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Venditte was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports.

Venditte hasn't seen much of a difference in performance this season between the majors and the minors in terms of ERA, but the reliever has struck out 23 in 13 innings compared to just four walks at the Triple-A level. The switch pitcher will likely be deployed in lower-leverage situations until he can show consistent success at the big league level. Infielder Matt Dominguez was designated for assignment in a corresponding roster move.

Colome picked up his 16th save with a clean inning in Monday's win over Arizona.

Colome continues to make his case to remain Tampa Bay's closer even after Brad Boxberger returns from his oblique injury. He is 16-for-16 in save opportunities and lowered his ERA to 1.04 with another scoreless inning Monday. His 34:6 K:BB is just as elite and he is inducing twice as many groundballs as flyballs. It's tough to find a hole in Colome's game right now as he continues to lock it down for the Rays.

Giles (0-3) allowed a run on two hits over two-thirds of an inning as he took the loss Monday against the Rangers.

Giles is supposedly in the mix for save opportunities in the wake of Luke Gregerson's struggles and Houston's move to a closer-by-committee situation. Outings like these, however, won't help his cause. Giles has still been nasty this year -- he recorded his 33rd strikeout in just 25 innings Monday night. But he's now given up 31 hits, and with an ERA now up to 5.76, it's hard to imagine the Astros won't give their save opportunities to a hotter hand like Will Harris (0.34 ERA in 26.2 innings).

Fulmer (6-1) tossed six shutout innings, allowing two hits and three walks with five strikeouts in Monday's win over the Blue Jays.

Fulmer had a slow start to the season with a 6.52 ERA through his first four starts, but he has been red hot since then. He hasn't allowed a run since the sixth inning in his May 21 start against the Rays and has gone at least six innings in four straight outings. He has 27 strikeouts against just seven walks in 28.1 innings over those four starts, showing the talent that made him a first-round pick and top-100 prospect in the Mets system. Fulmer's ERA is down to 2.83, and he's locked himself into a spot in Detroit's rotation following a shaky beginning to his MLB career.

Fulmer won his fourth straight game Monday in a 11-0 win over the Blue Jays. He lasted six-plus innings for the fourth straight game and has been on the mound for 22.1 scoreless innings.

Fulmer pitched 6.0 innings, walked three and struck out five. He fired 88 pitches, 53 for strikes, and had guys off-balance all night long as he mixed up his 90 mph fastball, wipeout slider and sneaky changeup. Manager Brad Ausmus pulled Fulmer after six innings to rest him as the game was well in hand at that point. The right-hander has been dominant of late and hasn't allowed a run since May 21. Don't look now, but Fulmer is now squarely in the conversation for AL Rookie of the Year.

Aumont has retired from professional baseball.

Once a top prospect for the Mariners and then the Phillies, the lanky righty never put it together in the majors, finishing his career with a 6.80 ERA and 1.99 WHIP over 46 appearances (one start) with the Phillies. After posting a 12.27 ERA over 10 games for Triple-A Charlotte in the White Sox's organization, he elected to call it quits at age 27.

Chapman is not expected to pitch in Monday's game against the Angels, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reports.

Chapman has pitched each of the last two days, so manager Joe Girardi is likely just exercising caution in keeping his primary closer fresh. With Chapman unavailable, Andrew Miller is expected to serve as the Yankees' closer, should the situation call for one.

Astros manager A.J. Hinch said Giles "will get a look" in the ninth inning with Luke Gregerson getting a "mental and physical break from the (closer) role," the Houston Chronicle reports.

Many expected Giles to open 2016 as the Astros' closer after the team traded away five players, including Vince Velasquez and Mark Appel, to acquire him in the offseason. The 25-year-old earned his first save with Houston on May 26, but Will Harris (0.34 ERA) got the call in the ninth inning Sunday and converted his first opportunity of the season. Only time will tell whether this plays out as a committee situation or one reliever takes the role and runs with it.

Since returning from a three-game suspension for his role in the May 15 brawl with the Rangers, Chavez has allowed an earned run in just one of his five appearances.

Chavez holds a 3.20 ERA through 20 appearances this season and has three holds to go along with one blown save. The Jays' offense and bullpen has been improved of late, and Chavez should see his fair share of opportunities. He's made four appearances (five innings) over the team's past eight games.

Chapman allowed a pair of hits in just 0.2 innings of work to blow his first save of the season Sunday versus the Orioles.

The flame-throwing lefty was called upon with two men on and one out in the eight inning, and he proceeded to allow three runs to cross, with the aid of a Jacoby Ellsbury error. Despite Sunday's hiccup, Chapman still has a 2.25 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP, suggesting that he will bounce back sooner rather than later.