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The Athletics have placed reliever Pat Venditte on the 15-day disabled list, the team announced on Friday. Venditte is dealing with a strained right shoulder, and will take at least the next two weeks off, though the team did not reveal an immediate timetable for his return.

To replace him on the 25-man roster, the A's have called up right-hander Arnold Leon from Triple-A. 

Rays reliever Andrew Bellatti, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with shoulder tendinitis, said he hurt his arm Tuesday while he was playing catch, per the Tampa Bay Times. 

Bellatti said that he hopes to resume throwing Sunday and return to action in two weeks. Bellatti has been up and down several times this season, but has pitched well for the Rays, going 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in four appearances. 

Rays manager Kevin Cash appears optimistic starting pitchers Jake Odorizzi (oblique) and Matt Moore (elbow) will be off the disabled list and in the starting rotation before the All-Star break, according to MLB Network Radio.

"I think we're optimistic that we could be seeing [Odorizzi] in early July, along with Matt Moore, some time before the break," Cash said Friday.

The Rays have recalled right-hander Matt Andriese from Triple-A Durham following Thursday's game. Andriese is expected to start on Friday against the White Sox, according to the Tampa Tribune. 

Andriese has made seven appearances, including three starts in two separate stints with the Rays this season. Overall he is 0-1 with a 4.79 ERA in 20 2/3 innings. He has also recorded two saves for the Rays.

He will take the roster spot of Andrew Bellatti, who was placed on the disabled list on Thursday.

The Rays have placed right-hander Andrew Bellatti on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder tendinitis. Bellatti had just been recalled from Triple-A on Tuesday, but did not make an appearance in his latest round with Tampa.

Matt Andriese has been re-called to take his place on the 25-man roster, according to the Tampa Tribune.

Rays starter Alex Colome produced a solid outing, despite his team's 6-2 loss to the Angels on Thursday.

Colome allowed just one earned run in 5 1/3 innings while striking out four batters and walking another two.

Colome (3-2) has a 4.21 ERA with 33 strikeouts and 13 walks in 47 innings this season.

The Angels and Athletics will open a three-game series in Anaheim on Friday night, and the Angels are already intriguied by the idea of facing A's reliever Pat Venditte.

Venditte, major league baseball's first swith-pitcher in 20 years, made his debut for the Athletics last week, and has produced 5 2/3 innings of solid work since.

The Angels faced Venditte in spring training, but not many of their regular players got a chance to face him. They remain eager to step into the box against the switch pitcher.

“I’m curious to see him,” said Angels shortstop Erick Aybar, a switch-hitter. “If he goes left, I’ll hit from the right side. If he goes right, I’ll go left. It should be fun.”

The Yankees recalled reliever Chris Martin from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.

Martin is 0-1 with a 3.55 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 15 relief appearances for New York this season. He also has one save.

Rays reliever Brad Boxberger made his return to action Wednesday against the Angels after sitting out a few days due to triceps tightness.

It was a successful return to the hill, as the right-hander tossed a perfect eighth inning for his first hold of the season. He had one strikeout.

Boxberger has a 2.82 ERA through 24 relief appearances. He is also 15 for 16 in save chances.

The Twins recalled pitcher Michael Tonkin to the 25-man roster and optioned shortstop Jorge Polanco to a Double-A affiliate. 

The Twins also designated pitcher Tim Stauffer for assignment.

Tonkin was recently with the Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Twins. With the Twins this year, he's posted a 5.63 ERA and 1.50 WHIP over eight innings of relief this season.