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Gearrin was added to the active roster prior to Monday's game against the Red Sox.

The Rangers traded for Gearrin from the Giants over the weekend, and he will be in uniform and active for this series against Texas. Gearrin notched a 4.20 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 31 strikeouts in 30 innings of relief for the Giants prior to the trade.

Chapman (knee) will likely be used if a save situation arises Monday in Baltimore, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

His knee tendinitis is still present, and the plan is for him to attempt to continue to play through the issue for the rest of the season, possibly getting some maintenance days in when possible. Fantasy owners will have to deploy Chapman, given this intel, knowing that he may not get 100 percent of the save chances the rest of the way. David Robertson has emerged as the favorite to close games when Chapman needs a day off.

Loaisiga (shoulder) received a cortisone shot and will be shut down for a few weeks, Marc Carig of The Athletic New York reports.

No structural damage was found, but the talented rookie is dealing with inflammation. There's a chance that even though this shoulder injury will cost Loaisiga at least a month in the middle of the season, it may not actually impact his total innings pitched in 2018, as he has thrown 63 innings between the minors and majors, and only threw 32.2 innings in 2017. He will miss most if not all of July, and will then have to go on a rehab assignment before potentially rejoining the big-league club in mid-to-late August.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Kelly (illness) was available out of the bullpen during Sunday's 7-4 win over the Royals.

Kelly experienced some lightheadedness during his appearance Saturday, but felt considerably better after hydrating overnight. He ultimately wasn't used in the series finale, but Cora stressed that Kelly's absence was mostly precautionary with the Red Sox getting extra reinforcement for the bullpen with the additions of callups William Cuevas and Ryan Brasier. Kelly, who maintains a 3.41 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 39 appearances on the season, should reprise his setup role Monday against the Rangers if the contest is competitive.

Johnson downplayed the inflamed left hip that resulted in his placement on the 10-day disabled list Sunday and expects to rejoin the Red Sox before the All-Star break, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Johnson stressed that the hip injury didn't affect him during his third start of the season July 3 against the Nationals, with the right-hander instead indicating he didn't experience any soreness until waking up the next day. Despite being moved to the DL, Johnson was still able to play catch off flat ground Sunday and could throw a bullpen session within a few days. If all goes well, Johnson would likely line up for a return to the rotation July 15 in the club's final game of the first half. The Red Sox will need a replacement starter for Johnson on Tuesday against the Rangers, with long reliever Hector Velazquez representing the leading candidate to fill the opening.

Kittredge was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Monday, Juan Toribio of The Athletic Tampa Bay reports.

He logged two scoreless innings while walking two and striking out one Sunday against the Mets, and the fact that he no longer qualifies as a fresh arm likely led to his demotion. Chris Archer was activated ahead of his start as a corresponding move. Kittredge will likely be back up at some point this summer.

The Orioles recalled Yacabonis from Triple-A Norfolk ahead of his scheduled start Monday in Game 1 of the team's doubleheader with the Yankees.

Yacabonis is serving as the Orioles' 26th man in the twin bill, so he'll likely be optioned to Norfolk following the outing. In his lone start with Baltimore back on June 28 against the Mariners, Yacabonis lasted just four innings and gave up two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out five.

Akin (groin) started Friday for Double-A Bowie and gave up four runs on three hits and four walks over two innings in an 11-0 loss to Harrisburg.

Akin only missed one turn through the rotation as a result of the groin discomfort he experienced during a June 26 outing. Though he had a rough outing Friday, the 23-year-old has generally been solid in his first season in the Eastern League. Over 87.2 innings with Bowie, Akin has posted a 2.98 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 95 strikeouts.

Gallegos was called up by the Yankees to be their 26th man for Monday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

The 26-year-old has pitched three times for the Yankees this season, allowing three runs in seven innings. If he pitches again Monday, it will likely come in a low-leverage role.

Robertson tossed a perfect inning and struck out one Sunday against the Blue Jays, as he picked up his second save of the season.

Robertson was tagged with the loss July 2 after surrendering two runs (one earned) on a home run, but he's bounced back to put together two straight scoreless outings. He'll likely continue to see high-leverage innings moving forward, as he sits with a 3.35 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with an impressive 48:13 K:BB over 40.1 innings.