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Pruitt was optioned to Triple-A Durham following Friday's game against the White Sox, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

Pruitt was bumped off the 25-man roster to make room for the activation of Blake Snell (shoulder) from the disabled list. In 19 games for the Rays in 2018, Pruitt has accrued a 4.97 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with 36 strikeouts across 58 innings.

Pomeranz is available out of the bullpen this weekend against the Yankees but remains the likely starter for Tuesday's game in Toronto, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Pomeranz stated that he would be ready to pitch during Friday's game even though he started versus Philadelphia on Tuesday. Though it's unlikely he would be deployed Friday, there's a good chance Pomeranz will be utilized as a reliever Saturday or Sunday if either of Boston's starters (Nathan Eovaldi and David Price) get chased from the game early. If all goes according to plan, Pomeranz will not be used and is fresh for Tuesday's projected start against the Blue Jays.

Phillips was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.

Phillips was dealt to the Orioles from Atlanta on Tuesday and will join the big-league bullpen following the injury to Jhan Marinez (hamstring). Across four appearances with the Braves, he logged an 8.53 ERA and 1.58 WHIP over 6.1 innings. He will serve in low-leverage spots while with Baltimore.

Perez was called up from Triple-A Resno on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Perez will rejoin the major-league bullpen after Chris Devenski (hamstring) was placed on the DL in a corresponding move. During four appearances with Houston in July, Perez allowed three earned runs while striking out six in five innings of relief. Look for him to be utilized in low-leverage spots.

Beeks (1-1) allowed two earned runs on two hits and a walk over five innings in a win over the Angels on Thursday. He struck out four.

What a difference an outing makes, although Beeks didn't exactly set a high bar in his Tampa debut against the Orioles last Saturday, allowing eight earned runs on 10 hits and three walks over 3.1 innings. The southpaw looked considerably more composed over an efficient 71 pitches Thursday, limiting the damage after Hunter Wood had been stellar over the first two innings as the opener. Beeks figures to be utilized in similar fashion moving forward, with his ability to pitch multiple frames making him a natural for the second-man-in role on "bullpen days."

Devenski was placed on the 10-day disabled list with left hamstring tightness retroactive to Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Devenski will be eligible to return next weekend during the club's four-game set against Seattle. It's unclear as to when Devenski suffered this injury, but manager A.J. Hinch hasn't used him since last Friday. His past two outings were clearly indicative of an underlying issue, as he allowed eight earned runs off seven hits and two walks without recording an out against the Rangers and Angels in his lone pair of appearances since the All-Star break. The Astros recalled Cionel Perez in a corresponding move.

Kolarek was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Friday, Steve Carney of 620 WDAE reports.

Kolarek has appeared in seven games for the Rays this season, logging a 9.35 ERA and 1.85 WHIP with just two strikeouts in 8.2 innings of relief. Look for him to be utilized in low-leverage spots during his time with the team.

Kahnle was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday, DJ Eberle of the Times Leader reports.

The Yankees are optimistic that Kahnle will be available for Friday's contest in Boston, but there's a chance he won't arrive on time after being promoted just five hours prior to the first pitch. Kahnle has spent a majority of the 2018 campaign working out the kinks at the Triple-A level, which includes a concerning dip in velocity from a season ago. Across his past 17 appearances for the RailRiders dating back to June 15, he's logged a 1.62 ERA and 0.90 WHIP with 23 strikeouts in 16.2 innings of relief.

Stanek will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher in Friday's game against the White Sox.

It's the second "start" of the week for Stanek, who pitched one inning as the opener in the Rays' 10-6 win over the Angels on Tuesday. Stanek hasn't covered more than two innings in any of his 35 appearances this season, so that will likely represent the upper bound of his workload Friday. Austin Pruitt and Jaime Schultz seem likely to be deployed as the Rays' primary long relievers once Stanek exits the contest.

Jurado will remain part of the Rangers' five-man rotation, Dic Humphrey of MLB.com reports.

Manager Jeff Banister declared he's "pretty well set" with the rotation he currently has, which is good news for Jurado. The right-hander was summoned from Double-A Frisco to make a spot start last Saturday for the recently traded Cole Hamels. "Right now, we'll stay in order. That's always subject to change, but right now we're pretty well set," said the manager. Jurado was the winning pitcher in his first start and is scheduled to start Friday against the Orioles.