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The Red Sox selected Weber to the major-league roster prior to Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

This will mark Weber's first trip to the big leagues this season, though the right-hander has logged 157.1 major-league innings across 59 appearances (16 starts) across parts of six seasons. He'll join the Boston bullpen, with Brandon Brennan being designated for assignment in a corresponding roster move.

Fleming is slated to serve as the Rays' bulk reliever behind opening pitcher Michael Wacha in Sunday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

While filling a traditional starting role his last time out June 4 in Texas, Fleming gave up a season-high five runs and 10 hits while working seven innings in the loss, snapping a four-game winning streak in the process. The Rays are hopeful that by pitching behind Wacha, Fleming will be able to churn out better results, even though he'll likely be in store for fewer innings. Fleming still projects to work longer than any Rays pitcher Sunday, making him the most likely candidate to factor into any decision.

Chapman (4-2) was tagged with the loss against Philadelphia on Saturday, allowing one unearned run on one hit while retiring one batter.

After suffering a blown save and his first loss by giving up four runs Thursday against the Twins, Chapman took the loss again Saturday, though the circumstances were much different this time around. He came on in the 10th inning with the inherited runner on second base and was done in by his own throwing error and an infield single that allowed the winning run to cross the plate. Chapman remains one of the elite closers in the game despite the back-to-back rough outings.

Crowe will start Sunday's series finale against the Brewers, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Crowe will take over the rotation spot vacated by Mitch Keller, who was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday. The Pirates brought up Crowe in a corresponding move, and after he went unused out of the bullpen in Saturday's loss to the Brewers, he'll now get the chance to pick up his eighth start of the season. Fantasy managers should temper expectations for Crowe after he posted a 7.26 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in 31 innings with the Pirates prior to being demoted to Triple-A for a brief spell.

Santillan will start Sunday's game against the Rockies in Cincinnati.

As expected, the 24-year-old right-hander will temporarily slot into the rotation as a replacement for Sonny Gray (groin), who is expected to miss at least two starts while he's on the injured list. Santillan excelled over his six starts at Louisville this season, posting a 2.45 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and a 45:12 K:BB in 32.1 innings. He'll draw a favorable matchup Sunday for his big-league debut against a Rockies offense that ranks last in the majors with a team-wide 58 wRC+ away from Coors Field this season.

The Tigers selected Farmer's contract from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

He'll be joining the bullpen as a replacement for Beau Burrows, who was optioned to Triple-A after Saturday's 15-2 loss to the White Sox. Farmer owns an unremarkable 3.97 ERA and 1.35 WHIP at Triple-A this season, but he's been excellent over his last four outings, allowing no runs on three hits and no walks over 6.1 innings.

Rogers secured the save Saturday, pitching a perfect ninth inning while striking out two in the win over the Astros.

Rogers retired the side to record his sixth save of the season, giving him the most saves on the team. He has been a part of the closing committee for the Twins that sees him and Hansel Robles switching off in save opportunities. The 30-year-old has a 3.04 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP with 37 strikeouts in 26.2 innings.

Iglesias collected the save Saturday against the Diamondbacks, allowing one run on one hit in one inning. He struck out one.

Iglesias was called on in the ninth inning to protect a two-run lead. He gave up a two-out homer to Josh Rojas but was able to successfully close out the contest for his 11th save. Iglesias has held opponents scoreless in 18 of 25 appearances this season, registering a 4.15 ERA and 38:5 K:BB across 26 innings.

Kimbrel recorded the final out of the game Saturday to earn the save in the win over the Cardinals.

Kimbrel picked up his 17th save of the season after entering with two outs and the bases loaded in the ninth inning with a 7-2 lead. He retired the only batter he faced in Edmundo Sosa to end the game. The 33-year-old has resurfaced as one of baseball's best closers after dropping off the last two years. His 0.68 ERA is his best since his rookie season and his 0.68 WHIP is a career best. In addition, he has a 14.4 K/9 in 26.1 innings.

Neris allowed three runs on one hit and two walks during the ninth inning to get tagged with his fourth blown save in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Yankees.

Neris entered with the Phillies up 7-4 in the ninth. The right-hander retired the first batter he faced but then gave up consecutive walks before allowing a game-tying, three-run homer to DJ LeMahieu. It marked the reliever's second blown save in as many opportunities, but he should keep his closer job for the time being, considering he has a solid 3.16 ERA and 33:11 K:BB to go along with nine saves on the campaign. With that said, it won't be surprising if manager Joe Girardi decides to stay away from Neris in Sunday's series finale given that he threw 30 pitches Saturday.