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Mengden (1-4) allowed four runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out five over 5.1 innings to take the loss Sunday against the Pirates.

After holding the Pirates scoreless through four innings, Mengden fell apart and gave up all four of his runs in the fifth and sixth innings, leading to his fourth loss of the year. This was the first time in five starts that he's allowed more than three earned runs in a game, and he has a 3.48 ERA on the season. He'll make his next start Friday at the Astros.

Rodriguez exited Sunday's game with an undisclosed injury, John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group reports.

Rodriguez was able to record one out in the eighth inning of Sunday's game against the Pirates before team trainers came out to check on him. The nature of Rodriguez's injury is unclear at this point, but if he has to miss additional time, it'd be a blow to a shallow Oakland bullpen.

May (back) is expected to be activated from the disabled list Monday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

In his recent rehab stint with Triple-A Rochester, May allowed one run on one hit and no walks while striking out six in 3.2 innings. Expect him to resume a role in middle relief, at the very least, upon his return to the 25-man roster.

McHugh (5-6) allowed two runs on five hits and four walks while striking out nine over 5.2 innings to take the loss Sunday against the White Sox.

Despite struggling to keep runners off the bases, McHugh left the contest with only a 2-1 deficit before the bullpen allowed it to grow in an Astros' loss. He's now allowed two or fewer earned runs in each of his last four starts to lower his ERA to 4.50 on the season. He'll make his next start Friday against the Athletics.

Robertson pitched a scoreless ninth inning on one hit and a walk while striking out two to earn the save Sunday at the Astros.

Robertson was protecting a three-run lead, which made his 23rd save of the year one of the easier ones he's earned, despite putting a pair of runners on base with two outs. He's now converted 13 straight save opportunities and has a 3.28 ERA on the season.

Putnam (elbow) played catch from 60 feet Friday and Saturday, MLB.com's Scott Merkin reports.

The reliever is expected to play catch again Monday, though it's uncertain whether he'll be cleared to increase his distance. Putnam remains hopeful that he'll avoid surgery to address his sore elbow, and things seem to be trending in the right direction now that he's at least throwing again.

Jackson was optioned to Double-A Frisco on Sunday.

Jackson had a horrendous outing in Saturday's loss to the Twins, giving up six runs on five hits and two walks over 1.2 innings to inflate his season ERA to 10.80. Until he shows an ability to generate less hard contact in the minors, don't expect him to be in line for another promotion to the big leagues.

Santiago allowed one unearned run against the Red Sox on Saturday, striking out four and walking four en route to his fifth win of the season.

Santiago had all the run support he needed Saturday, as the Angels put up 21 runs against Clay Buchholz and the Boston bullpen. While he has shown himself capable of producing nice outings, Santiago has been far too susceptible to the blowup this season, as he did not log an ERA under 6.00 in either of the last two months. He will take a 4.93 ERA into his next start against the Rays on Thursday.

Green was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and will start Sunday's game against the Padres, ESPN New York reports.

The Yankees were in need of a spot starter in order to keep CC Sabathia from starting in a National League park, so Green's services will be called upon for at least one start. It was a bit of a mixed bag in Green's only other start in the majors, as the 25-year-old allowed six runs (four earned) over four innings, but he's been terrific in the minors to the tune of 1.54 ERA and will draw a favorable matchup against San Diego.

Robertson secured his 22nd save in Saturday's 7-6 victory over the Astros, despite giving up an earned run on a hit over one inning. He also struck out a batter.

Pinch-hitter A.J. Reed got to him for a solo homer after Robertson had retired Evan Gattis and Luis Valbuena to start off the ninth, but the White Sox closer came back to strike out pinch-hitter Colby Rasmus and seal the victory. Robertson has not blown a save opportunity since May 9 versus the Rangers, although Saturday's outing did snap his six-appearance scoreless streak.