MLB Player News

Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said Tuesday that Romano remains day-to-day with a non-COVID-19-related illness, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Per Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca, Romano was spotted receiving an IV and additional fluids at the Toronto clubhouse earlier Tuesday, so the Blue Jays will presumably look to stay away from him in the second game of their series with the Mariners while he works to regain strength. Romano has recorded 12 of the Blue Jays' 14 saves on the season, with Adam Cimber gathering the other two.

The Orioles recalled Gillaspie from Triple-A Norfolk ahead of Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Baltimore swapped Gillaspie onto the 26-man active roster as a replacement for infielder Rylan Bannon, who was optioned to Norfolk. Between stops at Triple-A and Double-A Bowie this season, the 25-year-old Gillaspie has delivered a 3.14 ERA and 1.19 WHIP over nine relief appearances.

The Astros recalled Martinez from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday.

Martinez will join the 26-man active roster as a replacement for right-hander Jake Odorizzi (lower leg), who was placed on the 15-day injured list one day after exiting his start against the Red Sox. The 27-year-old right-hander has previously made two relief appearances for Houston this season, covering 2.2 scoreless frames in total while striking out four hitters.

Barria tossed 4.1 scoreless innings against Texas on Monday, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out four. He did not factor in the decision.

Starter Noah Syndergaard was roughed up for six runs (four earned) over two-thirds of an inning, and after 42 pitches the Angels opted to replace him with Barria. The latter ended up tossing 62 pitches and 4.1 frames in his longest appearance of the campaign. Barria also notched a season-high four strikeouts and kept Los Angeles in the game by completing his fourth straight scoreless outing, all off the multi-inning variety. Since giving up three earned runs over his first 6.2 frames this season, Barria has thrown 11.1 scoreless innings, posting a 9:2 K:BB and 0.71 WHIP over that span.

Green earned a hold against the Orioles on Monday, pitching a perfect inning and striking out one batter.

Green handled the eighth frame with the Yankees up by three runs, and he threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes to set the side down in order. He notched one strikeout and has fanned at least one batter in each of his past six outings. Green has posted a 3.14 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB across 14.1 innings this season.

The Orioles selected Vespi's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old lefty earned his first call-up to the big leagues after excelling as Norfolk's closer this season to the tune of a spotless ERA, 0.63 WHIP and .128 batting average against while converting all four of his save chances. Logan Allen was designated for assignment to clear space on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster for Vespi, who is expected to work in lower-leverage spots in his initial opportunities with the Orioles.

Crochet (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

Crochet remains out for the entirety of the 2022 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but the move to the 60-day IL allows the White Sox to open a spot on their 40-man roster. In a corresponding move, the team selected the contract of pitcher Davis Martin from Triple-A Charlotte. Martin will make his major-league debut as the starter for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Royals.

Triple-A Norfolk reinstated Garcia (elbow) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Sidelined to begin the season while he continued to move through the final stages of his recovery from March 2021 Tommy John surgery, Garcia was cleared to head out on a rehab assignment in late April. Between stops at High-A Aberdeen and Double-A Bowie over the past three weeks, Garcia made five appearances and logged a 1.04 ERA and 1.15 WHIP while striking out 17 over 8.2 innings. If he can stay healthy and continue to maintain this level of production as he advances to Triple-A, Garcia could put himself in the mix for a call-up to the Baltimore bullpen.

Robles gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Monday to record his second save of the season in a 6-3 win over the Astros.

He needed only 10 pitches (seven strikes) to breeze through the outing, inducing a groundball double play from Jose Altuve to erase a Mauricio Dubon single. Robles now leads Boston in saves, but with Matt Barnes, Jake Diekman and Matt Strahm all having one each, there's still very little clarity on roles at the back of the Red Sox bullpen.

Neris (1-2) took the loss Monday as the Astros fell 6-3 to the Red Sox, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk while striking out one in one inning of relief.

The right-hander entered a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning and got rocked for three extra-base hits, capped by a two-run homer off the bat of Xander Bogaerts. Neris saw his 10-appearance scoreless streak snapped, but on the season he still sports a strong 2.12 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 16:2 K:BB through 17 innings with a win and five holds.