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Coulombe was designated for assignment by the A's on Monday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

The A's needed to free up a spot on their 40-man roster for Aaron Brooks, who was acquired from the Brewers via trade Monday. Coulombe posted a 4.56 ERA and 26:11 K:BB across 23.2 innings with the big club before being DFA'd. He could garner some interest on waivers given his serviceable 4.27 ERA across parts of five major-league seasons (143.1 innings).

Yacabonis was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Monday.

Yacabonis has made four starts and a pair of relief appearances for the Orioles this season, struggling to an 8.38 ERA. There doesn't appear to be an opening in the Baltimore rotation at the moment, so he's likely to fill a low-leverage relief role.

Norris is not expected to miss a start despite exiting his previous one with cramps, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Norris lasted just 4.1 innings Saturday against the Yankees before being pulled with left calf cramping. He already feels fine Monday and is expected to be able to throw Friday against the Cardinals without issue.

Stanek will serve as the opener for Monday's "bullpen day," Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Stanek delivered a scoreless inning against the Braves last Tuesday in his most recent "opener" stint, though he was tagged for a pair of earned runs by the Indians in relief his last time out Thursday. Stanek is slated to work the usual one or two innings before giving way to Yonny Chirinos on Monday.

Lopez (1-4) tossed seven innings of one-run ball Sunday to earn the win over the Orioles, allowing five hits with eight strikeouts and no walks.

Lopez allowed a solo home run in the first inning, but he was dominant the rest of the way and allowed just two more runners to round first base. He threw 69 percent of his pitches for strikes as he easily notched a new career high in punchouts during this gem of an outing. Lopez's results have varied widely from start to start since the Royals acquired him, but perhaps the best outing of his young career can propel him to a strong finish to the season. He's next scheduled to take the ball this weekend against the Twins.

Manager Alex Cora mentioned Pomeranz as a possible starter for Wednesday's game against the Braves, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Pomeranz has been needed for a couple of long-relief stints over the past 10 days and should be stretched out enough to give the Red Sox between 70 and 80 pitches. His most recent work came Friday when he threw 67 pitches and struck out six over four scoreless innings. The Red Sox have been encouraged to see an increase in his fastball velocity since his move to the bullpen.

Johnson (4-4) allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out two across 1.1 innings as he was saddled with the loss Sunday against the White Sox.

Johnson was knocked around early, surrendering two runs in the first and two more in the second. He was removed from the ballgame after recording just four outs on 38 pitches (28 strikes). The 27-year-old lefty hasn't lasted past the fifth inning in his last three outings, allowing eight runs through 10 innings while striking out eight over that span. With Chris Sale (shoulder) hopeful to return sometime next weekend, Johnson could return to a bullpen role in the near future.

Alvarado allowed a hit but struck out two batters, earning his seventh save in 0.2 innings of work during Sunday's 6-4 win over Cleveland.

Since the start of July, Alvarado has allowed just four runs (three earned) in 22 innings, dropping his ERA from 2.88 to 2.20 in the process. He's also 7-for-10 in save opportunities this season.

Yarbrough (13-5) tossed five innings of relief and earned the win Sunday, allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out three in the 6-4 victory over Cleveland.

Yarbrough took the mound in the second inning after Rays opener Diego Castillo tossed a scoreless first. He allowed an RBI single to Jose Ramirez in the seventh, knocking him out of the contest. The 26-year-old lefty dropped his ERA to 3.68 with a 112:42 K:BB.

Treinen retired all four batters he faced to earn his 35th save in Sunday's 8-2 win over Seattle.

While he didn't record a strikeout, Treinen needed just 11 pitches to finish off the final four outs. He lowered his ERA to a stifling 0.92 in 68.1 innings alongside a 91:20 K:BB.