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Strahm (undisclosed) left Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader with an apparent injury, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports.

After being bumped from the rotation, Strahm entered Saturday's afternoon game out of the bullpen for the first time since June 9, but left in the top of the fourth inning after recording three outs. There will be more information in the coming hours about Strahm's injury once the team announces his status.

Povse fired two scoreless innings in Friday's 10-0 win over the Angels, allowing three hits and a walk while recording a strikeout.

The promising rookie bounced back from a rough introduction to the big leagues at the hands of the Tigers on June 22 in which he was touched up for three earned runs on four hits in less than an inning. Friday's two-inning stint was representative of the type of role that the Mariners currently envision for Povse in their bullpen, as he carries the capacity for long-relief work after extensive starting experience in the minors.

Leclerc could be an option to get saves for the Rangers in the short term, following Matt Bush's removal from the closer role Saturday, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

Bush suffered his fifth blown save of the season Friday, prompting his removal from the ninth-inning role. Keone Kela, who is nursing a sore shoulder, is the presumed favorite to take over as the closer once fully healthy, but Leclerc and Alex Claudio should see some save opportunities while Kela is unavailable. The 23-year-old righty has a 2.74 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 38.5 percent strikeout rate this season, but he has also walked 13 batters in 23 innings.

Pressly was promoted to Minnesota prior to its doubleheader against the Royals on Saturday, Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press reports.

Pressly is bound for another appearance with the Twins, as the 28-year-old makes yet another trip to the big leagues this season. In 22 innings of work at the major-league level, Pressly holds an ERA of 8.18 despite a decent 26:8 K:BB. Besides a few poor outings, Pressly has held his own, which is why the Twins are calling on his relief capabilities for extra bullpen depth before their doubleheader.

Boxberger excelled in his 2017 debut, striking out the side in his only inning of work in Friday's 6-4 extra-inning win over the Orioles.

The veteran reliever couldn't have dialed up a better performance for his first appearance of 2017, firing 10 of his 13 pitches for strikes while mowing down Ruben Tejeda, Joey Rickard and Seth Smith. If Boxberger can provide something close to this caliber of effort on a regular basis, it will naturally go a long way toward stabilizing what has at times been a shaky seventh-and-eighth-inning bullpen situation for the Rays. Furthermore, it certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility for the former closer to see some save chances on days when Alex Colome is unavailable.

Scott has a 2.41 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 15 strikeouts across 18.2 innings this season.

The left-hander is holding left-handed hitters to a .097/.216/.194 slash line and is being used primarily as a matchup lefty. Scott has performed well this season, but he has pitched a full inning or more in only nine of his 32 appearances and has a 7.2 K/9, severely hampering his fantasy value in all but the deepest leagues.

Strahm was bumped from the rotation and will return to the bullpen instead of starting Sunday, FOX Sports KC reports.

The right-hander has struggled over his brief time in the rotation, posting a 7.71 ERA while being tagged for a .320 BAA over 11.2 innings (three starts). If there's any good news here, it's that the Royals are committed to keeping Strahm around to develop at the big-league level. His long-term role as an MLB starter or reliever appears up for debate at this point, although the club would certainly prefer the former.

Kelly has a 1.07 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with 24 strikeouts over 33.2 innings this season.

The former starter hasn't allowed a run since April 30, a stretch of 20.1 innings in which he has given up only 13 hits. Kelly has 10 holds for the season, seven of which came in June as he shifted into the setup role for closer Craig Kimbrel, and should see consistent opportunities going forward in his current role.

Merritt will serve as the Indians' 26th man for Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

He has a 3.68 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 66:22 K:BB in 80.2 innings at Triple-A Columbus this season. If Josh Tomlin or Carlos Carrasco gets into trouble early in their starts, Merritt, whose last start was June 24, will likely be called upon to eat some innings before heading back to Triple-A.

Johnson (shoulder) logged 2.2 innings in a rehab start for short-season Lowell on Friday. He gave up one run on two hits and two walks while striking out four.

This was his first game action since June 14. He will continue to work his way back, presumably moving his rehab to a more challenging minor-league level before returning to the majors. Doug Fister is currently occupying the fifth spot in the Red Sox rotation, and that spot should go to Eduardo Rodriguez once he returns from the DL. Johnson will merely be left serving as a depth option.