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Boxberger gave up two earned runs on a hit and a walk over two-thirds of an inning in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Royals. He also recorded a strikeout.

The right-handed reliever was charged with two of the runs that crossed the plate on Eric Hosmer's three-run shot off Dan Jennings after Boxberger had exited. It marked the second consecutive outing in which Boxberger has surrendered two earned runs. The pair of stumbles have caused the 29-year-old's ERA to balloon from 2.84 to 4.50, but his 23 strikeouts over 20 innings are helping to keep him a viable fantasy asset.

The Indians recalled Armstrong from Triple-A Columbus to serve as their 26th man for Wednesday's doubleheader with the Yankees.

Armstrong will give the Indians some extra coverage in the bullpen during the twin bill with Dan Otero (paternity) landing on the paternity list. The 26-year-old has previously made 19 appearances with the big club this season, registering a 4.76 ERA and 1.37 WHIP over 22.2 innings.

The Indians recalled Merritt from Triple-A Columbus in advance of his scheduled start for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Yankees.

With rosters set to expand Friday, Merritt could end up sticking around with the Indians after the spot start, but it's fully expected that he'll transition to the bullpen, especially with the news that Josh Tomlin (hamstring) is on track to come off the 10-day disabled list this weekend. Merritt has previously made three starts for the Tribe this season, accruing a strong 1.86 ERA over 14.1 innings, but allowing opposing hitters to reach base at a .349 clip.

Borucki was promoted to Triple-A Buffalo and will start for the Bisons on Thursday, The Buffalo News reports.

The Jays' 15th-round pick in 2012 began this season at High-A, but his impressive campaign has Borucki standing at MLB's gate. A top left-handed prospect, the 23-year-old owns a nifty 3.06 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 9.4 K/9 through 26 games (25 starts) combined at High- and Double-A in 2017. Considering the big-league club is unlikely to make the playoffs, Borucki could be in line to make his MLB debut in a September spot start.

Fulmer (10-12) fell to the Rockies on Tuesday, allowing five runs on eight hits and a walk over 6.1 innings while striking out three.

After the Tigers tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the seventh inning, Fulmer came back out and was greeted by back-to-back singles before a Carlos Gonzalez sac fly ended his night and stuck him with the loss. Fulmer now has a rough 5.18 ERA and 14:9 K:BB in four starts (24.1 innings) since returning from the DL, making him a risky play Sunday at home against Cleveland.

Junis (6-2) picked up the win against the Rays on Tuesday, giving up only one run on three hits over 5.2 innings while striking out eight.

The eight Ks were a career high for the rookie, but despite his success Junis got an early hook from manager Ned Yost when he ran into a bit of trouble after throwing only 73 pitches (47 strikes). Junis has now won four straight decisions since rejoining the Royals in late July, posting a 2.86 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 29:2 K:BB in 28.1 innings over that six-start stretch, but as yet he doesn't seem to have earned Yost's trust to work his way out of jams, which could make it tough to keep getting into the win column. The right-hander will next take the mound Sunday in Minnesota.

Scribner lasted just 2.2 innings after giving up two runs on four hits to the Athletics on Tuesday. He walked one and struck out two in an eventual 8-2 victory.

Scribner got the early hook after loading the bases in the top of third inning while trying to protect a 5-2 lead. He allowed two homers for the second consecutive start, bringing his season total up to seven in just 20.2 innings. The soft-tossing righty should get another shot at the Athletics next Monday, but his poor combination of being homer-prone (3.0 HR/9) while owning a pedestrian walk rate (3.5 BB/9) makes Scribner a risky play.

Kimbrel struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 31st save Tuesday against Toronto.

It took him 22 pitches (17 strikes), which is a lot for a flawless inning, but it's hard to argue with the results. Kimbrel still looked good in bouncing back from Monday's rare bad outing, turning in his 11th scoreless effort in his last 12 appearances and continuing to polish his stats in what's been one of the most incredible seasons of his illustrious career.

Belisle earned his fifth save Tuesday against the White Sox despite allowing one run on one hit with one walk and one strikeout in the ninth inning.

Belisle came in with a 6-3 lead, but made things interesting by allowing consecutive batters to reach base with two outs. He ultimately struck Avisail Garcia out swinging to nail down his fifth save in six tries this month.

Lopez (back) threw another bullpen session Tuesday, Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago reports.

Everything went well in what was Lopez's second bullpen session since landing on the disabled list Aug. 19, and the White Sox are expected to reevaluate him in the coming days before determining when he'll rejoin the rotation.