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The Red Sox placed Smith (forearm) on the disabled list Friday, Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald reports.

It was reported earlier this week that Smith was dealing with forearm soreness, and his placement on the disabled list signals that he did not make much progress over the last few days. The extent of his setback has not yet been determined, but he will be eligible to be activated May 30. Noe Ramirez was recalled to take Smith's place on the roster.

Chapman allowed a hit and struck out two en route to his fifth save of the season Thursday against the A's.

It was Chapman's second save in as many nights. Considering it is early in Chapman's season (he returned from suspension on May 9), manager Joe Girardi may give the big righty Friday off considering he's thrown 27 pitches over the past two days.

Graveman (1-6) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two runs, eight hits and three walks while striking out five in Thursday's loss against the Yankees.

Last time Graveman took the bump against the Yankee, he struck out a career-high eight en route to his only win of 2016. Thursday was a bit different as New York came with a more patient approach, allowing Graveman to record only eight swinging strikes. Although this wasn't a horrible showing, the righty remains inefficient and has fairly terrible numbers in nearly every statistical category.

McHugh (4-4) was a tough-luck loser Thursday, as he held the White Sox to just two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out a season-high eight in seven innings.

Unfortunately, he had the poor fortune to be on the wrong side of White Sox ace Chris Sale's second straight complete game. This season has mostly been a total disaster for McHugh, but this was his best outing yet -- not just his best strikeout total, but also the best job he's done limiting baserunners while keeping the ball in the park. Even though he's still allowed four-plus runs five times in nine starts, which is a long way from cutting the mustard, this outing at least offers some optimism that things will be brighter moving forward.

Boxberger surrendered a hit and a walk over an inning in High-A Charlotte's 4-3 loss to Daytona on Wednesday. He also notched a strikeout.

The rehabbing reliever threw 21 pitches overall to five hitters, with 11 of those offerings hitting the strike zone. It was Boxberger's third appearance with the Stone Crabs, and he's likely to pitch again at some point over the weekend, absent any setbacks from Wednesday's outing.

Chapman picked up his fourth save while not allowing a hit for the fourth consecutive appearance. He struck out one.

After a rusty return on May 9 against the Royals (one run on two hits), Chapman has been what the Yankees expected when they signed him in the off season. He owns a 6:1 K:BB and is 4-for-4 in save chances through his first five appearances.

Colome faced four batters and struck out three of them en route to his 10th save of the season Wednesday against Toronto.

Remember when Colome was just an interim closer, the man at the head of a committee with Brad Boxberger on the DL? Well, 16 appearances into 2016, Colome's putting up the best results we've ever seen from him in his first campaign as a full-time reliever. He's struck out a mighty impressive 24 batters in 17.1 innings while keeping runners off the bases (0.87 WHIP) and limiting the long ball. All in all, he's been spectacular, and multi-strikeout outings like his last three will help build his case to retain the closer job even when Boxberger returns from his rehab assignment, which could be within the next week.

Devenski will move back to the Bullpen after making four consecutive starts for the Astros.

The Astros have gone with six starters recently, and Devenski will be the odd man out as they adjust back to a traditional five man rotation. The decision to delegate the rookie right-hander to the bullpen makes sense considering he is coming off an outing in which he gave up six earned runs in two innings.

Hendriks (elbow) is still experiencing soreness when playing catch, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

With the soreness still lingering a little over a week after Hendriks hit the DL, it's starting to sound like he will be out well beyond the minimum 15 days. The 27-year-old was struggling mightily to open the season, allowing 15 earned runs in his first 11 appearances (16.1 innings). His stuff played up really well in the bullpen last year, but the uncertainty regarding a possible return date makes him a justifiable drop in AL-only leagues.

Boxberger (abdomen) will make his second rehab appearance Wednesday for High-A Charlotte, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The 27-year-old closer was able to complete an inning Sunday in his initial appearance, topping out at 92 mph on his fastball. He continues to target a late-May return to the big league club, with Wednesday's outing serving as another step in that direction.