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The Rays designated Guerra for assignment Wednesday.

Guerra's latest stint with the Rays lasted just under two weeks, with the right-hander making a trio of two-inning relief appearances during that stretch and allowing three earned runs on three hits and four walks. The Rays called up Calvin Faucher from Triple-A Durham to replace Guerra in the bullpen and on the 26-man active roster. Guerra will now be exposed to waivers but could remain in the Tampa Bay organization if he goes unclaimed.

The Rays recalled Faucher from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday.

Faucher will provide Tampa Bay with a fresh arm in relief for what's expected to be a bullpen day in Wednesday's series finale in Texas. Over 19 innings with the big club this season, Faucher has pitched to a 5.21 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 16:11 K:BB.

Alexander (6-0) allowed a hit and struck out three over one inning to earn the win Tuesday over the Reds.

Alexander has allowed one unearned run in 3.2 innings since returning from a hamstring injury. The southpaw worked the sixth inning of a tie game Tuesday, and ended up with the win when the Giants pulled ahead in the seventh. Alexander continues to function well as a middle reliever with a 3.04 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 15:6 K:BB over 26.2 innings this season. He's picked up a save, seven holds and two blown saves, but he's usually only an emergency option for late-inning work.

The Dodgers recalled Bruihl from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

He'll be joining the Los Angeles bullpen as a replacement for right-hander Nick Robertson, who was optioned to Triple-A after covering 1.2 innings in Tuesday's 10-3 win over Baltimore. Bruihl has previously made 16 relief appearances for the Dodgers this season, posting a 3.72 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 19.1 innings.

The Dodgers optioned Robertson from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Los Angeles will swap out one reliever for another ahead of Wednesday's series finale in Baltimore, as lefty Justin Bruihl was called up from Oklahoma City to replace Robertson on the 26-man active roster. During his latest stay with the Dodgers, Robertson made three appearances and gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits while striking out five over 2.2 innings.

The Orioles recalled Gillaspie from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday.

Gillaspie will be up with the Orioles as a bullpen arm for the fourth time this season. Over his previous three stints with the big club, Gillaspie made 11 appearances and allowed six earned runs on 14 hits and five walks while striking out eight in nine innings.

Texas designated Hearn for assignment Wednesday.

Hearn has been at Triple-A Round Rock since April and he will now either get claimed by another team, remain in the minors or get released outright, the second scenario being the most likely. The transaction was made to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Alex Speas, who had his contract selected from Round Rock on Wednesday.

The Rangers optioned King to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.

King will head back to Triple-A after being called up Saturday, having failed to appear in a game while with the Rangers. Alex Speas had his contract selected from Round Rock on Wednesday and will replace King in the Rangers' bullpen.

The Rangers selected Speas' contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.

Speas will join the major-league roster for the first time in his career after being selected in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft. The right-hander has produced a 2.35 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with 12 strikeouts over 7.2 innings in five appearances with Round Rock this season. In order to make a spot on the 40-man roster for Speas, left-hander Taylor Hearn was designated for assignment Wednesday.

Doval picked up the save Tuesday against the Reds, working around a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning.

After allowing a one-out single and a walk, Doval coaxed a double-play ball from Spencer Steer to earn his league-leading 30th save. The 26-year-old righty has emerged as an elite closing option in San Francisco. He's now 30-for-32 in save chances this season with a 2.40 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 59:18 K:BB across 45 innings.