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Loaisiga was Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com retroactive to Wednesday for undisclosed reasons.

The Yankees' vague language -- their announcement referred to the issue as "a medical condition that prevents him from playing and necessitates placement on the IL" -- makes this sound like a COVID-19 situation, though Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports that isn't the case. Loaisiga will be eligible to return from the injured list next Saturday, though the lack of clarity surrounding the issue makes it difficult to predict whether or not he'll be able to do so. Miguel Yajure was recalled to take his place in the bullpen.

Lowther was added to the Orioles' player pool Friday.

Lowther will probably be working out at the Orioles' alternate training site for primarily developmental reasons, though it's not out of the question that he makes his big-league debut at some point down the stretch. He's yet to reach Triple-A, but he recorded a strong 2.55 ERA, backed by a 26.0 percent strikeout rate, in 26 starts for Double-A Bowie last season.

King will start Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

The 25-year-old also started during a twin bill last weekend and gave up two runs on six hits and one walk over 3.2 innings. King has a 6.23 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 15:6 K:BB through 17.1 innings this season.

Alexander will start Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Twins, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

The 26-year-old moved back to the bullpen in mid-August after a brief stint in the rotation, but he'll return to the mound for a spot start in Friday's doubleheader. Alexander has covered three-plus innings during each of his last three outings and averaged about 60 pitches, so he should be able to provide some decent length for the Tigers, though he may have trouble qualifying for a potential victory.

Garcia was called up as the 29th man for Friday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

According to Erik Boland of Newsday, Garcia will start Friday's nightcap for the Yankees. He'll be looking to build upon his strong big-league debut Sunday against the Mets, in which he allowed just a single unearned run on four hits across six innings, striking out six and walking none.

Chapman allowed one run on two hits and one walk while striking out two across one inning to blow the save Thursday against the Mets.

Chapman entered the game in the ninth inning, tasked with holding a one-run lead. However, he allowed a solo home run to J.D. Davis to knot the game at 7-7. Chapman has now been charged with a run in three of his five appearances this season. He is currently appealing a three-game suspension for throwing above a batter's head earlier this week.

Swanson (forearm) worked out with the team Thursday and could be activated from the injured list in the near future, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Swanson was placed on the injured list Aug. 20 with a forearm strain. No exact timetable has been established for when the right-hander could be activated, but it sounds like sometime within the next week is not out of the question. The 27-year-old has struggled in six appearances this season, allowing nine runs in just 5.1 innings.

Pop said Thursday that he is back to "full-go" after having Tommy John surgery in May of 2019, Roch Kubatko of masnsports.com reports.

Pop resumed light throwing back in November and says he is now throwing 94 mph during his bullpen sessions. Pop did not get an invite to the Orioles' alternate training site, but continues to work out at his home in Canada. The right-hander reliever remains a somewhat intriguing prospect after posting a 0.84 ERA across 10.2 innings with Double-A Bowie in 2019.

Fairbanks (2-0) picked up the win in a victory over the Yankees on Wednesday, firing a pair of scoreless innings during which he allowed two hits and one walk while recording three strikeouts.

The right-hander has now put together four straight scoreless efforts, a stretch during which he's logged six innings of work and yielded just three hits overall while recording six strikeouts. Curtiss has yet to allow more than one earned run in any of his eight appearances, including one start. The versatile 27-year-old is likely to continue seeing multi-inning relief assignments on occasion for the balance of the regular season.

Flores was recalled from Chicago's alternate training site Thursday.

He takes the roster spot of Reynaldo Lopez, who was bumped from the rotation, but Flores is expected to simply offer length out of the bullpen in the short term. He had a 3.33 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 69 strikeouts in 78.1 innings at Double-A last year.