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The Dodgers designated Irvin for assignment Saturday, Maddie Lee of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Irvin made his 2026 major-league debut Friday, when he took the loss in a bulk-relief role against the Red Sox and allowed six runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out five across six innings. He has spent most of the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he has a 9-6 record across 20 starts with a 3.49 ERA and 1.55 WHIP over 98 innings. In corresponding moves, both Kyle Hurt and Wyatt Mills were recalled from Triple-A while Will Klein (elbow) was placed on the 15-day injured list.

The Dodgers placed Klein on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to right elbow discomfort, Maddie Lee of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Klein has given up 10 runs (eight runs) over his last five outings spanning six innings. His recent struggles may be partly due to his right elbow injury, and while a minimum stint on the IL would mark a mid-August return, the Dodgers will have a better grasp of Klein's recovery timeline once he's cleared to resume baseball activities. In corresponding moves, Kyle Hurt and Wyatt Mills were both recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City while southpaw Cole Irvin was designated for assignment.

The Athletics designated Thomas for assignment Saturday.

The move makes room on the 40-man roster for Ben Bowden, who was recalled by the A's on Saturday. Thomas was acquired by the Athletics on Thursday, two days after being waived by Atlanta. He's spent the majority of the season in Triple-A, where he has a 1.98 ERA and 0.92 WHIP over 27.1 innings.

Lopez was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against Washington due to left knee inflammation.

The severity of Lopez's injury is unclear, but it's enough of an issue to prevent him from taking the mound Saturday. Martin Perez was originally due to start Sunday's series finale but will instead move up a day and start in Lopez's place.

The Yankees recalled Cruz from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

Cruz is back for his third stint with the big club so far this season. During his previous two call-ups, the right hander made three total appearances covering 4.1 innings and pitched well, allowing no runs on one hit and a 6:0 K:BB. Cruz will take the roster and bullpen spots previously occupied by Camilo Doval, who was traded to Pittsburgh on Saturday.

The Brewers recalled Stallings from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.

Stallings will fill the open spot in Milwaukee's bullpen that was created when the team traded Craig Yoho to Cleveland before Saturday's game. Stallings has fired five shutout innings across his first three appearances in the majors, but he isn't expected to receive many high-leverage opportunities with the Brewers.

The Athletics selected Bowden's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.

Bowden has logged 32 outings -- all in relief -- for Las Vegas, posting a 5.40 ERA and 1.41 WHIP with a 45:15 K:BB over 36.2 innings. He made 11 relief appearances for the big club last season, registering a 4.22 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 7:5 K:BB across 10.2 frames. Bowden will likely take on a low-leverage role in the Athletics' bullpen in place of Luis Morales, who was optioned to Las Vegas in a corresponding move.

Holmes (fibula) is tentatively scheduled to make a rehab start at High-A Brooklyn on Sunday, Chelsea Janes of SNY.tv reports.

Although the schedule says Holmes will pitch at Brooklyn on Sunday, he may not even be in the organization at that point, as Holmes has said himself that he expects to be traded ahead of Monday's deadline. There's always a chance that the Mets hold onto him for the final months of the season, but fantasy managers may have to wait for the right-hander to switch teams before getting a clear picture of his return timeline.

The Angels called Kerry up from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Kerry had been slated to start for Salt Lake on Saturday but was scratched from that outing. That could mean that he'll work in bulk relief Saturday, as Jose Soriano was scratched from his scheduled start for the Angels, and the team is starting Brent Suter as an opener. Kerry has made one appearance -- his MLB debut -- for the Angels this season, allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts and one walk over four innings against Arizona on June 17. To make room for him on the 26-man roster, Ryan Johnson was optioned following his start Friday.

MRI results on Stewart's right shoulder revealed tendinitis Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The Dodgers will shut Stewart down from throwing for three days before reevaluating him, at which point he may be cleared to start up a throwing program. The 34-year-old righty noted that he's been having problems with his shoulder for about a week, and although it didn't have much of an impact on his throwing, he and the team didn't want to risk it developing into something more severe once the postseason arrives.