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Robertson (leg) said he feels great and is ready to go for Friday's game against the Angels.

He was unavailable for the team's final two games before the break due to a high left leg strain, but it seems Robertson has put the injury behind him and is ready to return to the closer role. Control issues plagued Robertson throughout the first half but he still managed to go 23-for-25 in save opportunities, and he has shown some improvement with his control of late with one walk in his last five appearances.

Garton was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Garton allowed no earned runs in seven of his nine appearances during his second stint in the majors this season but gave up a combined six earned runs in the other two. All in all, it tallied out to a 6.75 ERA and 1.75 WHIP since his call up on June 21. The 26-year-old reliever will now head back to Triple-A Durham where he's produced a much more impressive 2.31 ERA and 1.24 WHIP over 23.1 innings.

Fulmer was called up from Double-A Birmingham prior to Friday's game against the Angels. He will work out of the big league bullpen.

The No. 8 overall pick in last year's draft, Fulmer was fast-tracked to the big leagues in the same manner as Chris Sale and Carlos Rodon before him, although Fulmer is not quite that same caliber of pitching prospect. He had a really rough start to the season at Double-A, but rebounded of late, notching a 4.34 ERA in June and 1.50 ERA in July. While the White Sox will deploy Fulmer as a reliever this season, it's likely he will still be developed as a starter long term. However, given his competitiveness, high-effort delivery, 6-foot stature and two plus pitches (fastball and curveball), he has the look of a future high-leverage reliever if he doesn't make it as a starter. Fulmer has the potential to offer over a strikeout per inning and solid ratios down the stretch, although he is unlikely to be in the mix for saves.

The Rangers placed Diekman on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a cut on his left index finger, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Diekman cut his finger Wednesday before the All-Star break and will still need a few more days to recover, so the team decided to place him on the disabled list to open up a roster spot for fellow reliever Keone Kela. Diekman last pitched July 6, so he will be eligible to be activated as soon as next Thursday.

Fulmer will be called up Friday, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Fulmer is the White Sox's top starting pitching prospect, but the report indicates he will join the big league bullpen, presumably as a means of limiting his innings. Expect the White Sox to let him get his feet wet in middle-to-long relief.

Pomeranz will make his Boston debut Wednesday against the Giants, Evan Drellich of The Boston Herald reports.

The recently acquired Pomeranz will square off with a familiar foe Wednesday when he faces his old division rival in the Giants. In three other starts against the Giants when he was a member of the Padres' rotation, Pomeranz endured some tough luck as he went 0-2 despite posting a 2.60 ERA over 17.1 innings.

Pomeranz was traded to the Red Sox on Thursday, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Pomeranz was acquired by the Red Sox for players to be named, but it is believed that the Padres are receiving one of Boston's better prospects. The 27-year-old has been great with the Padres in 2016, compiling a 2.47 ERA and 1.06 WHIP over 102 innings while striking out 115 batters. It remains to be seen when Pomeranz will make his first start with his new squad.

Carroll was outrighted to Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Carroll will be removed from the 40-man roster, allowing the White Sox to add an additional arm in the rotation or bullpen. After a 2015 season where the right-hander produced a 3.44 ERA and 1.45 WHIP over 36.2 innings for the White Sox, the 31-year-old has regressed in 2016, spending the majority of the season with Triple-A Charlotte and logging a 5.27 ERA and 1.71 WHIP over 56.1 frames.

Mengden will start Friday against Toronto after Rich Hill was scratched with a blister, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Rich Hill was scheduled to lead off the rotation for the A's out of the break, but that honor will now go to Mengden. The rookie has a 4.54 ERA through his first six major league starts, but was pitching very well until allowing six earned runs in his most recent outing.

Loup made nine appearances in relief during the first half of the season, posting a 6.75 ERA and 0.75 WHIP with seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings.

The left-handed specialist got a late start to his season, as he was not activated from the DL (elbow) until May 28. He pitched decently, but was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo in mid-June. Loup was recalled at the beginning of July and notched two flawless outings, one of which included his first hold of the year. The 28-year-old had amassed 22 holds and four saves combined in 2014 and '15 while appearing in 60-plus games both seasons, but Loup appears to be a non-factor in the team's plans for 2016.