MLB Player News

Banda (elbow) threw live batting practice against Michael Perez (oblique) in Port Charlotte on Saturday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Banda continues to encouragingly throw live BP every few days, as this latest session was at least his fourth over the last week-plus. The left-hander appears to be nearing a rehab assignment given his steady and uninterrupted progress recently.

De Leon (elbow) allowed four earned runs on four hits, a walk and a hit batsman across three innings in Triple-A Durham's win over Columbus on Saturday. He struck out three.

The outing snapped a three-appearance scoreless streak for De Leon, and he gave up plenty of hard contact in the process. The right-hander allowed a double, a triple and a three-run homer during his time on the mound and worked up to 57 pitches overall. It was the highest pitch count yet for De Leon during his rehab, and it remains to be seen if he'll log at least one more minor-league appearance before activation is considered.

Chapman gave up one hit and one walk in a scoreless ninth inning to secure the save in Saturday's win versus the Red Sox.

Chapman didn't record a strikeout and certainly didn't have his best command -- only five of 12 pitches thrown were strikes -- but he utilized a double play to take the air out of a potential Boston rally. The veteran left-hander has a 1.52 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 34:7 K:BB while converting 17-of-18 save chances this season.

Robles allowed one hit and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in a 6-3 win over Seattle on Saturday.

Robles gave up a one-out single to Kyle Seager but otherwise had no issues securing the win for the Angels. It was a quality rebound performance for the right-hander, who allowed four runs and blew two saves across his previous three outings. The 28-year-old has a 4.10 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 27:7 K:BB over 26.1 innings and is 7-for-9 in save opportunities.

Norris (2-4) took the loss Saturday against the Braves by allowing six runs (five earned) across 5.1 innings. He struck out four and walked two.

Norris kept Atlanta off the board for the first three frames but then allowed two runs in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. The 26-year-old will carry a 4.58 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 42:15 K:BB into Thursday's start versus the Rays.

Manaea (shoulder) will throw a live batting practice session Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Reports last week suggested that Manaea would throw a live batting practice session in the first week of June, and he remains on that schedule. He's making steady progress in his return from September shoulder surgery but is not expected to be back in action until after the All-Star break.

Yarbrough will start Sunday against the Twins, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Yarbrough has appeared once as a starter and six times as a reliever this season. He lasted 7.1 innings in his lone start and will be on a full four days' rest Sunday, so he'll likely be allowed to go deep in the game if he pitches well.

Hand earned the save in Saturday's 5-2 victory over the White Sox by striking out two in a perfect inning.

Hand had no issues retiring the White Sox as he delivered nine of his 11 pitches for strikes. The 29-year-old remains a perfect 16-for-16 in save opportunities and has a 1.14 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 35:7 K:BB over 23.2 innings.

Chavez allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless seventh inning in Friday's 6-2 win over the Royals.

Chavez did not allow a run over 13 appearances in May, spanning 17.1 innings. His unsightly 8.79 ERA through April is down to 3.98.

Kolarek was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

He logged a 7.71 ERA and 1.71 WHIP in 9.1 innings across 14 appearances in May. The Rays are short on healthy hitters at the moment, so Nate Lowe was promoted from Triple-A in a corresponding move.