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Hu was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Since returning to the minors as a reliever, Hu has been lights out, posting five scoreless outings while striking out 10 batters in seven innings pitched. He'll return to the big leagues to add bullpen depth, likely in a middle-relief role.

Harvey (elbow) threw a full bullpen session Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

According to the report, the Orioles were "really encouraged" with how the session went for Harvey, who is now roughly 10 months removed from Tommy John surgery. If Harvey continues to progress without any hiccups, he could return to competitive action at the lower levels by late June or early July. The right-hander has fared well when healthy since being drafted in the first round in 2013, but elbow issues have cost him two-plus years of development time.

Leone was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

With J.A. Happ coming off the disabled list, the Blue Jays chose to send Leone back to the minors. After pitching 24.2 innings over 21 games, Leone's ERA and WHIP are sitting at 4.01 and 1.22, respectively.

Mickolio was assigned to Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

Mickolio spent four seasons in Japan prior to signing with the Twins earlier in May. Overseas, the right-hander posted a 2.42 ERA along with a 1.09 WHIP in 208.1 innings. He seems to be in line for an organizational depth role for Minnesota.

Diaz notched his ninth save in Monday's 6-5 win over the Rockies, recording two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.

Diaz was impressive for his second consecutive save opportunity, setting down Gerardo Parra, Trevor Story and Tony Wolters on 11 pitches. The young right-hander seems to have regained the closer role and has now rattled off five straight scoreless appearances with a 7:2 K:BB over six innings during that span.

Belisle gave up three runs and a home run while retiring one batter in Monday's loss to Houston. He has an 8.66 ERA and 16:13 K:BB in 17.2 innings.

Belisle has struggled with walks as he has four walks in his last 4.2 innings. The Twins signed Belisle in the offseason with the hope he'd be a reliable setup man, but he's been a disappointment so far.

Colome struck out the side on 11 pitches in the ninth inning of Monday's 10-8 win over the Rangers, notching his 14th save.

Colome mowed through Rougned Odor, Jonathan Lucroy and Joey Gallo, getting all three on swinging strikes to close out the high-scoring victory. The 28-year-old has gone 9-for-9 in save opportunities during May while also notching a victory on Sunday against the Twins. The impressive stretch has lowered Colome's ERA nearly a full run from 2.77 to 1.78, while his WHIP is now a stellar 0.91 following Monday's effort.

Pressly gave up five runs on three hits and walk while retiring one batter in Monday's loss to Houston. Pressly's ERA rose to 8.50

Pressly and the bullpen combined to give up a six-run lead in the eighth and ninth innings. Pressly has 23 strikeouts in 18 innings, but he's still giving up too much contact with 20 hits and four home runs allowed. His continued struggles may see him moved to a low-profile role in the bullpen.

Barnes (3-2) allowed two runs on three hits while striking out two in Monday's 5-4 loss to the White Sox.

Barnes, who entered the game having thrown six consecutive scoreless outings, had difficulty with the bottom third of Chicago's order. He yielded a leadoff triple to Yolmer Sanchez on a 1-2 curveball and a double to Kevan Smith that knotted the game. Melky Cabrera later poked a single behind second base to knock in the go-ahead run. Despite giving up the lead and a possible win for David Price, who had an encouraging 2017 debut after dealing with elbow soreness since February, Barnes should remain a high-leverage reliever for the Red Sox.

Wilson notched his fourth save in Monday's 10-7 win over the Royals, pitching a scoreless ninth and issuing a walk.

The 29-year-old rebounded from a rough night against the White Sox on Saturday when he gave up three earned runs on four hits in one inning. Wilson was able to turn in his first hitless appearance since May 13, disposing of the potent trio of Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez after walking Mike Moustakas to start the frame. The lefty has been a bit inconsistent since taking over the closer role following the demotion of Francisco Rodriguez, but he's now notched three saves in the four opportunities he's received in that span.