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Mengden (6-6) took the loss Tuesday, allowing six runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out one over 4.2 innings against the Astros.

Mengden was hit hard, allowing five of his seven hits to go for extra bases. He's now allowed six homers over the last two starts after yielding two more Tuesday. The 25-year-old has also started struggling with command of late -- after not allowing more than one walk in any of his first 11 starts, he's walked seven in 8.2 innings in his last two starts. The pair of bad outings has raised his ERA a full run up to 3.90. He'll aim to right the ship Sunday against the Angels.

Giles allowed one hit and struck out two over one inning to pick up the save in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Athletics.

Giles was back in the closer's role after being bypassed three times last week for a potential save. All three of those save chances went to Hector Rondon, prompting some concern about Giles' role going forward. At the time, manager A.J. Hinch insisted Giles was still in the mix, but was merely getting a break from closing games, which appears to be the case. Giles has converted all 11 of his save chances this season.

Rodney secured save No. 14 in Tuesday's win over the Tigers, recording two strikeouts in a clean ninth inning.

After a rough start to the season which saw Rodney blow three of his first five save opportunities, he has since converted 12 straight chances and allowed only three runs and eight hits over 15.1 innings during that stretch. The 41-year-old has a 3.13 ERA and 1.26 WHIP with 22 strikeouts across 23 innings for the season.

Graveman (forearm), who is on the Triple-A disabled list, is rehabbing in Arizona but may be out "for some time" according to manager Bob Melvin, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Graveman originally went on the disabled list at Triple-A Nashville on May 31 after compiling a 2-1 record, 4.50 ERA and 1.75 WHIP over 24 innings across four starts. He was originally expected to only miss about 10 days, but that timeline has already been exceeded. The right-hander has yet to resume any baseball activities, and according to Melvin, the organization will be careful not to rush the 27-year-old back. "Typically, we're pretty cautious with that type of thing -- so he's not doing any baseball activity at this point," Melvin said.

Coleman (3-1) took the loss Tuesday against the Twins, as he gave up two earned runs while retiring just two batters. He walked two and struck out one.

Coleman came on for starter Blaine Hardy after the latter allowed a leadoff single to start the seventh inning. Coleman retired two batters but also walked two before departing with the bases loaded and the Tigers clinging to a 2-1 lead. Unfortunately, Warwick Saupold gave up a grand slam, saddling Coleman with his first loss of the season. Coleman still has a solid 2.76 ERA and has been mostly effective out of the Detroit bullpen this season.

Loaisiga will be recalled from Double-A Trenton and start Friday's game against the Rays, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

It was originally reported that Loaisiga would make his big-league debut Thursday, but manager Aaron Boone clarified his comments during Tuesday's postgame interview, saying that the young pitcher would instead start Friday with Domingo German getting the nod Thursday.

Manager Jeff Banister reported Tuesday that Moore may not make his next turn through the rotation, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

The Rangers are noncommittal on Moore's current spot in the starting rotation, as the veteran maintains a brutal 7.88 ERA and 2.04 WHIP on the year. If he is indeed bumped from the rotation, minor leaguers Austin Bibens-Dirkx and Yovani Gallardo appear to be realistic candidates to start in his place.

Paredes was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Paredes was sent back to the minors to free up a roster spot for Tuesday's starter, Jaime Barria, who was promoted from Triple-A in a corresponding roster move. The 23-year-old reliever owns a brutal 6.97 ERA across 10.1 innings with the Angels this season, though his numbers with the Bees are much more respectable (2.95 ERA across 18.1 frames).

Barria was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake and will start Tuesday against the Mariners, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.

As expected, Barria was brought back to the majors ahead of his scheduled start Tuesday. Through seven outings with the big club this season, the 21-year-old righty has posted an impressive 2.48 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. With Shohei Ohtani (elbow) sidelined for an extended period and perhaps the rest of the season, Barria could stick in the Angels' rotation. Eduardo Paredes was sent to the minors in a corresponding roster move.

Castro is a candidate to start Wednesday against the Red Sox, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

With Andrew Cashner (back) landing on the disabled list, Castro and Yefry Ramirez are the leading candidates to make the spot start. Castro owns an impressive 2.84 ERA across 38 innings this season, working primarily as a long reliever. That said, the 23-year-old doesn't miss many bats (6.2 K/9) and likely wouldn't be given a long leash if he were called upon to start Wednesday, so there should be better streaming options available.