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Beeks recorded a save during Wednesday's 9-1 win versus the White Sox as he allowed one run on four hits across three innings. He struck out three and did not issue a walk.

Beeks was unable to maintain the shutout has he allowed two doubles and a single during the ninth inning, but was still credited for the three-inning save. The 25-year-old has already thrown 10 innings out of the bullpen for the Rays and has a 2.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 9:2 K:BB.

Lopez (0-2) allowed eight runs on 10 hits and four walks while striking out five over 4.1 innings in Wednesday's 9-1 loss to the Rays.

Lopez, the White Sox's most consistent pitcher in 2018, has been consistently bad to start the 2019 season. He's walked 12 batters and given up six home runs over his first 13.1 innings. It was a cold, wet and windy day in Chicago, which didn't help matters, but it's not an excuse. Lopez will carry a 12.15 ERA into next Tuesday's start at home against the Royals.

Frare was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte after Wednesday's loss to the Rays.

Frare earned a spot on the Opening Day roster and gave up two runs on two hits and three walks over 2.2 innings. The White Sox will announce a corresponding move prior to Friday's series opener against the Yankees.

Barria was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.

Barria will provide additional bullpen depth for Wednesday's series finale after the Angels burned through seven relievers during the first two games of the series. The 22-year-old righty compiled a 3.41 ERA across 26 starts for the big club last season.

Vasquez's contract was selected from Triple-A Rochester, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

The Twins' bullpen has been thinned out by injuries to Addison Reed (thumb), Matt Magill (shoulder) and Gabriel Moya (shoulder) which prompted them to call up Vasquez to fill in as a low-leverage reliever. The 25-year-old had a good spring and was impressive in his only relief appearance for Triple-A Rochester, striking out four in 1.1 innings without surrendering a run.

The Yankees recalled Harvey from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.

Harvey will get his first call to the big leagues after turning two scoreless appearances at Triple-A to build on his outstanding performance in the International League a season ago (1.66 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 61:21 K:BB in 54.1 innings). Though the right-hander no longer has much to prove in the minors, his stay with the Yankees will most likely be brief. He'll assume the active roster spot of Jonathan Loaisiga and will be a prime candidate for a demotion when the Yankees bring back CC Sabathia (knee/chest) from the 10-day injury list this weekend ahead of the lefty's scheduled start against the White Sox.

Leclerc gave up three runs on three hits -- including a walk-off home run -- while recording only one out in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.

The right-hander blew his first save of the year when Jarrod Dyson came off the bench and took him deep. Leclerc hadn't given up a run in four appearances prior to Tuesday, but he hasn't yet shown the same dominance he did in 2018 when he seized the Rangers' closing job, posting only a 3:1 K:BB through 4.1 innings so far.

Swanson, who was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, is a candidate to serve in a long-relief role when the Mariners limit one of Yusei Kikuchi's starts near the end of April to a single inning, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Manager Scott Servais delivered the news Tuesday while addressing Swanson's ascension to the big-league club earlier in the day. Kikuchi is projected to log multiple abbreviated starts -- about once per month on average -- as the Mariners look to manage his workload in his first season stateside. Swanson has the experience to handle the multi-inning workload if called upon, having recorded 45 starts over the last two-plus seasons at the minor-league level, including one in 2019.

Junis (1-1) allowed four earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out six across four innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Mariners.

Junis allowed the Mariners to score at least one run in three of his four innings, and turned in his worst start of the season as a result. He wasn't deceptive on the mound, generating only three swinging strikes and requiring 94 pitches to record his 12 outs. He'll look to rebound Sunday against Cleveland.

Loaisiga was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Tuesday's loss to the Astros, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports. He allowed two runs on four hits over three innings with five strikeouts and one walk, but did not factor in the decision.

The Yankees will opt for a fresh arm after Loaisiga needed 71 pitches to get through three frames Tuesday. The 24-year-old made two starts after being recalled last week, giving up three runs on five hits across seven innings.