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Chapman notched his 15th save in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Twins, giving up a hit over one inning while also recording a strikeout.

Just seven days ago, Chapman endured his poorest showing of the season, giving up a pair of hits and earned runs to this same Twins squad. The 28-year-old southpaw has subsequently bounced back to record a victory and a pair of saves over the last four days, with the latter both coming versus Minnesota.

Andriese (6-1) gave up five hits, two earned runs and two walks over 4.2 innings in Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Orioles in the matinee game of a doubleheader.

The 26-year-old right-hander was back in the starting rotation for at least one afternoon. Andriese was in for only 78 pitches, but recorded five whiffs and induced 18 swinging strikes. He gave up RBI singles to J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones in the second after surrendering an inning-opening double to Jonathan Schoop, but was otherwise effective. He's expected to head back to the bullpen, where he'd been transitioned following Blake Snell's promotion to the bigs.

Webb (pectoral) was activated from the disabled list Saturday after making four rehab appearances.

Webb has managed to avoid too much trouble out of Tampa Bay's bullpen despite posting a potentially dangerous 1.531 WHIP.

Farquhar was sent back to Triple-A Durham after Saturday's game, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Farquhar was called up as the 26th man for Saturday's doubleheader.

Manaea (arm) is slated to come off the DL to start Wednesday's game against the Giants, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Manaea will spend only the minimum 15 days on the disabled last while nursing a strained muscle in his left forearm. The southpaw made a rehab start at High-A Stockton on Friday, so he'll enter Wednesday's start on a regular four days of rest.

Farquhar has been recalled to serve as the Rays' 26th man for Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

The Rays will add Farquhar to the 40-man roster and recall the right-hander to provide additional bullpen help Saturday. There's a chance Farquhar, who has been at Triple-A Durham since mid-May, could remain with the team beyond Saturday, but it's likely he'll return to Durham following the two-game set.

Chapman notched his 14th save in Friday's 5-3 victory over the Twins, striking out the side in the ninth inning.

The hard-throwing closer needed only 11 pitches to mow down Eduardo Escobar, Byung-ho Park and Kurt Suzuki in the final frame, snuffing out any hopes of a comeback. Chapman has converted five straight save opportunities after blowing one for the first time all season on June 5, and he lowered his ERA back under 3.00 (2.84) with Friday's effort.

Moore (3-5) struck out six and surrendered seven hits, five earned runs and a walk over 6.2 innings in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Orioles.

Moore's performance was a mixed bag, with the five earned runs surrendered a black mark, but the 18 swinging strikes induced a big positive. He gave up a solo shot to Adam Jones in the fourth, and otherwise was done in by lesser hits. In the 'What Else Is New" category, he also suffered from a general lack of run support by the Rays' offense. It was a step back overall for the 27-year-old southpaw, who'd delivered back-to-back quality starts prior to Friday's outing. He'll try to turn things around versus the Red Sox next Wednesday afternoon.

Barnes allowed one run on four hits while striking out four over 2.2 innings in Friday night's win over the Rangers.

The Red Sox had many heroes in overcoming the 6-0 hole that starter David Price put them in, but a comeback would not have been possible if not for the work of their beleaguered bullpen. And that started with Barnes, keeping them in the game from the third to fifth inning. He's primarily a middle-inning guy who can give Boston length when needed -- he's tossed 6.2 innings his last three appearances -- and can dial up the fastball. If he limits the homers and can locate more consistently, Barnes will make a living in this role.

Martinez allowed four runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two over six innings, but received no decision Friday against the Red Sox.

Martinez was spotted to a six-run lead in the third inning, and despite failing to post a quality start, he was in line for the win until the bullpen fell apart in the ninth inning. He's now appeared twice as a reliever and twice as a starter this year, and his ERA is at 5.54. He'll make his next start Wednesday at the Yankees.