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The Red Sox selected Brasier's contract from Triple-A Pawtucket ahead of Sunday's game against the Royals, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

After making seven appearances with the Angels in 2013, Brasier underwent Tommy John surgery the following season and hadn't resurfaced in the big leagues until Sunday. He earned the call to the majors after dazzling as the closer for Pawtucket, recording 13 saves in 40.1 innings to go with a 1.34 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 40:8 K:BB. Expect him to work in the middle innings or handle mop-up duty during his initial appearances with Boston.

The Rangers acquired Gearrin, Austin Jackson and minor-leaguer Jason Bahr from the Giants on Sunday, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Gearrin had a 4.20 ERA and 1.53 WHIP over 30 innings with the Giants this season, but hasn't allowed a run in his last six appearances. The 32-year-old seems slated for a middle-relief role out of the Rangers' bullpen, but he could work toward a higher-leverage role if the team offloads any of its back-end pieces for prospects.

The Red Sox placed Johnson on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with left hip inflammation, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

The transaction is retroactive to July 5, but the timing of the injury likely means the Red Sox won't bring Johnson back from the DL until after the All-Star break. Johnson had been serving as Boston's fifth starter for the last two turns through the rotation, conceding three runs on 11 hits and three walks over 8.2 innings in those contests. The Red Sox recalled William Cuevas from Triple-A Pawtucket in a corresponding move and could turn to him to make a spot start Monday against the Rangers, when Johnson's next turn is scheduled to come up.

The Royals placed Junis on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with lower-back inflammation, Maria Torres of The Kansas City Star reports.

Junis had been scheduled to take the hill for the series finale Sunday against the Red Sox, but that assignment will now fall to long reliever Heath Fillmyer following Junis' surprise move to the DL. It's not clear if Junis experienced the back issue during his last start July 2 against the Indians or if it crept up during a between-starts bullpen session or warmups Sunday. In any case, the injury may keep Junis on the shelf through the All-Star break, as the Royals could get by with a four-man rotation through next weekend following Fillmyer's spot start.

The Blue Jays recalled Mayza from Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.

Mayza will head back to the big leagues just four days after being optioned to Triple-A with fellow reliever Rhiner Cruz (groin) hitting the 10-day disabled list. Over 12 appearances with the Blue Jays this season, Mayza has posted a 3.75 ERA and has struck out 10 over 12 innings. He'll likely work mostly in lower-leverage spots during his current stint with Toronto.

Pomeranz (biceps) allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out one over three innings in a rehabilitation start for Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday, Bill Koch of the Providence Journal reports.

This was Pomeranz's second rehab start, and the results were much-improved from his first one. Five soft singles replaced the four home runs he allowed in his initial rehab start. The hope was that the left-hander could last four innings, but the pitch count built up over three innings, so the PawSox had him throw another 10-to-12 pitches in the bullpen following his departure. That puts Pomeranz in line to throw five innings or more when he makes his next start.

Moore allowed two hits and four walks while striking out six over 4.1 innings of relief in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Tigers.

The left-hander entered this one early when Cole Hamels was chased after giving up seven runs in two-thirds of an inning. Since being yanked from the starting rotation, Moore has pitched mostly as a long reliever. He's allowed five runs on nine hits and six walks while striking out 13 over 12.2 innings, spanning five appearances. In four of those five outings, Moore has pitched at least two innings.

Kelly left Saturday's game because he was feeling lightheaded, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports. He's still being evaluated.

The hard-throwing right-hander was not experiencing any chest pains, according to Christopher Smith of MassLive.com, but the Red Sox will continue to monitor Kelly to be sure he's OK. If this issue were to cost Kelly additional time, Matt Barnes would presumably move up and take on primary setup duties in front of closer Craig Kimbrel.

Kelly left Saturday's game with an apparent injury, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Kelly got the first two outs of the eighth inning but some sort of injury prevented him from completing the frame. He left the game after a brief visit from the team trainer and manager Alex Cora. Brandon Workman replaced Kelly on the mound.

Rodney struck out one and allowed one run on two hits but still secured his 19th save in Saturday's 5-4 win over Baltimore.

Thankfully the Twins entered the ninth inning with a two-run cushion, as Jonathan Schoop -- who advanced to second base on fielder's indifference -- scored when Rodney allowed a two-out double to Jace Peterson. The 41-year-old has converted 19 of 24 save opportunities this season and has a 3.16 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and 35 strikeouts over 31.1 innings.