MLB Player News

Andriese (groin) will make his return from the DL on Saturday, pitching the second game of the Rays doubleheader, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Andriese threw a successful bullpen session Wednesday, and will head back to the big leagues after a brief stint on the disabled list with a mild groin strain. Thus far in 2017, the right-hander has gone 5-1 in 11 contests, amassing a 3.45 ERA with a 1.28 WHIP, to go along with 54 strikeouts and 21 walks.

McHugh (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Despite throwing off a mound at the end of May, McHugh still remains without a timetable for return. This made him an easy choice to be moved from the 40-man roster to allow top prospect Francis Martes to head to Houston for his big-league debut. It's unlikely that McHugh will be able to make an impact with the Astros until the second half of the season, although more information on his recovery progress should come forth once he ramps up his throwing program.

Scott will transition back into a bullpen role, and could make his MLB debut later this year, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

As part of a development plan, the hard-throwing lefty opened the campaign as a starter. Orioles director of player development Brian Graham said Monday that "it'll be at some point this year" when Scott resumes his normal bullpen role in preparation for a mid- to late-season promotion. To complement an upper-90s fastball, the 22-year-old has been perfecting a slider while improving his command at Double-A Bowie. Through 33 innings this year, he owns a stellar 1.64 ERA with 43 strikeouts, but his 22 walks illustrate there's work still to be done. Scott projects to be a high-leverage reliever in due time.

Kelly has a 1.42 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 25.1 innings this season.

The former starter has tossed 12 straight scoreless innings since the start of May with only six hits and two walks allowed. The 28-year-old is seeing more high-leverage situations and has recorded a hold in three of his last four appearances. Kelly has a low K/9 (6.4) thus far but has kept the ball down with a GB/FB rate of 1.90 during his scoreless streak.

Zych has recorded a WHIP of 1.28 and ERA of 2.30 through 15.2 innings.

Initially thought by some to be heading to the minors after being removed from the disabled list in April, Zych has worked his way to becoming one of the most trusted arms in Seattle's bullpen. He's been able to buckle down in tough spots, stranding 84.2 percent of baserunners. He also has a save and three holds this year, signs that the coaching staff isn't afraid to hand the ball to the 26-year-old in stressful situations.

Coulombe has pitched 18.2 innings this year with a 2.41 ERA and 1.29 WHIP.

Since becoming the only southpaw reliever in Oakland after Sean Doolittle's placement on the disabled list in early May, Coulombe has shined out of the bullpen. In 10.1 innings, he has allowed two runs and struck out 13. He's recently seemed to have won the trust of manager Bob Melvin, who has handed him the ball with leads in his last two appearances, leading to his first two holds of the year. The gained trust is promising for Coulombe moving forward, but with Doolittle nearing return, the high-leverage usage could start trending down.

Diaz (2-2) fired a scoreless ninth inning in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Twins, allowing one hit.

The 23-year-old closer was in line for the victory once Mike Zunino blasted a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth, and he was able to successfully parlay that opportunity into his second win through an efficient 11 pitches. Diaz is in the midst of an impressive stretch in which he's compiled six scoreless efforts in seven appearances, along with a .194 wOBA, 1.13 ERA, .161 BAA and 0.88 WHIP across eight innings.

Alvarado notched his fifth hold of the season in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the White Sox, firing a scoreless eighth inning.

It was the 22-year-old's fifth scoreless effort in his last six trips to the mound and he's now lowered his ERA to 3.29 and WHIP to 0.73. All five of Alvarado's holds have come since May 14, a stretch in which he's posted a .175 wOBA, 2.08 ERA and .103 BAA across 8.2 innings in nine appearances.

Farmer (2-0) tossed 6.2 scoreless innings Wednesday, scattering three hits and a walk while striking out five in a 4-0 win over the Angels.

He's now delivered 13 shutout innings over two starts with a 16:3 K:BB, and Farmer seems to have done more than enough to lock up the Tigers' fifth starter spot going forward. His next start is scheduled for Tuesday at home against the Diamondbacks.

Hendriks fired two scoreless innings in Wednesday's 7-5 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays, recording three strikeouts.

The right-hander continues to be an excellent source of strikeouts, as he's now racked up multiple whiffs in three straight outings, and in five of his last six appearances overall. Hendriks has compiled five holds and two wins on the season as well and represents one of manager Bob Melvin's most trusted options out of what has been an inconsistent bullpen.