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Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday.

The right-hander earned a spot in Kansas City's Opening Day rotation, but he's struggled through seven starts with a 9.10 ERA, 2.16 WHIP and 16:20 K:BB over 29.2 innings. Hernandez surrendered three runs over three innings Thursday against the White Sox, which was apparently the final straw. The 25-year-old could receive another look in the rotation later this season, but for now he'll attempt to straighten things out with Omaha. Brady Singer is the likely candidate to step into Hernandez's spot in the rotation.

Snead was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.

Snead picked up four holds in April, but he struggled over six appearances since the start of May, posting a 15.19 ERA and 3.38 WHIP in 5.1 innings. The southpaw will attempt to sort things out in the minors, while Jacob Lemoine was recalled by the Athletics to take on a bullpen role.

Mills was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

Mills had a 1.17 ERA over his first six appearances for Seattle, but he'll head to the minors after giving up three runs in his past two outings. The 27-year-old could rejoin the big-league bullpen later in the campaign.

Misiewicz allowed two earned runs on two hits over two-thirds of an inning in a loss to the Red Sox on Thursday. He struck out one.

The left-hander had allowed just a single earned run over his previous 10 appearances before Thursday's stumble, so there's certainly a likelihood the rocky appearance will prove to be an outlier. Misiewicz still carries a solid 3.48 ERA and 1.16 WHIP, and he's contributed three holds in his 13 trips to the mound.

Vest was placed on the injured list Friday without an injury designation.

The Tigers also didn't specify which list Vest was placed on, which usually means the player is on the COVID-19 IL. Assuming that's the case, the 26-year-old will be unavailable until he clears the league's testing protocols.

Carlton's contract was selected by the Tigers on Friday.

Carlton made four relief appearances for the Tigers last season, giving up two runs in 3.2 innings while striking out one batter and walking four. In 15 innings for Triple-A Toledo this season, he owns a 3.60 ERA and a 30.2 percent strikeout rate.

Pressly struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth inning of Thursday's win over the Rangers.

Pressly was set to enter in a save situation, but the Astros scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Even so, he was impressive while striking out the side on just 14 pitches. Pressly has made four appearances since coming off the injured list, with his last three being scoreless. Overall, he has a 3.68 ERA with a 6:2 K:BB across 7.1 frames.

Graveman allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth inning to record a hold Thursday against the Royals.

Graveman was tasked with protecting a three-run lead. He allowed a leadoff single but induced a groundout and double play to avoid any danger. It was a bounceback effort for Graveman, as he allowed three earned runs on four hits in his previous outing. For the season, Graveman owns a 2.79 ERA with an 18:5 K:BB and nine holds across 19.1 frames.

Hendriks allowed two hits and struck out one across a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Thursday against the Royals.

Hendriks was tasked with protecting a three-run lead, but he made things interesting by allowing two of the first three batters he faced to reach base. However, he ultimately escaped the jam to tally his 12th save of the campaign. Hendriks has turned in three consecutive scoreless appearances and has a 3.93 ERA with a 28:5 K:BB across 18.1 frames for the season.

Otto (1-2) allowed two earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out two across six innings to take the loss Thursday against the Astros.

Otto allowed both of his earned runs in the first inning, when he surrendered three hits and also plunked a batter. Though he limited the damage, Otto was consistently working out of trouble as he allowed at least one baserunner in all but one frame. After a disastrous eight-run performance his last turn through the rotation, Otto rebounded and has allowed two or fewer earned runs in four of his five starts this season. However, he still owns a 5.55 ERA with an unimpressive 18:13 K:BB across 24.1 innings.