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Right-hander Anthony Bass has been activated off the disabled list by the Astros, who in turn demoted left-hander Kevin Chapman to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Rangers pitcher Nick Martinez dropped his fifth decision in a row Tuesday, in an 8-3 loss to the Orioles.

Martinez's winless streak stretched to seven starts, as he trailed from the first inning, win he gave up two runs on consecutive home runs. He was charged with eight runs -- six earned -- in five innings, on seven hits and one walk, while striking out one batter on 98 pitches.

Martinez fell to 1-6 with the loss, while his ERA rose to 5.10 in 67 innings. His next start is set for Sunday against the Mets in New York.

White Sox pitcher Scott Carroll was stuck with a loss Tuesday after giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits and three walks in six-plus innings while striking out two in his team's 7-5 defeat against the Angels.

Carroll (2-5) surrendered three runs in the second inning before giving up a two-run home run in the fifth and one more run in the sixth. With six runs to his credit, he still came out for the seventh inning, walking two batters before being pulled. One of those runners came home to score as the White Sox walked two more in the inning.

Carroll owns a 5.37 ERA and 26:21 K:BB ratio in 57 innings after putting together back-to-back poor starts. He's scheduled to face the Red Sox Monday.

Athletics pitcher Drew Pomeranz threw for the first time since hitting the disabled Tuesday, as he continues to recover from a fractured right hand.

Pomeranz threw without a glove on his non-pitching hand, according to MLB.com, as he has not healed enough to catch the ball at this point. He completed a bullpen session, as the team tries to keep his arm sharp while he waits for the glove hand to heal. 

A day after allowing four home runs in a loss to the Orioles, Rangers starting pitcher Joe Saunders was designated for assignment Tuesday. The team recalled pitcher Miles Mikolas from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Saunders, and he will start Wednesday against Baltimore.

The Rangers also announced Nick Tepesch has been moved back to Friday against the Mets. Yu Darvish will still start Thursday against Baltimore and Colby Lewis will now start Saturday against New York. Nick Martinez, who is starting Tuesday, will remain on regular rest and start Sunday.

Rays pitcher Brad Boxberger secured his first win of the season Monday, striking out one over two perfect innings during his team's 4-3, 12-inning win over the Yankees.

The Rays decided to stick with Boxberger after a 1-2-3 11th inning and a run in the top in the 12th inning to give the team the lead, and they were rewarded with another clean inning. He owns a 2.97 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 46:12 K:BB ratio in 30 1/3 innings.

Twins pitcher Yohan Pino was saddled with a loss Monday after giving up four earned runs on seven hits and one walk in 5 2/3 innings while striking out three in his team's 6-1 defeat against the Royals.

Pino (0-2) has struggled in back-to-back outings after a quality debut, giving up nine earned runs in 8 2/3 innings. He surrendered a home run Monday for the first time this season. Pino owns a 6.32 ERA and 12:3 K:BB ratio in 15 2/3 innings. He's slated to square off with the Yankees Saturday.

Astros pitcher Collin McHugh was saddled with a loss Monday, giving up five earned runs on five hits and four walks in six innings while striking out eight in his team's 10-4 defeat against the Mariners.

McHugh (4-7) had been stingy with the long ball coming into Monday's start, giving up five home runs in 72 1/3 innings, but he surrendered three home runs in his loss, with all five runs scoring on the homers. Despite taking four straight losses, the pitcher still owns a 3.22 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 89:31 K:BB ratio in 78 1/3 innings. McHugh is scheduled to face the Angels Saturday.

Astros pitcher Anthony Bass is expected to be activated from the disabled list in time for the team's upcoming road trip, which begins Thursday against the Angels, MLB.com reports.

"He had a good outing, and right now we feel like he's probably very close," general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "He's going to be down for a few days after pitching [Sunday] night. We'll probably make a decision either later today or [Tuesday] about exactly what to do with Bass, but we're encouraged by what we saw yesterday."

Bass has been on the disabled list recovering from an intercostal strain since May 11. He owns a 4.50 ERA and 4:5 K:BB ratio in 18 innings.

Mariners closer Fernando Rodney tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his 23rd save in his team's 2-0 win over the Indians Sunday.

Rodney has given up two earned runs in 11 2/3 innings this month, but he hasn't blown a save opportunity since May 13. The run of successful outings gives the closer a 2.23 ERA and 37:11 K:BB ratio in 32 1/3 innings.