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Roth's contract was purchased from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

The Rangers opened up a 40-man spot for Roth by moving Colby Lewis (strained lat muscle) to the 60-day DL, and the 26-year-old left-hander will replace Luke Jackson, who was demoted to Double-A Frisco in a corresponding move, on the 25-man roster. Roth compiled a 2.66 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 81.1 innings while working primarily as a starter at Triple-A, but the Rangers plan on using him as a long reliever while he remains in the big leagues.

O'Sullivan's contract was purchased from Triple-A Pawtucket, MLB.com reports. He'll get the start Sunday against the Angels.

The Red Sox have been able to get by with a four-man rotation of late due to scheduling quirks, but with the team in the midst of a stretch of six games in as many days, O'Sullivan was needed to make a spot start. The team could surely use O'Sullivan to eat some innings after starter Clay Buchholz and the bullpen were pummeled for 21 runs in Saturday's loss, but don't count on pretty numbers from the right-hander, who has surrendered 10 earned runs on 19 hits and two walks over 11.1 innings with the Red Sox this season.

Paxton allowed four runs -- three earned -- on nine hits and two walks in 5.2 innings Saturday in a win against the Orioles. He struck out two.

Paxton had few problems through the first five innings and was staked to a 9-2 lead entering the sixth. He couldn't make it out of that inning, though, as he gave up two runs on two walks and three hits. Paxton had a few good outings after debuting on June 1, but he's been pretty mediocre and far too hittable in his last three starts. He's allowed 12 earned runs in those 18.1 innings and nearly double-digit hits in each one (13.8 H/9). Fortunately, none have left the yard. Paxton said rather than staying on top of the ball, he got to the side of it in the sixth inning. We'll see if he can adjust in his next start.

Sale (14-2) fanned nine over seven innings in Saturday's 7-6 victory over the Astros, while giving up five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk.

Sale's afternoon didn't exactly get started on the right foot when he gave up a 393-foot homer to Jose Altuve in the first, but he managed to miss plenty of bats after that. The White Sox ace went on to induce 22 swinging strikes, and struck out nine batters for the second time in the last three starts. Sale now has four straight quality starts, and will go for five in a row versus the Braves next Friday.

Snell (1-3) gave up three earned runs on four hits and four walks over 5.1 innings in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Tigers. He struck out four.

The young southpaw had several positives to derive from this one, as he did manage first-pitch strikes on 18 of the 24 batters he faced, and induced 10 swings-and-misses. Despite frequently getting ahead in the count however, Snell still handed out multiple free passes for the fourth straight start, and gave up his first career homer to Ian Kinsler in the fifth inning. The 23-year-old's control has been his biggest issue to date, and he'll look to chip away at his 1.71 WHIP and get back in the win column when he takes on the Angels next Thursday.

Hill, who was activated off the disabled list to start Saturday, will be on a pitch count, Joe Stiglich of CSN Bay Area reports. He had missed the last month due to a groin injury.

A's manager Bob Melvin said he expected Hill to be on a similar pitch count as Sean Manaea was in his first start off the disabled list earlier this week. Manaea threw 83 pitches against the Giants on Wednesday.

Verlander was solid Saturday against the Rays, allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out eight in a 3-2 win. He gave up two runs (one earned) in seven innings.

It was a nice rebound for Verlander who had been hit hard his last time out. Both runs came on sacrifice flies, but he was his own worst enemy on the first run because of an errant pickoff throw. Verlander is 8-6 with a 1.10 WHIP.

Hill (groin) was activated from the 15-day DL on Saturday.

With Hill's groin injury behind him, hopefully he will pick up where he left off before landing on the DL. He has a 2.25 ERA that is backed up by a 74:24 K:BB in 64 innings, and he's going to be one of the top trade targets among contending teams looking to add an impact arm at the deadline. Hill will face rookie Chad Kuhl and the Pirates on Saturday. Andrew Triggs was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Eovaldi (6-6) lasted just 4.1 innings Friday, allowing six runs on seven hits in the loss to the Padres.

The long ball continues to plague Eovaldi, as he served up two more Friday to bring his year-long total to a whopping 19 home runs allowed. He's now allowed at least four runs (and one home run) without going deeper than six innings in six consecutive starts, ballooning his ERA to 5.54 in the process.

Perez (7-4) allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four over seven innings, but received no decision Friday at the Twins.

Perez shut down the Twins for six innings before getting a two-run lead in the top of the seventh inning. Unfortunately, he then gave up a game-tying homer to Trevor Plouffe in the bottom of the frame to keep him from earning his eighth win of the year. He's now posted six quality starts over his last eight outings, and he has a 3.39 ERA on the year. He'll make his next start Wednesday at the Red Sox.