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According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Rays will use Alex Colome as their starting pitcher for Monday's series opener against the Yankees. Colome will be recalled from Triple-A Durham prior to the game.

Colome made two appearances, including a start, for the Rays earlier this season, allowing three earned runs over 9 2/3 innings.

The Tampa Tribune reports that the Rays will recall shortstop Nick Franklin, starting pitcher Alex Colome and reliever C.J. Riefenhauser from Triple-A Durham on Monday.

Franklin has hit .210 with two home runs since coming over to the Rays' organization in a July 31 deadline deal. Colome posted a 7-6 record and 3.77 ERA in 15 starts, and Riefenhauser went 3-3 with a 1.40 ERA for Durham.

Mariners closer Fernando Rodney took the loss in extras against the A's on Saturday. Rodney allowed a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning, which proved to be the difference. He allowed one run on no hits and four walk while striking out one over inning of a 3-2 defeat. 

Indians reliever Bryan Shaw (5-4) suffered his fourth loss of the season Saturday night against the Tigers. He allowed two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one over one inning of work in a 5-4 defeat. He owns a 2.42 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP over 70 2/3 innings of relief.

Red Sox pitcher Rubby De La Rosa got rocked Saturday night at Kansas City, dropping to 4-7 on the year. He was shelled for five runs on six hits and no walks while striking out two over four innings of a 7-1 defeat.

Over his last four starts covering 18 innings of work, De La Rosa has allowed 14 earned runs. He owns a 4.31 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP over 17 starts (96 innings). His next start will come Saturday at Baltimore.

Yankees closer David Robertson earned his 36th save Saturday, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning and finishing off his team's 3-2 win over the Orioles.

Robertson gave up a single to lead off the ninth, and the runner reached second base on a sacrifice and third on a groundout. The closer stranded the runner on another groundout, giving him his first save in more than two weeks. Robertson owns a 2.64 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 86:21 K:BB ratio in 58 innings.

Rays pitcher Brad Boxberger was hung with a loss Saturday, allowing two earned runs on one hit and one walk while recording one strikeout in a third of an inning in his team's 6-3 defeat against the Blue Jays.

Boxberger (5-2) opened the seventh inning with a strikeout before walking a batter and subsequently surrendering a two-run home run. He's given up home runs in back-to-back games and has allowed nine of them in 63 innings this season. Boxberger still owns a 2.29 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 101:19 K:BB ratio.

Mariners closer Fernando Rodney struck out two and worked his way around two hits in a scoreless inning of work to close out a 4-2 victory over the A's. Rodney has converted 45 of 48 save chances, with a  2.49 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP over 61 1/3 innings of relief.

Monumental struggles out of the stretch has prevented Twins rookie starter Trevor May from gaining success in the bigs, the Minneapolis Star Tribune has reported.

May has allowed 41 hits in 29 2/3 innings with 19 walks and 24 strikeouts and owns a terrible 8.38 ERA. Opposing hitters are batting .269 against him with the bases empty, but a ridiculous .479 with runners on base. He has just seven strikeouts in those situations.

An American League scout told the Star Tribune that May's "got the ammo. He needs to locate it. And his fastball is pretty flat." May has struggled to locate his fastball well enough to make his other pitches work.

Royals pitcher Liam Hendriks made the spot-start and was pulled in the third inning in a loss to the Red Sox on Thursday. He allowed three runs -- two earned -- on four hits and two walks while striking out one over 2 1/3 innings of a 6-3 defeat.

Hendriks (1-2) owns a 5.06 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP over 26 2/3 innings of work. He could make another start Tuesday against the White Sox if Danny Duffy is unable to return from a shoulder injury.