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Crockett was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

Crockett held opponents to zero runs during his first six appearances in the majors, but has since unraveled a bit, allowing three earned runs Saturday to bring his ERA up to 14.73. For the time being, he'll be replaced by Austin Adams in the Cleveland bullpen.

Adams was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

Adams will provide the Tribe with bullpen depth for their afternoon matchup in Boston. The right-hander has limited opposing batters to a .190 average through 16.1 innings at the Triple-A level this season.

Manaea (1-2) gave up six hits, five earned runs and two walks over 6.2 innings in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Yankees. He struck out four.

He was serviceable, but couldn't get any run support from his offense on a day when Masahiro Tanaka was on top of his game. Manaea threw 66 of 95 pitches across the plate, and managed first-pitch strikes on 19 of the 29 hitters he faced. It was a step back for the 24-year-old, who'd allowed only one run to the Rangers during his last start, clearly his best outing of the season to date. He did stay away from the long ball for the second straight start, and the 6.2 innings equaled his longest stint on the mound, which he accomplished in the aforementioned outing against Texas. He'll try to get back in the win column against the Tigers on Friday in Oakland.

Kelly (2-0) surrendered only one hit and three walks in 6.2 innings of scoreless ball during Saturday's 9-1 victory over the Indians. He struck out seven.

Kelly made quite a statement in his return to the mound from a DL stint due to a right shoulder impingement, carrying a no-hit bid into the seventh. Juan Uribe broke things up with a double to the right-center gap after the 27-year-old had recorded two outs in the frame, bringing an end to his afternoon after 104 pitches. Kelly will try to carry over the considerable momentum into his next start, which will come against J.A. Happ and the Blue Jays on Friday at Rogers Centre.

Zych (shoulder) isn't likely to return to active duty before mid-June at the earliest, the News Tribune reports.

The right-hander had been given a four-week timetable when he was placed on the disabled list with tendinitis in his rotator cuff May 3, but that gets pushed back by about 10 days. Zych has started to play catch on flat ground, but hasn't yet progressed to throwing from a mound.

Fulmer (3-1) allowed one run on four hits and one walk while striking out 11 over seven innings to earn the win Saturday against the Rays.

Fulmer left with the game tied at one, but the offense exploded for four runs in the bottom of the seventh to get him the victory. This was his first quality start in five outings, and he lowered his ERA to 5.13. He'll make his next start Friday at the Athletics.

Schultz (hip) felt good after his rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet reports. He threw two innings, allowing four runs, five hits and a walk.

Schultz didn't throw a great game, but in a rehab start, feeling good is perhaps more important than pitching well. Once he gets medically cleared, he will likely return to the Blue Jays as a middle reliever.

Kimbrel struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning against Kansas City on Wednesday, notching his 11th save in the process.

Kimbrel hasn't given up a hit or walk in his last three innings to go along with nine straight scoreless appearances. During those nine appearances, he has lowered his WHIP to 0.78 and has recorded a 13.0 K/9. The 27-year-old flamethrower is on pace for another 40-save season with high strikeout totals.

Johnson was placed on the temporary inactive list Saturday to seek treatment for an anxiety issue, Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald reports.

Johnson has struggled at Triple-A Pawtucket of late, including his most recent outing in which he allowed six runs over five innings. Johnson is required to sit out for a minimum of three consecutive days while on the temporary inactive list.

Kelly (shoulder) has been activated off the 15-day disabled list and will start Saturday against the Indians.

After missing a month due to a right shoulder impingement, Kelly will get the start Saturday at Fenway Park. Kelly got off to a rough start this season, notching a 9.35 ERA through three starts before landing on the DL. However, he did have an 11.42 K/9 in that stretch and he'll be facing an Indians team that strikes out 21.9 percent of the time.