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Marte (elbow) begin a rehab assignment with the Angels' Arizona Complex League club July 22, and he's thus far allowed two runs and posted a 4:2 K:BB over 2.2 innings across three appearances.

Marte has been on the 60-day IL since before the start of the regular season due to a right elbow stress reaction. The righty reliever appears to be working through his rehab stint slowly, as he has had at least three days off between each of his outings thus far. Marte has allowed 13 earned runs over 15 career major-league innings spanning the past two campaigns, so he's not a lock to pitch for the Angels this season even after he's fully recovered from the injury.

Joyce (elbow) has been playing catch but hasn't thrown off a mound recently, MLB.com reports.

Joyce tossed from a mound July 18 while rehabbing in Arizona, his first time doing so since going on the injured list June 10. However, the rookie reliever was pulled back from mound work soon thereafter, and he's again throwing only from flat ground. It's unclear if Joyce has experienced a significant setback, but even if the slowing down in his throwing progression was only precautionary, he's expected to be at least two weeks away from being ready to return to the Angels.

Curry didn't factor into the decision in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the White Sox after allowing two runs on four hits over five innings. He struck out four.

Curry turned in an efficient effort, worked through five innings on just 65 pitches (45 strikes). He allowed a pair of runs in the opening inning before dealing four scoreless frames and exiting with a 3-2 lead before the White Sox rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth. A reliever for most of the season, Curry has now made four starts and appears likely to stick in the rotation while Cal Quantrill (shoulder), Triston McKenzie (elbow) and Shane Bieber (elbow) are all sidelined for the foreseeable future. Overall, Curry is 3-1 with an impressive 2.95 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 45:17 K:BB across 64 innings this season. His next start is expected to come in a tough road matchup with the Rays next weekend.

Clase (1-6) blew the save and took the loss in Sunday's 5-3 loss against the White Sox. He allowed three unearned runs on three hits while striking out three over an inning.

After allowing a pair of singles to lead off the ninth inning, Clase struck out the next two White Sox as it appeared he would work out of the jam. However, a pair of errors allowed Chicago to tie the game 3-3 before Elvis Andrus drove in two more runs with a base hit, handing Clase and the Guardians a 5-3 loss. It's the first blown save for Clase since July 7 -- since then, he's thrown 10 innings without allowing an earned run, striking out 10 in that span. The 25-year-old right-hander is now 29-for-37 in save opportunities this season with a 2.84 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 47:13 K:BB across 50.2 innings.

Lambert picked up the save Sunday against the Guardians, working around a hit in a scoreless inning.

After the White Sox rallied to take the lead in the ninth inning, Lambert came in to protect a two-run advantage in the bottom half of the frame, closing out the Guardians to earn his first career save. It was just Lambert's second appearance since he was recalled from Triple-A earlier in the week. The 28-year-old right-hander now sports a 5.60 ERA with a 1.68 WHIP and 31:15 K:BB across 27.1 innings this season. The back of the White Sox bullpen is certainly a question mark, though Lambert still seems an unlikely option for regular save opportunities.

Lopez (personal) was placed on the bereavement list Sunday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Lopez recently had a death in the family, so he'll step away from the team for a few days. Players can be on the bereavement list for 3-to-7 days, so the right-hander should be back with the Angels sometime this week.

Headrick was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Headrick has spent the past month at Triple-A but will rejoin the major-league roster for Sunday's series finale versus Arizona. The left-hander has a 5.40 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 18:7 K:BB over 15 innings for Minnesota this season.

Moran was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Moran recorded nine holds early in the season for Minnesota but will head down to Triple-A after giving up six runs in his past four outings. Brent Headrick was recalled from St. Paul in a corresponding move.

May (3-4) recorded the win against the Giants on Saturday, firing 1.2 perfect innings during which he recorded a strikeout.

May impressively needed only 20 pitches to record his five outs, flummoxing the Giants over the last inning-plus. The right-hander hit his stride in mid-June and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down -- he boasts eight saves, a hold, a 1.29 ERA and a 0.6 HR/9 across the 14 innings covering his last 14 appearances, a stretch that's lowered his ERA from 7.04 to 4.30.

Zerpa (0-1) allowed four runs on five hits and struck out one without walking a batter over three innings to take the loss Saturday versus the Phillies.

Zerpa gave up a three-run home run and an RBI double to Trea Turner, which was enough to flip the game around in Philadelphia's favor. This was Zerpa's second major-league appearance of the season -- he tossed two scoreless innings versus the Mets on Wednesday. For now, it appears he'll provide a multi-inning option out of the bullpen. It's unclear if he'll be able to stretch out enough in that role to pick up starts down the stretch.