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The Rays recalled Banda from their taxi squad Thursday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Banda will tentatively slot into the bullpen as a replacement for Aaron Slegers, who was optioned to the taxi squad in a corresponding move. However, with both Yonny Chirinos (triceps) and Charlie Morton (shoulder) on the injured list, the Rays will have two vacancies in the rotation Friday and Saturday against the Blue Jays, so Banda could be a candidate to fill either opening if he isn't needed in Thursday's series finale with the Red Sox. Banda missed most of the 2019 campaign while completing his rehab from Tommy John surgery, but he made three appearances for the Rays in September, giving up three earned runs over four innings.

Robles struck out all three batters he faced in Wednesday's loss to Oakland.

After struggling mightily to begin the campaign, Robles has been dominant of late, hurling three straight scoreless one-inning outings with seven of his nine outs coming by way of strikeout during that span. His fastball is touching 96-97 mph again, per Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, and two of the three batters he whiffed Wednesday went down swinging. Ty Buttrey has yet to allow a run since taking over as the top ninth-inning option Aug. 4, but should he falter, it stands to reason that Robles could eventually return to the closer role.

Swanson (0-1) was tagged with the loss and a blown save Wednesday against the Rangers after giving up five runs on three hits while striking out one in two-thirds of an inning. He also hit two batters.

Swanson was all over the place Wednesday and gave the game away in the bottom of the eighth -- the Mariners had a 4-2 lead when Swanson entered the contest and were down 6-4 when he left. He kicked things off striking out Nick Solak, but then Swanson allowed four straight batters to reach base with a single, a double, a hit by pitch and an RBI single. He was able to record the second out on a sac fly from Shin-Soo Choo that scored Elvis Andrus, and Swanson also hit Isiah Kiner-Falefa before departing the contest. This is an outing the 26-year-old right-hander will try to forget as soon as possible.

Hernandez (3-0) earned the win Wednesday against the Mariners. He pitched a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and striking out one.

Hernandez has gone six straight appearances without allowing a run, and he has posted an 11:2 K:BB in 8.0 innings (six games) during that stretch. He has been very effective this season and, in fact, has posted scoreless appearances in all but one of his outings so far. He owns a 1.64 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP -- as well as a 12.3 K/9 -- in 11.0 innings (nine games) to date.

Montero got the save Wednesday against the Mariners after tossing a scoreless ninth inning, striking out one.

Another appearance, another scoreless outing for Montero. The 29-year-old is 4-for-4 in save chances and is yet to allow a run or a walk in his four appearances, striking out four. He has been lights out as the team's closer since stepping in for Jose Leclerc (shoulder) and should remain a reliable late-inning arm out of the bullpen for the foreseeable future.

Weber allowed one run on five hits over six innings out of the bullpen in Wednesday's 9-5 loss to the Rays. He struck out four and did not issue a walk.

Weber deserves credit for keeping the Red Sox from getting completely blown out after Zack Godley gave up eight runs in three innings to begin the game. It would not be a surprise to see the two flip-flop roles, with Godley following in relief of Weber next week. The Red Sox face the Yankees on Monday, so it's mostly moot for fantasy purposes as neither player would be a worthwhile gamble in such a tough matchup.

Pearson allowed seven runs (four earned) on five hits and four walks while striking out one across 2.1 innings Wednesday against the Marlins. He did not factor into the decision.

After retiring the first two batters he faced to begin the game, Pearson walked Corey Dickerson, allowed a single, and then surrendered a three-run home to Brian Anderson. After a scoreless second inning, Pearson unraveled in the third, as he allowed a pair of singles and walks before exiting the game down 4-0 with the bases loaded. Overall, he managed to find the zone with just 33 of his 65 pitches, and generated only three swinging strikes. Control has been a problem early in Pearson's big-league career, as he has issued nine free passes in 12.1 innings of work. He'll look to sort things out in his next start, currently projected for Tuesday at Baltimore.

Sulser struck out two and did not allow a baserunner in the ninth inning to earn the save Wednesday against the Phillies.

After blowing a save chance Tuesday against the Phillies, Sulser was given the chance to redeem himself. He took advantage by whiffing two of the three batters he faced to earn his fourth save of the season. Sulser has been up and down while serving as the Orioles' primary closer, suffering two blowup outings but working effectively otherwise. Overall, he has a 5.00 ERA and 9:5 K:BB across nine innings.

Loaisiga (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out three to earn the win Wednesday versus Atlanta.

Loaisiga relieved Masahiro Tanaka after four innings, and that was enough for the former to earn the win in a relief appearance. The 25-year-old Loaisiga has pitched to a 3.48 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 13:4 K:BB in 10.1 innings across four outings this year. He's typically deployed in a long-relief role.

Herget was recalled from the alternate training site Wednesday.

The 26-year-old was optioned to the alternate site Tuesday, but he'll make a quick return to the active roster with Nick Goody (back) heading to the injured list. Herget has appeared in five games this season, allowing five runs on five hits with a 4:6 K:BB over 4.1 innings.