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Bachman was promoted to Double-A Rocket City on Saturday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Perhaps no team in baseball prioritizes ETA more in the draft than the Angels, and indeed, Bachman seems to be on the fast track to the majors. He logged a 3.77 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 15:4 K:BB in 14.1 innings at High-A. It is still unclear if he will have good enough command to start long term, but he has the stuff to be a devastating late-inning arm in the near term if the Angels want to go that route.

De Los Santos was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday.

He gave up six earned runs in 2.2 innings over three appearances this month and has a 6.75 ERA on the season.

Medina was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday.

He has a 5.05 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 55 strikeouts in 67.2 innings at Triple-A. Medina will likely pitch in low-leverage situations.

King pitched three innings against the Mets on Friday, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and no walks while striking out two.

Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery lasted only 3.1 frames in the contest, and the recently activated King was able to give the team some length by throwing 45 pitches over three innings. He was mostly effective, though the right-hander struggled to finish off his final frame, surrendering a single and hitting consecutive Mets batters to loaded the bases before a fielder's choice and error resulted in a pair of runs. Despite the rocky finish, King's return was encouraging given that he hadn't previously pitched in a big-league game since July 3. He'll likely need a few days to recover given his large workload Friday.

Treinen notched a hold in Friday's win over the Padres, allowing two hits and striking out two over one scoreless inning.

The right-hander retired the first two batters he faced before getting into a bit of trouble when San Diego followed with a pair of singles. However, Treinen recovered by striking out Wil Myers to end the threat. The veteran reliever has tallied 28 holds on the campaign, the most in MLB. He has held opponents scoreless while notching an 11:3 K:BB across his past nine outings.

Jansen allowed one hit and no runs over one inning against the Padres on Friday to earn the save.

The veteran closer was handed the ball in the ninth inning and tasked with protecting a 3-0 Dodgers lead. He allowed a two-out Adam Frazier single but was otherwise very effective, needing only seven pitches (six of which were strikes) to close out the contest. Jansen has rebounded from a rough three-game stretch in July by going a perfect 10-for-10 in save chances over his past 19 appearances. Over that stretch, he has posted a 1.35 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 25:8 K:BB across 20 innings.

Sulser allowed two hits and a walk while striking out one over two scoreless innings to earn the save in Friday's 6-3 win over Toronto.

The right-hander has been inconsistent lately, but he was able to minimize his mistakes Friday to lock down his seventh save of the year. Sulser owns a 3.15 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 68:22 K:BB through 54.1 innings. He's added a 4-4 record, three blown saves and three holds while filling a high-leverage relief role. Sulser and Tyler Wells appear to be the favorites for save chances for the rest of the season.

Stephenson was reinstated from the paternity list Saturday.

He has a 2.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 12 strikeouts and one win over his last 10 appearances (11 innings). Ben Bowden was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Doval allowed a hit in one-third of an inning and earned the win Friday versus the Cubs.

The right-hander got the final out of the sixth inning to keep the game tied at 1-1, and San Francisco's offense took over in the seventh. Doval owns a 5.65 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 19:7 K:BB across 14.1 innings this year. With the rotation thin on healthy arms, Doval could see a small uptick in work.

Hatch will start Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

He will be up as the 29th man in what will likely just be a spot start. Ross Stripling was originally listed as the starter for the nightcap. Hatch has shown promise in the past, but he has a 5.23 ERA and 1.29 WHIP over his last six starts at Triple-A. However, his 37:5 K:BB in 32.2 innings over that stretch paints a prettier picture.