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The Rangers recalled Boushley from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

The 31-year-old was sent down Thursday but will rejoin the big-league roster ahead of Sunday's series finale versus Houston. Boushley has made six appearances in the majors so far this year and has a 4.50 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB over 12 innings.

Doval (3-1) earned the win in Saturday's 1-0 extra-inning victory over the Athletics, allowing one walk while striking out two across one scoreless inning.

Doval entered the game in the 10th inning, throwing eight of his 14 pitches for strikes and setting up the Giants' offense to secure the win. The 27-year-old hasn't surrendered a run in his last 17 appearances since April 7, yielding just three hits over 16.1 innings during that span. Doval owns a 1.25 ERA, 0.74 WHIP and a 19:8 K:BB with six holds, five saves and two blown saves across 21.2 innings in 23 appearances.

Major League Baseball suspended Alvarado for 80 games Sunday due to a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Alvarado has been a central part of Philadelphia's bullpen this season, posting a 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 25:4 K:BB over 20 innings while successfully converting all seven of his save chances. His suspension will now take him out of action until mid-August, and Alvarado won't be eligible to pitch in the postseason. Jordan Romano had already started getting more frequent save chances of late, and he'll likely receive even more ninth-inning opportunities with Alvarado out.

Whitlock walked one over a scoreless eighth inning in Saturday's 7-6 win over Atlanta.

Whitlock had been brutal of late, entering the contest with a 10.80 ERA and four blown saves over his previous five outings. While he did issue a walk and allow a hard-hit flyout, it was an encouraging performance for the right-hander.

The Brewers transferred Thomas (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.

Thomas landed on the IL in early April due to arthritis in his left elbow. He received an injection later that month but isn't close to a return to action. Thomas has allowed 12 runs over 5.1 frames across two relief appearances during his time in the majors this season. His move to the 60-day IL cleared room for Easton McGee, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Nashville.

Philadelphia optioned Robert to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday.

Robert had just gotten called up Friday and walked three batters while allowing one run on one hit over one-third of an inning against the Pirates in his lone appearance. The righty reliever will now head back to Triple-A in order to make room on the 26-man roster for Mick Abel, who was summoned to the big club to make his MLB debut as a starter versus Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Martin (elbow) threw a scoreless inning in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Astros.

Martin recently dealt with elbow tightness and hadn't pitched since Tuesday, but imaging came back negative. With closer Luke Jackson (hand) still dealing with an injury, Martin could snag save opportunities in the short term.

The Twins placed Coulombe on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to an extensor strain in his left forearm.

It's unclear when Coulombe sustained the injury since he hasn't pitched since Wednesday. The left-hander hasn't given up a run through 19 appearances this season and owns a stellar 19:2 K:BB over 16.2 innings out of the Minnesota bullpen, but he'll now be unavailable for at least the next couple weeks.

Detmers (1-2) earned the win over the Dodgers on Saturday, allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out two batters over two innings.

Detmers entered in the sixth frame with runners on second and third and no outs after Hector Neris allowed all three batters he faced to reach base. Though he yielded an infield single and a walk, Detmers did a good job limiting the damage, allowing just one of the inherited runners to cross the plate while inducing a key double play groundout off the bat of Shohei Ohtani. Detmers continued into the seventh and gave up a run of his own, but he still received credit for the win on a day when he was the most effective Angels reliever aside from closer Kenley Jansen. Detmers recently went through an awful stretch during which he allowed 12 earned runs while retiring just one batter over a three-outing span, but the lefty has been better since then, yielding just one run while posting a 5:3 K:BB across four innings over his past three appearances.

Manager Dave Roberts announced after Saturday's loss to the Angels that Yates (hamstring) will undergo an MRI on Sunday, and the skipper indicated he expects the right-hander to go on the injured list, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

The preliminary diagnosis is that Yates suffered a Grade 1 strain of his right hamstring, which will require a stint on the IL. Yates surrendered three earned runs over one-third of an inning during Saturday's contest, but prior to that he had a 2.95 ERA with a save and eight holds while working as a setup man this year. Assuming Yates is out for at least the next couple weeks, Alex Vesia should serve as the primary setup option to closer Tanner Scott.