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Andriese fired a scoreless eighth inning in a 6-5 win over the White Sox on Tuesday, allowing a hit and recording a strikeout.

After allowing six earned runs over the 2.2 innings encompassing his prior two appearances, Andriese was able to settle things down over his one frame Tuesday. The 28-year-old has notched at least one strikeout in each of his four relief appearances thus far, and he's yet to issue a walk despite his other struggles.

Johnson pitched two scoreless innings of relief in Tuesday's 14-1 win over the Yankees. He allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two.

After one start while a member of the rotation, Johnson has moved to the bullpen, but could get one more start Saturday, the next time Boston needs a fifth starter. The Red Sox decided to delay Drew Pomeranz's return from a forearm injury for at least one more start. Johnson and Hector Velazquez are the candidates for the start.

McHugh allowed a hit and a walk while striking out five in two innings of relief in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Twins.

Starter Dallas Keuchel expended 101 pitches before leaving after four innings, necessitating some length out of the bullpen. That's the ideal spot for McHugh, the starter turned reliever. With Houston's offense, which ranks seventh in runs scored per game over the final four innings, that could lead to some stolen wins for a long man like McHugh. The 31-year-old right-hander has three multi-inning appearances and has struck out 10 over 6.2 innings.

Manaea (1-2) got the loss Tuesday, giving up two earned runs on seven hits, striking out five and walking one in Oakland's 4-0 defeat to the Dodgers.

He didn't get rewarded with the win for the effort but it was nonetheless a third straight solid start from the 26-year-old left-hander to begin the season, as Manaea is now the owner of a 1.74 ERA and a sparkling 0.77 WHIP through 22.2 innings. His ratios aren't likely to stay that ridiculous all year (he'd be a Cy Young candidate if they did) but he certainly has the look of a pitcher who has taken a step forward. He'll look keep the hot start rolling in his next outing against the White Sox on April 16.

Rodney allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning to record the save Tuesday against the Astros.

Rodney got his second save of the season Tuesday and avoided any major danger by allowing only a single to J.D. Davis. Rodney remains locked into the closer's role in Minnesota and should continue to rack up saves.

The Angels optioned Paredes to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Paredes was promoted to the majors Sunday to provide bullpen depth for the Angels and he returns to Triple-A after throwing two scoreless innings in Tuesday's win over the Rangers. The move makes room for Jaime Barria, who will be recalled to make his major-league debut in a spot start Wednesday.

Colome earned his third save while allowing one earned run on one hit -- a home run -- and a walk over two-thirds of an inning in Tuesday's victory over the White Sox.

Colome inherited two runners when he entered Tuesday's game. While he shut down the first batter he faced, Jose Abreu proceeded to slug a three-run home run, cutting the Rays' lead to just one. Despite this, Colome was able to pick up his third save of the season. Although he's converted his last two save opportunities, Colome has been shaky on the mound since the start of the season. Over five games (four innings), he's allowed five runs on 10 hits and four walks.

The Rays moved De Leon (elbow) to the 60-day disabled list Tuesday.

De Leon was on the 10-day disabled list after undergoing Tommy John surgery in March, and Tuesday's acquisition of outfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker was what finally prompted the move to the 60-day DL. The 25-year-old may not resume throwing off flat ground until the offseason and his availability for the start of the 2019 season is not guaranteed.

Fulmer (0-1) allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and a career-high six walks while striking out four over 4.2 innings in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Rays. He also hit two batters, nearly hit two others and threw a wild pitch.

Fulmer had an eventful spring training, nearly pitching himself out of a job, but rebounded with strong outings in his final two Cactus League starts then pitched respectably in his first start of the regular season. That provided hope he'd overcome the command issues that dogged him in early March, but location problems returned Tuesday. We'll give him some slack on a cold day in Chicago, and see if he can rebound for his next start Sunday in the equally cold, if not colder, Minnesota.

Mayza was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

With Kendrys Morales (hamstring) landing on the disabled list, the Blue Jays opted to summon Mayza to the majors to provide an additional bullpen arm. The 26-year-old appeared in 19 games for Toronto in 2017, and while he posted an unsightly 6.88 ERA and 1.65 WHIP across 17 innings of relief, underlying stats suggest he was a bit unlucky. Still, look for him to work mostly in medium- to low-leverage situations during his time with the big club.