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Marinaccio earned a hold against the Athletics on Monday, striking out the only batter he faced.

The right-hander was called upon in the sixth inning to face Ramon Laureano, who represented the potential tying run. Marinaccio struck out Laureano on four pitches to preserve New York's 2-0 lead. The rookie reliever has pitched mostly in lower-leverage situations, but he has been very effective, registering a 2.60 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 21:9 K:BB over 17.1 innings.

Harvey (forearm) began a rehab assignment at the Nationals' rookie-level Florida Coast League affiliate Monday, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

Harvey threw 19 pitches during Monday's outing and struck out two in a perfect inning. The Nationals plan for the right-hander to make one more appearance in the Florida Coast League before progressing to the Double-A or Triple-A level.

Warren (triceps) walked two batters in a scoreless inning during his rehab appearance Tuesday with Triple-A Salt Lake.

Warren went on the 15-day injured list June 18 with the left triceps strain, so he'll likely need only one more rehab appearance, at most, before being deemed ready to rejoin the Angels. The 26-year-old has turned in a 3.97 ERA and 1.50 WHIP across his nine relief appearances with the big club this season.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he's "probably leaning more towards Friday" for activating Chapman (Achilles) from the 15-day injured list, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Chapman was sharp Tuesday in what was likely his third and final rehab appearance in the minors. After making a couple outings with Double-A Somerset, he moved up to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and struck out two over a scoreless inning with the club. With Boone noting earlier in the week that Clay Holmes has proven worthy of the closer's role based on how he's performed while Chapman has been out, Laura Albanese of Newsday suggests that Chapman could be eased back into the Yankees' late-inning mix with some lower-leverage opportunities in his initial relief appearances upon coming off the IL.

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Mears (elbow) hasn't yet resumed throwing, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Mears experienced right forearm tightness following a rehab start at Triple-A Indianapolis last Wednesday, and he's been shut down for a week. However, Tomczyk hopes that the right-hander will resume throwing off flat ground in the coming days. A better idea of Mears' return timetable is unlikely to be revealed until he resumes mound work.

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Bednar (back) won't be available out of the bullpen for Wednesday's game in Washington but is expected to avoid a stint on the injured list, Chris Halicke of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Bednar hasn't pitched since Saturday on account of a sore lower back, an injury that may have played a part in him uncharacteristically walking two batters and surrendering two runs in a blown save during his last time on the mound. Prior to that game, Bednar had produced a 1.30 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 48:8 K:BB across 34.2 innings while notching 11 saves in 13 chances, so he should have a decent amount of job security as the Pirates' closer.

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said Martinez will be called up from Triple-A Las Vegas to start Thursday's game against the Mariners in Seattle, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The 25-year-old right-hander will be entering the rotation as a replacement for Jared Koenig, who was optioned to Triple-A over the weekend. Martinez has delivered a strong 18.1 K-BB% over 13 starts for Las Vegas this season, but pitching in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League has likely played a part in him turning in an underwhelming 5.63 ERA and 1.41 WHIP. He'll be getting the call to Oakland for the second time this season after he tossed 5.1 scoreless frames in a winning effort May 10 against the Tigers in his MLB debut.

Weber's contract was selected from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.

Weber rejoined the Yankees on a minor-league deal last week and tossed 3.1 scoreless innings at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday. He allowed a run on two hits and no walks while striking out one in 3.2 innings during his first big-league appearance of the season and should serve as a low-leverage reliever now that he's back on the active roster.

Hudson (6-4) gave up three earned runs on six hits and a walk while striking out three over five innings to earn the win in a 5-3 victory over the Marlins on Tuesday.

Hudson gave up three runs in the third inning, but his offense bailed him out with a four-run tally in the bottom of the fifth to help him to his sixth win of the season. Hudson hasn't yet snapped fully back to form following Tommy John surgery, as he's only recorded 44 strikeouts over 80 innings and carries a pedestrian 1.35 WHIP. The most encouraging sign for the 27-year-old right-hander is that he's healthy and consistently making starts in a Cardinals rotation which has been hit with injuries to Steven Matz (shoulder), Jack Flaherty (shoulder) and Jordan Hicks (forearm). Look for him to take the mound Sunday at Philadelphia.

Beeks is scheduled to serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Bally Sports Sun reports.

Beeks is pitching on three days' rest and hasn't tossed more than 2.1 innings or 43 pitches in any of his 19 appearances this season, so he won't be in line for a traditional start. Wednesday had been Jeffrey Springs' day to pitch, so he'll likely be the top candidate to serve as a bulk reliever behind Beeks, if the Rays decide to go that route.