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Pomeranz (12-4) allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five over 6.2 innings en route to a win over the Yankees on Saturday.

With that, Pomeranz has now won six straight decisions and nine of 10. He gave up a two-run homer to Gary Sanchez in the first inning and ran into a bit of trouble in the fourth, but he still easily outdueled Luis Severino in this one. Since walking nine batters over two starts near the end of July, Pomeranz has issued a total of four free passes in his last three starts, spanning 19.2 innings. The lefty lines up to face the Yankees again his next time out, this time at home.

Rowley (1-0) earned the win over the Pirates on Saturday, giving up one run on five hits and one walk while striking out three over 5.1 innings.

He was behind in counts throughout much of the afternoon, but Rowley was able to battle back and beat a hot Pirates team in his major-league debut. Rowley induced 11 swinging strikes on just 75 total pitches. After two years away from the game, Rowley returned to affiliated baseball last season, and he's thrived at the upper levels of the minors this year. It's uncertain if he will make another start in the immediate future, but Rowley's success should put him near the top of the list for fill-in duty down the stretch.

Pressly has a 2.28 ERA and 0.76 WHIP with 21 strikeouts across 23.2 innings since the start of June.

Pressly struggled mightily in the first two months of the season with 19 runs allowed over 18 innings, but has put up some impressive numbers since. The 28-year-old has a 2-2 record with eight holds and a solid 44:9 K:BB for the season, but still only sees high-leverage work on an infrequent basis.

Gallegos was recalled by the Yankees on Saturday.

Gallegos struggled over nine appearances in a promotion earlier this season, racking up a 7.15 ERA and a .313 BAA over just 11.1 innings in relief. He'll provide some bullpen depth while taking the active roster spot of Masahiro Tanaka, who was placed on the DL in a corresponding move due to right shoulder inflammation. Gallegos has fared much better with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, boasting a 1.69 ERA and four saves, but will likely be limited to low-leverage situations out of the bullpen.

Scott was recalled by the Red Sox on Saturday.

The southpaw reliever returns to the big leagues for the third time this season, as he takes the roster spot of DL-bound Dustin Pedroia (knee). Scott, mainly working out of a limited role against left-handed hitters, has racked up a 3.38 ERA and 1.05 WHIP this season and likely won't see many high-leverage situations in a crowded Boston bullpen.

Rowley had his contract selected and was recalled ahead of his upcoming start Saturday.

Rowley takes over the rotation spot of the injured Aaron Sanchez (finger) and will make his major-league debut when he starts against the Pirates on Saturday afternoon. The right-hander owns a solid 2.82 ERA over 10 games with Triple-A Buffalo this season (six starts) in addition to a 1.21 WHIP and a 41:15 K:BB. Nonetheless, Rowley may need to impress in the spot start if he wants to earn a more permanent promotion with the club.

Smith was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Smith was expected to be replaced on the active roster by catcher Mike Ohlman following Russell Martin's oblique injury and that's exactly what occurred. The right-hander was recalled from the minors Thursday to provide bullpen depth, but more pressing matters appear to have interfered with the promotion. He'll likely return to serving as organizational depth with Triple-A Buffalo, where he owns a 4.26 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 26.1 innings this year.

Smith (elbow) was expected to pitch for Triple-A Pawtucket on Friday but was held out due to back tightness, Brendan McGair of the Pawtucket Times reports.

The new plan has Smith expected to toss an inning during Saturday's game. From what the pitcher and PawSox manager Kevin Boles are saying, it sounds like the back tightness is not a big issue and may be some normal soreness. Smith will remain with the PawSox for the foreseeable future with no set timetable for a possible activation.

Lopez struck out six and allowed two runs on four hits and three walks over six innings Friday but did not factor in the decision in Friday's 6-3 win over the Royals.

It was a strong White Sox debut for the fireballing righty, as he dominated every Kansas City hitter except Mike Moustakas, who slugged two solo homers off him. Lopez threw an impressive 68 of 102 pitches for strikes and should remain in the rotation for the rest of the year, but he'll face a tough test in his next start Thursday on the road against the Rangers.

Treinen struck out a batter in a clean inning for his third save Friday against Baltimore.

This marks five consecutive scoreless innings and four consecutive hitless innings for Treinen, who is finally starting to find his legs after a shaky start to his Oakland career. Look for the A's to throw Treinen into the fire throughout the rest of the season so they can see if he can become the closer they hope he can be.