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The Giants optioned Beede to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

The righty was likely unavailable Sunday after a three-inning outing Saturday, so he goes to Triple-A to make way for a fresh arm in Caleb Baragar. Beede enters the All-Star break having made just one big-league appearance this season, but he figures to play a role for the Giants following the break, be it in the bullpen or the starting rotation.

Hernandez's scheduled start will not occur after Sunday's game in Cleveland was postponed.

The righty's first start of 2021 will have to wait until after the All-Stat break, if it happens at all. As a reliever, Hernandez has pitched to a 4.98 ERA and 30:15 K:BB in 21.2 innings. In his most recent appearance July 6, he allowed one run in 3.2 innings while striking out six batters.

Brogdon was placed on the COVID-19 injured list due to contact tracing, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Brogdon is in contact tracing after potentially coming into contact with Alec Bohm (COVID-19), who is the only Phillies player to test positive to this point. Assuming Brogdon continues to test negative and passes through the league's health and safety protocols, he could return shortly after the All-Star break.

Harvey (lat) will begin rehabbing in Sarasota immediately after the All-Star break, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

Harvey has been sidelined since early July and was expected to miss a month. The team is hopeful to have him return by the end of July, so he remains in line with his original timetable. Prior to the injury, Harvey had managed a 4.15 ERA and 1.27 WHIP while recording two holds across 8.2 innings for the Orioles.

Akin allowed four runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six in 4.1 innings during Saturday's loss to the White Sox.

After his expected appearance Thursday was rained out, Akin became available out of the bullpen leading into the All-Star break. The southpaw was called upon after starter Tom Eshelman ran into trouble in the third inning Saturday. Akin then allowed a pair of runs in both the fifth and seventh innings, resulting in a so-so performance. Through 45.1 innings this year, the 26-year-old has a 7.54 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 44:17 K:BB. He may start the second half in the rotation, but he's hardly been successful as either a starter or bulk reliever this year.

Morgan will no longer start Sunday against the Royals with the game being postponed due to inclement weather, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Morgan was looking to bounce back from taking a loss in his start last weekend, but the right-hander will have to wait until after the All-Star break to get back on the mound. Sunday's game has been rescheduled as part of what is now a doubleheader Sept. 20.

Loup will start Sunday's game against the Pirates, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

The lefty is likely capable of giving the Mets a few innings in Sunday's bullpen game, as he's pitched as many as three frames in an outing this year. Loup has held opponents scoreless in 14 of his last 15 appearances dating back to May 22. He has a 19:4 K:BB and 0.68 WHIP in those 14.2 innings.

Hader (3-1) was tagged with the loss Sunday against the Reds after allowing one run on one hit across one inning, fanning two.

Hader pitched the ninth inning in a 3-3 tie, but he gave up the game-winning run on a solo shot from Eugenio Suarez with no outs. Even though the flame-throwing righty settled down afterward, the damage was already done and, as a result, he was tagged with his first loss of the season. This shouldn't have any sort of impact on Hader's role or workload moving forward, though, and he's expected to remain the Brewers' main late-inning arm in the future. He owns an excellent 1.01 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP across 35.2 innings this season, and both figures would be career-best marks if he's able to sustain them during the second half of the campaign.

Llovera was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley prior to Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Llovera gets his first call to the big leagues this season after four Phillies were placed on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday. Llovera's lone major-league outing did not go well last season, as the right-hander allowed four runs on five hits and one walk in just one inning of work. Llovera, who has posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP across 25 innings at Lehigh Valley this season, should be available out of the Philadelphia bullpen Sunday.

Taylor allowed four runs on two hits, one walk and a hit batsman over a third of an inning in Saturday's 11-2 loss to the Phillies.

Taylor entered with a man on first and two outs in the seventh inning and got out without throwing a pitch, picking off Jean Segura. All the trouble began in the eighth, and he was gone after 13 pitches. Taylor was on the bench when three of the four runs came home while Brandon Workman pitched. Taylor had not allowed a run since April 24, a span of 26 consecutive scoreless appearances.