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Lambert was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.

After stumbling to a 7.24 ERA in 27.1 innings with the Rockies, Lambert was demoted to Triple-A. Matt Carasiti and John Curtiss were called up to the big-league roster.

Curtiss' contract was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.

Curtiss and Matt Carasiti will join the MLB roster to bolster the Rockies' bullpen. Curtiss logged a 4.58 ERA across 19.2 innings with the Mets last season and owns a 6.75 ERA in 21.1 innings this season for Albuquerque.

Carasiti had his contract selected by the Rockies on Friday.

Carasiti will join the big-league roster for the first time this season. He'll bolster the Rockies bullpen after logging a 5.91 ERA over 20 appearances for Triple-A Albuquerque.

Blalock was optioned to Double-A Biloxi on Friday.

Blalock will head back to Biloxi after not making an appearance during his four days with Milwaukee. Enoli Paredes will take his place on the 26-man roster.

Paredes had his contract selected from Triple-A Nashville on Friday.

Paredes is set to make his Brewers debut after joining the organization in November. He's been outstanding for Nashville with a 1.31 ERA and 34 strikeouts across 20.2 innings this season. He'll replace Bradley Blalock on the 26-man roster.

Wilson isn't starting Friday against the Red Sox but is likely to follow opener Jared Koenig.

Wilson was initially listed as the Brewers' starter, a role he's jumped into with Milwaukee's rotation hampered by injuries, but Jared Koenig is now beginning the game on the mound instead. Considering Koenig hasn't worked more than 2.2 innings in a game this year, it's expected that he'll just open the contest, leaving Wilson to operate in long relief.

Koenig will serve as the Brewers' opening pitcher for Friday's game against the Red Sox.

Koenig will start Friday's contest, likely opening ahead of Bryse Wilson, who was initially labeled the Brewers starter. Koenig hasn't completed three innings in an appearance this season and is expected to throw just an inning or two before handing the ball off.

Pomeranz signed a one-year deal with San Francisco on Friday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Pomeranz opted out of his minor-league contract with the Dodgers in April and has been out of work since. He'll immediately join the Giants' 26-man roster, with Mason Black being optioned and catcher Jakson Reetz getting DFA'd. Pomeranz hasn't pitched in the bigs since 2021 and has dealt with forearm and elbow injuries since. In eight Triple-A appearances this season, Pomeranz has a 6.00 ERA and a 14:1 K:BB across nine innings.

Atlanta recalled Kerr from Triple-A Gwinnett to start Friday's game at Pittsburgh.

The left-hander was optioned to Gwinnett following Monday's twin bill against the Padres but will be allowed to quickly rejoin the big club as AJ Smith-Shawver (oblique) lands on the injured list. Kerr's four appearances for Atlanta this season have all come out of the bullpen, but he's pitched well with a 2.89 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 10:0 K:BB across 9.1 innings. He threw 64 pitches over 3.1 frames in his last outing and figures to face some workload limitations since that was his longest outing of the campaign. Kerr could piggyback with Darius Vines, who was called up Monday but has yet to appear in a game for Atlanta.

Lee (1-1) picked up the win Thursday over the Cubs, striking out one in a scoreless inning of relief.

AJ Smith-Shawver got the start but lasted only 4.1 innings before handing the ball off to Lee in the fifth inning to continue what proved to be a combined shutout for Atlanta. Lee has been impressive in a low-leverage role this season, posting a 1.21 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 20:7 K:BB through 22.1 innings, but he has just one win and two holds in 14 appearances.