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Burke (shoulder, blisters) was activated off the injured list and has been assigned to Low-A Hickory, James Schmehl of MLB.com reports.

The left-handed Burke was placed on the IL in April when he was pitching for Double-A Frisco. The down time resulted in him dropping back a couple of rungs on the organizational ladder.

McHugh returned to action and pitched a scoreless ninth inning in which he allowed a hit and recorded a strikeout during Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Pirates.

McHugh missed close to six weeks while rehabbing an elbow injury. Manager AJ Hinch described McHugh's role to David Barron of the Houston Chronicle as being "good against right-handed hitters and to be a weapon," but stopped short of calling him a right-handed specialist.

Chapman allowed one run on two hits with two strikeouts but still earned the save Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Chapman only gave up a pair of singles, but a wild pitch allowed a baserunner to move into scoring position and break a string of 17 straight outings without an earned run allowed. The veteran left-hander is 23-for-25 in save chances with a 1.45 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 44:9 K:BB this season.

Yacabonis (1-2) took the loss Tuesday against the Padres after surrendering five runs on five hits over 2.2 innings. He struck out two and walked one.

Yacabonis delivered a clean first inning but was touched up for four runs in the second frame. The 27-year-old entered the day with a 4.70 ERA and 1.43 WHIP, but he now has a 5.96 ERA and 1.52 WHIP for the season.

Hand (4-3) took the loss Tuesday and blew his first save of the season, coughing up five runs on five hits without recording an out in the ninth inning as Cleveland was toppled 8-6 by the Royals.

The normally dominant southpaw simply didn't have his best stuff, with a Hunter Dozier grand slam putting an end to his night and his perfect closing record. Hand still sports a 2.36 ERA and 50:8 K:BB through 34.1 innings on the year, with 22 saves in 36 appearances.

Chavez (3-2) picked up the win Tuesday, allowing one unearned run on five hits over 6.1 innings while striking out seven in a 5-3 victory over the Tigers.

It was the 35-year-old's longest outing in over two years, and while the quality of the opponent has to be taken into consideration, Chavez bought himself some job security in his new role as the Rangers' fifth starter. He'll carry a 2.79 ERA and 48:15 K:BB through 51.2 innings into his next outing Sunday in Tampa Bay.

Martin sustained a potentially serious elbow injury during Sunday's start for Triple-A Round Rock and was placed on the minor-league injured list, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Martin allowed three runs over four innings during the start and exited after throwing 78 pitches. The specifics of the issue are currently unclear but more information should be available after the 23-year-old is evaluated in Houston.

Green will serve as the opener Tuesday against Toronto, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Green hasn't thrown more than two innings in any appearance this season, so don't expect him to go deep on this occasion. Nestor Cortes is expect to follow him out of the bullpen.

Mengden will be recalled from Triple-A to start Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The 26-year-old righty has a 3.47 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 50 strikeouts in 49.1 innings at Triple-A this season, but fared much worse (5.09 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) in 23 MLB innings earlier in the year. Even so, he should be given a bit of a leash this time around, given Oakland's depleted big-league rotation.

Covey (shoulder) will make a rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Charlotte, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

This would keep Covey on schedule to be activated and start July 2 against the Tigers, which seems like the tentative plan. Covey has a 4.58 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 22 strikeouts in 37.1 innings in the majors this season.