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Law's contract was purchased from Triple-A Toledo on Friday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

The Tigers went with a bullpen game Friday and need a fresh reliever, so Law gets added to the roster. He has a 5.57 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 21 innings across 19 appearances out of the Triple-A bullpen since the beginning of June.

Vasquez (ankle) made his second rehab appearance Wednesday, striking out one over a scoreless inning for Triple-A Buffalo.

Vasquez started up his rehab assignment last weekend in the rookie-level Florida Complex League before moving up to the Blue Jays' top affiliate. The 28-year-old southpaw will likely stick with Buffalo through the weekend before the team decides whether to activate him from the 15-day injured list or extend his minor-league assignment.

Weber signed a minor-league deal with the Yankees on Friday, Matt Kardos of MLB.com reports.

Weber elected free agency after being designated for assignment by New York earlier in the week, but he's now back in the organization. The right-hander has given up one earned run with a 2:1 K:BB across 7.2 big-league innings this year.

Taylor (elbow) started a throwing program at the Astros' spring training complex Thursday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

He has been sidelined with elbow inflammation since early June. Now that Taylor is throwing again, the Astros will likely ramp him up slowly given the nature of his injury.

Heasley (shoulder) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Saturday against the Yankees, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

Heasley landed on the shelf with shoulder tendinitis July 10 and will return Saturday after spending a little more than the 15-day minimum on the IL. The right-hander threw 60 pitches across 3.1 innings during his lone minor-league rehab start, so he's likely to face some minor workload limitations in his first game back in the majors.

Holmes (5-1) earned the win over the Royals on Thursday, walking two batters and striking out one over one scoreless inning.

With neither team able to produce a run through eight innings, Holmes was brought in for the top of the ninth. He threw only eight of 18 pitches for strikes and walked two batters but was able to escape without allowing any runs. He was then credited with the victory when Aaron Judge hit a walkoff blast in the bottom of the frame. Since an uncharacteristic collapse against the Reds on July 12 during which he gave up four runs without retiring a batter, Holmes has subsequently completed five scoreless outings. If there's any concern about the All-Star closer, it's that he's walked at least one batter in six of his past seven appearances after issuing only five free passes across his first 37 outings of the season.

Munoz (1-4) took the loss against the Astros on Thursday, allowing two earned runs on one hit, a hit batsman and a wild pitch over one inning. He struck out one.

It was as messy an outing as the final line implies, and Munoz created plenty of trouble for himself while failing to maintain the 2-2 tie he'd been entrusted with. It was a rare hiccup for the flamethrowing right-hander, who'd last given up an earned run June 10, ending a streak of 17 appearances.

Gillaspie was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.

Gillaspie was called up by Baltimore on Thursday but will return to the minors without seeing game action. Friday's starter Kyle Bradish (shoulder) was activated from the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Bautista picked up the save in Thursday's 3-0 victory over the Rays. He allowed zero runs on zero hits and zero walks while striking out three over 1.1 innings.

Bautista came on in the eighth inning with runners on second and third and struck out Randy Arozarena to end the frame before breezing through the ninth, earning his first save since May 12 and his third overall. The reliever hasn't allowed a run or a hit over his last eight appearances and sports a 14:1 K:BB during that stretch. Jorge Lopez is still the Orioles' closer -- unless he gets shipped out at the trade deadline -- but Bautista got the opportunity Thursday after Lopez took the loss in his last outing.

Yarbrough (0-6) took the loss Thursday, allowing one run on four hits and zero walks over six innings against the Orioles. He struck out eight.

Yarbrough set a season high with eight strikeouts and finished at least six innings while allowing one or fewer runs for the first time this season. However, the lefty didn't get any run support in a 3-0 loss. Yarbrough sports a 5.11 ERA with a 34:13 K:BB and is tentatively scheduled to pitch next Wednesday against the Blue Jays.