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The Royals recalled Klein from Triple-A Omaha on Monday.

Klein has permitted four runs over 5.2 relief innings during his time with the big club this season. The right-hander will operate in low-leverage spots out of the bullpen.

The Royals placed Schreiber on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right knee patella tendon injury.

Schreiber suffered the injury during a relief appearance Sunday against the Cubs. The Royals haven't provided a timeline for Schreiber's return from the IL, but he'll be out of commission for at least two weeks. Will Klein was recalled from Triple-A Omaha to replace Schreiber in the bullpen.

The Red Sox recalled Wingenter from Triple-A Worcester on Monday.

He'll join the 26-man active roster and the bullpen as a replacement for Greg Weissert, who was optioned to Worcester. Wingenter surrendered three runs over one inning in his lone appearance with the Red Sox earlier this month.

The Red Sox optioned Weissert to Triple-A Worcester on Monday, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

Weissert has struggled over the last month, giving up 17 runs across 12.2 innings covering his last 11 relief appearances. He'll be moved off the active roster to clear a spot for Trey Wingenter.

The Phillies optioned Rucker to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday.

He'll give up his spot on the 26-man active roster and in the Philadelphia bullpen to right-hander Carlos Estevez, whom the Phillies acquired from the Angels over the weekend. Rucker has spent most of the season recovering from a right hand arterial vasospasm, but the Phillies brought him back from the 60-day injured list Friday. The righty didn't end up making any appearances out of the bullpen over the weekend in the Phillies' series with the Guardians, however.

Brieske will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for Monday's game against the Guardians, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Jack Flaherty had been scheduled to start Monday, but the Tigers opted to scratch him so as not to risk exposing him to an injury that might jeopardize a trade prior to Tuesday's deadline. The Tigers will thus turn to Brieske to make his second start of the season, though like on the previous occasion he started July 14 against the Dodgers, he probably won't be counted on to cover more than an inning or two. Bryan Sammons was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Monday and could operate as a bulk reliever behind Brieske.

The Tigers optioned Lucas to Triple-A Toledo on Monday.

Lucas was a waiver pickup by the Tigers earlier this season and has permitted two runs over 3.1 innings during his brief time in Detroit. Bryan Sammons was called up from Triple-A to take Lucas' spot on the 26-man active roster.

The Dodgers acquired Kopech, right-hander Oliver Gonzalez and utility player Tommy Edman (wrist) on Monday in the three-team trade involving the White Sox and Cardinals, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. The White Sox received infielder/outfielder Miguel Vargas, infielders Alexander Albertus (undisclosed) and Jeral Perez and a player to be named later or cash considerations, while the Cardinals acquired Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham and a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Kopech has offered a mixed bag in a full-time move to relief in 2024, striking out 59 across 43.2 innings but also walking 24 and posting a 4.74 ERA. The Dodgers will hope to fix his control and home-run issues, and if they can, he has the potential to be a dominant late-inning weapon. Kopech is also under team control for 2025. John Brebbia should be the favorite for saves in the White Sox's bullpen for now, though he could also be traded ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

Garcia earned a save against Oakland on Sunday, retiring all three batters he faced in the ninth inning.

Angels manager Ron Washington said before the game Sunday that Garcia would step into the closer role after Carlos Estevez was traded to Philadelphia on Saturday, and the skipper held true to this word when he brought Garcia into the contest with Los Angeles up by two runs in the top of the ninth inning. The veteran reliever did his part to reward his manager's confidence, needing just nine pitches to set the side down in order. The save was Garcia's career-high fourth of the campaign, and he's added 12 holds along with a 3.71 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 40:14 K:BB over 43.2 frames overall.

The Mets recalled Gage from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday.

The Mets are swapping left-handed relievers on the 26-man active roster, with Gage taking the spot of Jake Diekman, who has been designated for assignment. Gage holds a 3.42 ERA and 34:14 K:BB over 26.1 innings at the Triple-A level in 2024 and collected a 1.83 ERA in 16 appearances at the big-league level between 2022 and 2023.