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Tim Herrin RP | CLE
Guardians' Tim Herrin: Heads to IL with bruised elbow
The Guardians placed Herrin on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to a left elbow contusion.
Herrin was lifted from his most recent relief appearance in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Twins after being hit in the left elbow by a comebacker. X-rays came back negative, but Herrin's injury was deemed serious enough to keep him on the shelf through June 23. Herrin has appeared in 41 games out of the bullpen this season, logging a 3.06 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 27:19 K:BB across 32.1 innings.
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Kendry Rojas RP | MIN
Twins' Kendry Rojas: Back with big club
The Twins recalled Rojas from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.
The 23-year-old rejoins the big club for the third time this season. Rojas has made six appearances (two starts) for the Twins, producing a 1.65 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 18:13 K:BB across 16.1 innings. He's expected to serve as a multi-inning option out of the bullpen while he's up with Minnesota.
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Keaton Winn RP | SF
Giants' Keaton Winn: Moves rehab to Triple-A
Winn (elbow) allowed a walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning during Triple-A Sacramento's 6-1 win over Salt Lake on Wednesday.
After making rehab appearances in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League and Single-A, Winn continued his rehab assignment in Sacramento, throwing seven of his 14 pitches for strikes Wednesday. According to Evan Webeck of the California Post, Giants manager Tony Vitello said he expects the right-hander to return either just before the All-Star break or immediately afterward.
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Paul Blackburn RP | NYY
Yankees' Paul Blackburn: Drawing start in bullpen game
Blackburn will be the Yankees' starting pitcher in Thursday's bullpen game versus the Rays.
Blackburn went 1.1 scoreless innings in Tuesday's game, so he'll be pitching on just one day of rest. The righty hasn't thrown more than 23 pitches in an outing in three weeks, so he will likely not cover more than a couple frames Thursday.
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Gabriel Hughes SP | COL
Rockies' Gabriel Hughes: Earns first quality start
Hughes allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in a no-decision versus the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Hughes had a bumpy first inning, when he allowed all three runs. He settled in well, ending up at 94 pitches (68 strikes) to earn a quality start. The 24-year-old right-hander has made two appearances in the majors so far and will likely continue to fill a rotation spot while Tomoyuki Sugano (back) is out. That said, Hughes carries some risk if he ends up sticking around, as he'll have Coors Field as a home park.
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Tanner Scott RP | LAD
Dodgers' Tanner Scott: Clean inning for 13th save
Scott struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Rockies.
Scott blew a save Monday, but he was able to bounce back in this appearance, retiring the side on just 11 pitches (seven strikes). He's now 13-for-15 in save chances while adding six holds this season. Scott had an eight-inning scoreless streak prior to Monday and has been consistent enough this season to assume that performance was just a blip. He's pitched to a 2.63 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 49:5 K:BB through 37.2 innings.