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Kittredge (back) was activated from the 15-day injured list prior to Sunday's game against the White Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

J.P. Feyereisen (shoulder) is on the injured list, and Collin Poche is the most recent Rays reliever to get a save. Kittredge struck out one and allowed one hit in a scoreless inning on his rehab assignment. He could slot right back into high-leverage work Sunday.

Hendriks earned a save against the Rays on Saturday with a perfect ninth inning that included two strikeouts.

Hendriks faced a challenge in protecting a one-run lead, but he got through the ninth comfortably, striking out the final two batters he faced and needing only nine pitches to retire the side. The right-hander hasn't been scored upon in seven straight outings and has racked up 12 strikeouts while going 6-for-6 in save chances over that stretch. He ranks fourth in the majors with 15 saves on the campaign.

Warren (nose) began a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday and threw a scoreless inning, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Warren was hit in the face by a batted ball during batting practice May 3 and was diagnosed with a broken nose. He underwent surgery a week later and took some time to recover before making his return to the mound Friday. He'll likely need a few more rehab outings before he's ready to return to the big-league club.

Snider (4-2) pitched a perfect inning to earn the win Saturday versus the Astros.

Snider worked the sixth inning after five shutout frames from starter Kris Bubic. In the bottom of the sixth, Salvador Perez opened the scoring with a two-run home run, and the Royals' bullpen protected the lead from there to get Snider his fourth win of the year. The right-hander has been a little inconsistent with runs allowed in six of his last 12 appearances. He has a 6.05 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 12:8 K:BB through 19.1 innings in 24 appearances overall. He's added six holds and a blown save.

Pivetta (5-4) earned the win Saturday over the Athletics, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out seven in seven shutout innings.

Pivetta's streak of quality starts is up to six, and he's earned the win in his last five turns on the hill. He gave up next to nothing Saturday in a dominant performance. The month-long hot streak has dropped his ERA from 7.84 on May 1 to 3.50 on Saturday. The right-hander has added a 1.10 WHIP and 58:21 K:BB through 61.2 innings across 11 starts overall. Pivetta will look to keep things rolling on the road next week against a tougher opponent in the Angels.

Barlow struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.

Barlow blew a save and took the loss Friday against the M's, but he bounced back with a clean inning Saturday for his 10th save in 11 chances. He's kept runs off the board in 14 of his 19 appearances this year. The 26-year-old now has a 2.33 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 18:6 K:BB across 19.1 innings.

Otto (4-2) earned the win Saturday versus the Mariners. He allowed two runs on two hits, five walks and a hit batter with four strikeouts in five innings.

Otto carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning despite his lackluster control in the contest. He then allowed a single to Cal Raleigh and a two-run home run to Jesse Winker to account for the runs on his line. It's been a good stretch lately for Otto, who has won each of his last three starts while allowing five runs (four earned) in 16 innings in that span. He's at a 4.24 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 33:23 K:BB across 40.1 innings in eight starts this year. The right-hander lines up for a road start versus the White Sox next week.

Borucki was traded to the Mariners on Saturday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports.

The reliever was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, but the Mariners sent minor league infielder Tyler Keenan to Toronto in exchange for him Saturday. Borucki owns a 9.95 ERA and 1.89 WHIP with eight strikeouts over 6.1 innings in 11 appearances this year. In order to make room for him on the 40-man roster, Mike Ford was DFA'd by the Mariners on Saturday.

Brieske (0-5) gave up two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out seven over six innings Saturday against the Yankees. He took the loss.

This was a very good performance by Brieske, especially considering the offense he was up against, but he got no run support. Saturday was Brieske's best statistical start of his big-league career, and the average velocity on all of his pitches spiked compared to his season averages. He sat 94.6 mph with his fastball (94.2 mph season average) and touched 96 mph. Similarly, his changeup averaged a firmer 83.5 mph (81.1 mph season average). His next chance projects to come next weekend at home against the Blue Jays.

Holmes tossed a clean inning with one strikeout Saturday against the Tigers to pick up his eighth save of the season.

Over his last seven appearances, Holmes has six saves, 10 strikeouts and one walk over 8.1 scoreless innings. As things sit, he profiles as one of the best relievers in baseball. He has the third-lowest ERA (0.35) among qualified relievers and the fifth-lowest xFIP (2.08).