corresponding move. However, Leclerc's performance this season makes him a good candidate to return to the big leagues if another injury strikes the Rangers' bullpen.

Axford was activated from the bereavement list Friday, Mike Wilner of Sportsnet 590 The Fan reports.

The 35-year-old has a 2.70 ERA in 10 innings for the Blue Jays so far this year, though his 4.47 xFIP indicates that he's lucky to be allowing so few runs. Tim Mayza was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move.