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Martinez (2-3) held the Jays to a single run and two hits over 6.1 innings in Tuesday's 6-1 win. He struck out two and walked three.

He should have had a zero-run line, but after departing with one out and a man on first, Martinez watched the bullpen allow his runner to come around and score. However, Martinez again failed to miss many bats, which is his MO. That high-risk pitching style -- few strikeouts, many homers -- makes him a tough guy to rely on in fantasy even if he can hold down a spot in the Rangers' injury-riddled rotation.

Colome gave up two runs on three hits in the ninth inning Tuesday but still came away with his 20th save of the season in a 6-5 win over the Reds.

After retiring the first two batters of the inning, Colome got taken deep by Joey Votto for a solo homer and then allowed another run on two straight hits before striking out Scott Schebler to end the threat. The Rays' closer has now been scored upon in four of his last nine appearances, but still has a solid 2.43 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 31:10 K:BB in 33.1 innings on the year.

Castro picked up his first big-league victory after striking out one of the two hitters he faced Tuesday against Cleveland.

In his 43rd MLB game, the 22-year-old finally picked up a win. He's been more than serviceable since being called up earlier this month, posting a 2.25 ERA and 1.00 WHIP over eight innings (six appearances). Castro's fantasy value is nearly nonexistent, though, considering he's rarely used in high-leverage situations.

Junis will make his next scheduled start Friday against the Blue Jays, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

Manager Ned Yost commented that keeping Junis in the rotation will allow the other rotation members to get an extra day off. The 24-year-old will look to improve his 5.56 ERA and right the ship against J.A. Happ in the weekend series opener.

Hart was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.

Hart was outstanding during his recent minor-league tuneup, keeping opponents scoreless in eight innings pitched while producing an 11:1 K:BB with the Tides. He'll reclaim his spot in the Orioles' bullpen, replacing Vidal Nuno. Hart will likely assume a middle-relief role until he regains manager Buck Showalter's trust.

Axford gave up a solo home run and issued a walk over an inning in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Astros.

The veteran reliever yielded a 385-foot shot to George Springer in the eighth, the second homer he's surrendered over his last two appearances. Axford has given up four earned runs over his last three trips to the mound and has had a rough June overall (6.23 ERA).

Diaz fired a scoreless ninth inning in Monday's 6-2 win over the Tigers, issuing a walk and recording a strikeout.

The hard-throwing 23-year-old has now been deployed in non-save scenarios in back-to-back games, firing a scoreless inning in each. Manager Scott Servais seems intent on affording Diaz consistent work, with the goal of avoiding some of the inconsistency that plagued him earlier in the season and brought about a temporary demotion from the closer's role.

Alvarado (0-2) gave up three earned runs on two hits and a walk while failing to record an out in Monday's 7-3 loss to the Reds.

Alvarado was asked to preserve a 3-3 tie but didn't come close to accomplishing that goal, allowing all three hitters he faced to reach base before getting pulled. The 22-year-old southpaw has hit a rough patch over his last three trips to the mound, giving up five earned runs over three innings and seeing his ERA rise from 3.21 to 5.29 in the process.

Giles picked up his 17th save with a clean ninth inning in Monday's win over the Athletics.

After a rough stretch to open the month, Giles has thrown four straight scoreless innings. Despite a mediocre 3.62 ERA, Giles is a sharp 17-for-19 on save conversions, far better than his 15-for-20 mark from last season.

Graveman continued his long-toss program Monday, but he remains a week or two away from a bullpen session, Carl Steward of the Bay Area News Group reports.

Graveman long-tossed from 105 feet Monday and still needs to do so from 120 feet before he can move on to throwing off a mound. A return before the All-Star break seems optimistic at this point.