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The Rangers traded King, Thomas Saggese and Tekoah Roby to the Cardinals on Sunday in exchange for Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton, Jeff Passan of ESPN.comreports.

King made his big-league debut for Texas during the 2020 campaign and has a 4.27 ERA across 87 big-league appearances. The left-hander has given up 12 earned runs over 18.2 frames in the majors this season and posted a 3.32 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 13:6 K:BB over 21.2 innings at the Triple-A level.

The Cardinals agreed to trade Hicks to the Blue Jays on Sunday for an unspecified return, Craig Mish of the Miami Herald reports.

The trade return remains unclear, but Toronto wasted little time bolstering the back end of its bullpen after closer Jordan Romano (back) landed on the injured list Saturday. Hicks had a rough start to the season with 11 earned runs allowed in his first 14 outings, but he has a 1.88 ERA over 28.2 innings since May 8 and has been effective as St. Louis' closer over the past six weeks. The flame-throwing righty should be the favorite for save opportunities in Toronto while Romano is sidelined, though Erik Swanson and Yimi Garcia could also be in the mix.

The Orioles selected Krehbiel's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

Baltimore opened up space on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster by designating Eduard Bazardo for assignment and optioning Tyler Wells to Double-A Bowie, respectively. Krehbiel is back up with the Orioles for a second time this season, but he has yet to make his 2023 debut for the big club after he went unused in his brief stint with Baltimore in early May. While spending most of the season at Norfolk, Krehbiel has pitched to a 3.00 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 25:17 K:BB in 30 innings. He'll likely be ticketed for lower-leverage duties out of the bullpen.

The Orioles designated Bazardo for assignment Sunday.

Bazardo will cede his spot on the 40-man roster to right-handed reliever Joey Krehbiel, who was called up from Triple-A Norfolk ahead of Sunday's game against the Yankees. Though Bazardo has posted solid ratios at Norfolk this season (3.05 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 43:11 K:BB in 38.1 innings), he struggled mightily over his three appearances in the majors prior to being optioned to the minors July 17.

Anderson was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

The right-hander was optioned to Round Rock last weekend but will rejoin the major-league bullpen with Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) heading to the injured list. Anderson has a 5.20 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 26:7 K:BB across 27.2 innings for Texas this season.

The Giants recalled Beck from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

Though he'll be joining the 26-man active roster as a replacement for injured starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani (elbow), Beck won't necessarily be the Giants' first choice to fill the opening in the rotation. After DeSclafani's injury kept him from pitching in Saturday's 3-2 win over Boston, Sean Manaea came on behind opener Ryan Walker to toss 4.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, thus making Manaea the most logical candidate to enter the rotation when a fifth starter is next needed Thursday versus Arizona. Since Manaea won't be available for a few days, however, Beck will give the Giants some extra coverage in the bullpen in the meantime.

The Diamondbacks reinstated Sulser (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list Sunday.

Sulser won a spot in Arizona's Opening Day bullpen but made just three appearances before landing on the IL on April 7 with a right shoulder strain. After a lengthy recovery followed by a near-month-long rehab assignment between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League and Triple-A Reno, Sulser is finally ready to rejoin the Diamondbacks. Even though Arizona's closing situation remains somewhat unsettled, Sulser isn't expected to factor into the late-inning mix right away and may have to settle for lower-leverage work initially.

Jackson (elbow) allowed two earned runs on two solo home runs while also recording two strikeouts over one inning in Single-A Stockton's win over Lake Elsinore on Saturday.

Jackson's second rehab outing certainly didn't go as smoothly as the first, when he fired a perfect frame Wednesday. However, Jackson still toughed out a difficult inning and recorded a pair of strikeouts along the way, firing 11 of his 17 pitches for strikes. Despite the somewhat rocky appearance Saturday, Jackson will move up to Triple-A Las Vegas for his next rehab outing Tuesday, per Martin Gallegos of MLB.com.

Blach is slated to start Sunday's game against the Athletics at Coors Field, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

After making his most recent appearance -- and his first since July 1 -- as the Rockies' opening pitcher last Sunday in Miami, Blach will draw another starting assignment. The veteran southpaw worked three innings and 41 pitches his last time out against Miami before turning the game over to the bullpen, but he could be able to reach five innings and thus qualify for the win Sunday if he's economical with his pitch count. Even so, Blach won't make for a recommended streaming option even in deeper leagues while he'll be pitching in the unforgiving confines of Coors Field.

Munoz (2-4) took the loss against the Diamondbacks on Saturday, surrendering an earned run on a hit and a walk over one inning. He also committed a balk.

Entrusted with preserving a 3-3 tie when he entered in his usual eighth-inning slot, Munoz got into trouble immediately by walking leadoff hitter Corbin Carroll, advancing him to second base on a balk, allowing his steal of third and subsequently surrendering a go-ahead single to Dominic Canzone. The Mariners couldn't overcome the one-run deficit in the ninth, marking Munoz's third straight losing decision dating back to July 8. It's been a bit of a rockier month than usual for the hard-throwing right-hander, who's accompanied his five holds and one save in that span with three defeats and a blown save opportunity across 12.1 innings.