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The Angels claimed Robertson off waivers Tuesday from St. Louis.

Robertson has been at the Triple-A level since returning from the injured list in late June. He had logged a 7.48 ERA across 21.2 innings for Triple-A Memphis prior to being DFA'd by the Cardinals. The 25-year-old reliever is expected to report to Triple-A Salt Lake.

The Athletics designated Muller for assignment Tuesday.

The left-hander last pitched since Aug. 3 versus the Dodgers and surrendered six runs across one inning. Muller had a 3.02 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 32:9 K:BB in 41.2 frames this season prior to that outing, but he won't retain his place on Oakland's 26-man and 40-man rosters.

The Rays optioned Mead to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.

Mead had been receiving the bulk of the starts at third base following the trade of Isaac Paredes, but he went 3-for-21 at the plate in August while showing shaky defense at the hot corner. Junior Caminero is taking Mead's spot on the roster and will be the team's new everyday third baseman.

The Rays recalled Caminero from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.

The Rays' top prospect will make his 2024 MLB debut, taking Curtis Mead's spot on the active roster. Caminero missed time with a strained quad but has slashed .304/.325/.532 with five homers and an 18.1 percent K rate since coming off the minor-league IL on July 19. The right-hander should settle into a near-everyday role at third base, but he could mix in at second or shortstop if needed.

The Athletics recalled Boyle from Triple-A Las Vegas to start Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Boyle hasn't pitched for the Athletics since May 5 after stumbling to a 7.16 ERA in seven starts to open up the season. He hasn't fared much better at Triple-A, logging a 5.63 ERA across 38.1 innings. Boyle has yielded 57 walks across 66 combined innings between Oakland and Las Vegas. However, he's turned things around recently, allowing just two runs over his last three starts (15.2 innings) while posting a 30:7 K:BB.

Astros manager Joe Espada said Tuesday on SportsTalk 790 that Verlander (neck) will make his second rehab start with Double-A Corpus Christi on Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Verlander fared well in his first rehab outing with Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, throwing 52 pitches and yielding one run with three strikeouts over three innings. He'll ramp up the pitch count Thursday in what should be his final rehab start before rejoining the Astros' rotation next week. Verlander has been shelved since mid-June with neck problems.

Moniak went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in a loss to Toronto on Monday.

Moniak continued his recent hot stretch with a solo shot to right field in the third inning. The outfielder has at least one hit in six of his past seven games and is slashing .444/.444/.741 with two homers and four RBI over that stretch. However, he's still prone to being benched against southpaws -- Moniak has started just two of Los Angeles' past four contests against lefties.

Isbel went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Twins.

Isbel logged three hits for the second game in a row and it was his third consecutive multi-hit effort. The outfielder was ice cold before this hot stretch -- he went 0-for-21 over an eight-game span from July 30 to Aug. 7. He's now at a .236/.290/.386 slash line with seven home runs, seven doubles, seven triples, eight stolen bases, 31 RBI and 47 runs scored through 308 plate appearances. As long as he's hitting well, he should continue to handle a strong-side platoon role in center field, though there's nothing in his history to suggest an extended hot streak is on the way.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and three runs scored in Monday's 9-8 win over the Cubs.

Ramirez is scorching in August, batting .340 with seven extra-base hits and six steals over 12 games. The third baseman scored multiple times Monday for the first time since Aug. 5. He's up to a .282/.333/.544 slash line with 31 home runs, 26 steals, 97 RBI and 89 runs scored over 116 contests.

Kwan went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Monday's 9-8 win over the Cubs.

Kwan has homered twice over the last three games, adding four RBI and three runs scored in that span. The outfielder is batting .279 (12-for-43) over 12 contests in August after hitting just .250 in July. He's still not back to where he was early in the season, but he's not in a slump either. For the year, he's at a .326/.386/.485 slash line with 13 homers, 36 RBI, 69 runs scored and nine stolen bases through 93 contests.