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Puk (elbow) underwent successful Tommy John surgery Tuesday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

The club announced that Dr. Neal ElAttrache did the procedure in Los Angeles and that Puk will begin his lengthy rehabilitation Thursday. The 22-year-old had been dealing with a ligament issue in his elbow during the final week of spring training and will be forced to miss the entirety of this season, and the beginning of the 2019 campaign.

Infante was sent to Triple-A Charlotte following Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Infante had appeared in six games with the White Sox up to this point, allowing eight earned runs in just 4.1 innings of relief. He was a reliable option out of the bullpen for Chicago last season, posting a 3.13 ERA and 1.19 WHIP over 54.2 innings, and will look to right the ship at the Triple-A level. The club didn't immediately announce a corresponding move.

Barria was recalled prior to Wednesday's start against Texas, TR Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

The club has yet to announce its corresponding move but Barria is set to make his major-league debut against the Rangers in Wednesday's series finale. Over the course of 141.2 innings of work in the minors last season, the right-hander logged an impressive 2.80 ERA and 1.07 WHIP split between three levels.

Harvey was optioned to Double-A Bowie on Wednesday.

Harvey didn't wind up making an appearance during his brief stint in the big leagues. He'll head back to the minors to develop further against upper-level hitters since he hasn't appeared above High-A in his career.

Coulombe struck out three over two perfect frames in a 4-0 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.

The lefty bounced back from the only outing in which he's given up a run, working a season-high two innings. Coulombe has notched multiple strikeouts in two of his last three appearances, and he's seen a significant workload thus far in April. Factoring in Tuesday's appearance, the 28-year-old logged five appearances over the first 10 days of the month, pitching at least one inning in four of those outings.

Diaz struck out the side on 13 pitches in the ninth inning of an 8-3 win over the Royals on Tuesday.

The hard-throwing right-hander needed some work after having last having pitched April 3, so manager Scott Servais deployed him in the low-leverage scenario. Diaz quickly mowed down Paulo Orlando, Alcides Escobar and Abraham Almonte on swinging strikeouts over his one frame, an extension of what has been a spectacular start to his season. Diaz has been nothing short of dominant thus far in 2018, firing four perfect innings in which he's racked up an 11:0 K:BB and successfully converted all three save opportunities.

Andriese fired a scoreless eighth inning in a 6-5 win over the White Sox on Tuesday, allowing a hit and recording a strikeout.

After allowing six earned runs over the 2.2 innings encompassing his prior two appearances, Andriese was able to settle things down over his one frame Tuesday. The 28-year-old has notched at least one strikeout in each of his four relief appearances thus far, and he's yet to issue a walk despite his other struggles.

Johnson pitched two scoreless innings of relief in Tuesday's 14-1 win over the Yankees. He allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two.

After one start while a member of the rotation, Johnson has moved to the bullpen, but could get one more start Saturday, the next time Boston needs a fifth starter. The Red Sox decided to delay Drew Pomeranz's return from a forearm injury for at least one more start. Johnson and Hector Velazquez are the candidates for the start.

McHugh allowed a hit and a walk while striking out five in two innings of relief in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Twins.

Starter Dallas Keuchel expended 101 pitches before leaving after four innings, necessitating some length out of the bullpen. That's the ideal spot for McHugh, the starter turned reliever. With Houston's offense, which ranks seventh in runs scored per game over the final four innings, that could lead to some stolen wins for a long man like McHugh. The 31-year-old right-hander has three multi-inning appearances and has struck out 10 over 6.2 innings.

Manaea (1-2) got the loss Tuesday, giving up two earned runs on seven hits, striking out five and walking one in Oakland's 4-0 defeat to the Dodgers.

He didn't get rewarded with the win for the effort but it was nonetheless a third straight solid start from the 26-year-old left-hander to begin the season, as Manaea is now the owner of a 1.74 ERA and a sparkling 0.77 WHIP through 22.2 innings. His ratios aren't likely to stay that ridiculous all year (he'd be a Cy Young candidate if they did) but he certainly has the look of a pitcher who has taken a step forward. He'll look keep the hot start rolling in his next outing against the White Sox on April 16.