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Robertson allowed no runs on two hits and a walk over one inning to earn his 19th save of the year Friday against the Blue Jays.

Robertson was protecting a one-run lead, and loaded the bases with one out before getting a strikeout and a pop out to secure the victory. Despite converting all six of his save opportunities this month, he's walked 10 batters in 11.1 innings to raise his WHIP to 1.45 on the year.

Zych (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day DL on Friday.

This was merely procedural as Zych has missed close to two months already and recently suffered a setback with his shoulder. Wade LeBlanc, Friday's starter against the Cardinals, was called up in a corresponding move.

May (back) will make a rehab appearance with Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Upon completion of another successful bullpen session Friday, May received the green light to join a minor league affiliate. It's not entirely clear how long he will remain with Rochester, but May pitched his way out of the setup job before hitting the DL and manager Paul Molitor may need some convincing to return May to a high-leverage role.

Fulmer will pitch during next weekend's series against Tampa Bay, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports.

The young righty exited his most recent start Thursday with dizziness brought on by dehydration, but he'll be back in the rotation next weekend with a bit of added rest working in his favor. The Tigers have not specified which of the four games against the Rays that Fulmer will start, but Sunday's game on July 3 looks to be the likely date.

Bellatti was designated for assignment by the Rays on Friday to make room for recently acquired Oswaldo Arcia, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The 24-year-old righty pitched fairly well for the Rays' big-league club in 2015, posting a 2.31 ERA in 23.1 innings. However, after failing to make the Opening Day roster in 2016, Bellatti has struggled to sustain that success in Triple-A, making him the odd man out on the 40-man roster with the Rays' recent trade for Oswaldo Arcia.

Almonte threw four innings of three-run ball while surrendering four hits and four walks en route to a loss in his most recent start for Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Thursday marked Almonte's third consecutive start where he was removed before the fifth inning, raising his ERA to 5.04 on the season. He also has thrown fewer than 90 pitches in five consecutive starts. Given his current performance, it seems unlikely Almonte will get a crack at the major league level this season.

Graveman (3-6) stifled the Angels for the second straight start Thursday, allowing just two runs on eight hits over 6.2 innings.

He struck out just a single batter -- the third time Graveman's done that this ear -- but was nonetheless effective again. A week prior, he'd held the Angels to a single run over seven frames, so Graveman may not have many friends in Anaheim right now. Nonetheless, his high-contact ways make the 25-year-old righty a hard risk to justify in most fantasy formats.

Making his first start of the season, Norris pitched six innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out five. He did not factor in the decision.

Norris was bounced after yielding three home runs, two of which came in his final frame. The left-hander was in line for the win when he exited, but his one-run lead was quickly evaporated and the game went into extras. Norris worked ahead of hitters for most of the day and threw 52 of his 79 pitches for strikes. Overall, it was a solid outing from the 23-year-old who is expected to get a chance to earn a spot in the rotation.

Norris was called up by the Tigers to start Thursday's game against Seattle.

After beginning the season on the disabled list due to non-displaced fractures in his spinous process, Norris scuffed in April and May, working mostly at Triple-A Toledo. Replacing fellow left-hander Matt Boyd in the rotation, Norris has an opportunity to stick as a starter for the Tigers if he can sustain the momentum he's built up with the MudHens in June (3.33 ERA, 25:9 K:BB in four starts).

The dizziness that knocked Fulmer out of Wednesday's game is being attributed to dehydration, and he should not miss any further time as a result, ESPN's Katie Strang reports.

He was one of the first players in the clubhouse Thursday morning, so the issue seems to have passed. Of course, the bigger news is that the Tigers are skipping his next start in an effort to manage his innings, so he won't pitch again until next weekend (likely Sunday, July 3) at the earliest.