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Tate, 23, spun 5.2 scoreless innings Tuesday in his season debut for High-A Tampa. The 6-foot-2 righty scattered three hits and fanned five batters while walking just one.

The Yanks took a flier on Tate in acquiring him from Texas last season, as the 2015 first-round pick struggled with injury and inconsistency while with the Rangers organization. It remains to be seen if Tate can stay on the field and deliver, but this is certainly a step in the right direction.

Paredes will make his first trip to the big leagues Friday, after the Angels recalled him from Triple-A Salt Lake.

In a corresponding move, the team sent C.J. Cron down to Salt Lake, giving Paredes a chance to show off his stuff at the major-league level. The 22-year-old has posted a 2.00 ERA with a 1.28 WHIP in the minors this season, to go along with a 43:15 K:BB in 36 innings of relief. He will serve as depth in the bullpen for the Halos moving forward.

Povse gave up three earned runs on four hits over two-thirds of an inning in Thursday's 9-6 win over the Tigers. He also recorded a strikeout.

After making the leap up from Double-A Arkansas on June 18, Povse received a rather rude welcome to the majors. The towering right-hander was touched up for a 394-foot two-run shot by Miguel Cabrera and a run-scoring single by Justin Upton while firing 31 pitches overall after coming on for fellow rookie Andrew Moore in the eighth. Despite the rough debut, the Mariners have hopes for Povse as a potential multi-inning reliever, considering he's logged 62 starts at the minor-league level.

Curtiss was promoted to Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

The 24-year-old has quickly risen through the minor-league ranks over the past couple seasons, but has really been turning heads this season at Double-A Chattanooga. Through 21 games, Curtiss has a 0.72 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 35:12 K:BB, earning him a well-deserved shot at the next tier. The Twins have the worst bullpen in the majors in terms of reliever ERA this season (5.20), so the young right-hander may get a look this season if his success continues.

The Twins selected Hildenberger's contract from Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

The right-hander has mowed down opponents for Triple-A Rochester to the tune of a 2.05 ERA, 35 strikeouts, eight walks and six saves across 30.2 innings. Hildenberger, 26, brings intrigue to a Twins bullpen lacking excitement. It may not take him long to ascend the depth chart and lock down a high-leverage role, considering he recorded double-digit saves at three minors levels prior to this season.

Devenski threw a clean ninth inning with three strikeouts to earn his third save of the season Thursday against the A's.

It took just 15 pitches for Devenski to take care of Rajai Davis, Chad Pinder, and Jaycob Brugman to earn the save after the A's had put together a rally to make the game uncomfortably close for the Astros. Ken Giles still has a strong hold on the closer's role for the Astros, but Devenski has elite numbers across the board that make him a viable ninth-inning option on days where manager A.J. Hinch wants to give his regular closer a rest day. Devenski is sporting a 12.87 K/9 rate and also owns an impressive 0.82 WHIP over 42.2 innings.

Hernandez fired a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts in Thursday's win over the Yankees.

By the time Hernandez entered the game, the Angels had gotten out to a five-run lead to negate the possibility of a save situation. Still, Hernandez kept his foot on the gas and got through four batters on just 15 pitches. That said, had it been a save situation, Cam Bedrosian would have likely taken the hill for the Angels. Hernandez is enjoying a resurgent season in 2017 with a 2.28 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP, but several things would need to happen in order for him to start seeing save opportunities.

Boxberger (back) is expected to rejoin the Rays on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The right-hander scuffled a bit in his Wednesday rehab appearance for Triple-A Durham (one run on four walks in two-thirds of an inning). Boxberger is not in a position to steal saves away from the reliable Alex Colome but may eventually climb back into an important setup role. The Rays probably will install him into low-leverage spots initially, though.

Diekman (abdomen) is expected to resume a throwing program next week and is targeting a return to the Rangers shortly after the All-Star break, Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Per doctors' recommendations, Diekman has been resting easy since undergoing his third and final surgery June 9 to address ulcerative colitis. After enduring no complications during the surgery, it appears Diekman is nearly ready to work out on a regular basis again. Once he begins the throwing program, Diekman believes he'll need about three weeks to get back to full strength, tentatively putting him on track for activation from the 60-day disabled list in late July. With a 3.40 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 26 holds in 53 innings last season, Diekman was a key part of the bridge to former closer Sam Dyson and would likely assume a similar setup role upon coming off the DL.

Norris (4-5) gave up five runs on five hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in a loss to the Mariners on Thursday.

Norris issued walks to two of the first three batters he faced in the second inning, and both baserunners came around to score. He later served up a two-run homer to Robinson Cano. The lefty has been his own worst enemy with the walks this year, as his BB/9 is pushing 4.0 after settling at 2.9 last season. He lines up for a home start against the Royals early next week.