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Taylor will serve as the White Sox's opening pitcher for Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

The 23-year-old was called up by the White Sox on June 10 and has allowed two earned runs with a 5:1 K:BB over four frames in his first four big-league appearances, all in relief. Taylor was in the rotation for his first six outings of the season for Double-A Birmingham before being shifted to relief for his subsequent nine appearances, so the right-hander is likely to have a limited workload Friday.

The Red Sox traded Penrod to the Dodgers on Friday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Penrod was designated for assignment by Boston on Sunday, but he'll get a fresh start with the Dodgers. The 28-year-old has spent the entire 2025 campaign in the minor leagues. He's only thrown 6.1 innings at Triple-A Worcester after spending around two months on the injured list due to a UCL sprain. Penrod logged a 2.25 ERA in four big-league innings in 2024. Per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, the Red Sox got cash in return.

The White Sox selected Palisch's contract from Double-A Birmingham on Friday.

Palisch has yet to make his MLB debut. In 15 outings (seven starts) at Double-A, he owns a 1.19 ERA and 35:14 K:BB across 53 innings. Palisch started the season as a reliever but is now fully stretched out. With scheduled starter Davis Martin (forearm) landing on the injured list, Palisch could factor into Chicago's pitching plans Friday.

The White Sox placed Booser on the 15-day injured list Friday due to a left shoulder strain.

Booser yielded three runs (two earned) in a blown save Thursday and will now be sidelined for a couple of weeks. The 33-year-old has posted a 5.11 ERA and 27:14 K:BB in 24.2 innings with the White Sox this season. The move opens up a spot on the active roster for Wikelman Gonzalez.

The White Sox recalled Gonzalez from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

Gonzalez has yet to make his MLB debut. He'll provide some bullpen depth after Cam Booser (shoulder) and Davis Martin (forearm) were placed on the injured list. Gonzalez has struggled with his command throughout his minor-league career but has posted a solid 2.75 ERA in 19.2 innings with Charlotte this season.

Little allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out one batter over two innings in relief against the Padres on Thursday.

Little had his contract selected from Triple-A ahead of the contest, and he finished off the game for the Dodgers by throwing 35 pitches (23 strikes) over two frames. Both runs the right-hander allowed came in the eighth inning, when San Diego racked up four hits against him. Little had a smoother ninth frame, as the only baserunner he allowed came on a hit-by-pitch. It's not yet clear what the Dodgers' plans are for Little moving forward, but he could return to the minors in short order if the team opts to bring up a fresher arm.

Turnbull is slated to start Friday's game against the White Sox.

Turnbull has made two long relief appearances covering 4.1 total innings since getting recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on June 8, but he'll pick up his first start with the Blue Jays by slotting into the rotation spot opened up when Bowden Francis (shoulder) landed on the injured list. Because Turnbull hasn't tossed more than 80 pitches in any of his seven appearances between the majors and minors this season, he likely won't handle a big workload. With Max Scherzer (thumb) tracking toward a return from the 60-day injured list next week, Turnbull could be headed back to the bullpen after Friday's outing.

The White Sox are expected to recall Gonzalez from Triple-A Charlotte, Chase Ford of MiLB Central reported Friday.

Gonzalez has cruised to a 2.75 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 5-0 record in 19.2 innings of relief with Charlotte. The 23-year-old has yet to make his MLB debut. Gonzalez joined the White Sox organization in December as part of the trade that sent Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox.

Hagenman struck out one and allowed two hits and no walks in 2.2 shutout innings of relief in Thursday's 7-1 loss to Atlanta.

Though Hagenman was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse prior to Thursday's game, multiple reports suggested that the Mets were planning on saving him for Friday, when he was expected to start or work in bulk relief in the team's series opener in Philadelphia. However, after starter Clay Holmes was unable to make it out of the fifth Thursday, the Mets ended up calling upon Hagenman to eat some innings and save the rest of the bullpen from overuse. Hagenman was able to get the job done, but he could be headed back to Syracuse on Friday with the Mets now set to call up Blade Tidwell from the minors to make a spot start against the Phillies.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Casparius will "most likely" work in bulk relief behind Shohei Ohtani on Sunday against the Nationals, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.

Though Ohtani made his first appearance on the mound since August 2023 in Monday's game, he wasn't fully built up and tossed 28 pitches as a one-inning opener. Casparius was the second reliever into the contest after Anthony Banda and covered 3.2 innings en route to his fifth win of the season. Ohtani should be stretched out a bit more Sunday, but Casparius once again profiles as the Dodgers pitcher most likely to qualify for a win, making him an appealing streaming option against a Nationals squad that has stumbled to a 2-15 record thus far in June.