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Hudson (3-0) picked up the win Monday against the Cubs. He pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts, allowing one hit and no walks.

Hudson entered the seventh after Brewers starter Robert Gasser allowed consecutive singles to Seiya Suzuki and Cody Bellinger to begin the inning. The lefty reliever worked himself out of the jam, fanning two batters and inducing one popup. Hudson has been a stalwart in the Milwaukee bullpen, becoming manager Pat Murphy's most dependable southpaw, firing a 0.59 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and 36:7 K:BB over 30.1 innings this season.

Duran picked up the save Monday against Kansas City. He pitched one-third of an inning with no strikeouts, allowing one unearned run on two hits.

Duran entered to collect the last out with runners on second and third and a four-run lead. The Twins reliever barely survived as a hit-by-pitch, two hits and a fielding error allowed three runs to cross. However, after all that chaos, Duran promptly retired Bobby Witt via a one-pitch groundout with runners on second and third to walk away victorious. The flamethrowing righty has secured the last four Minnesota saves, posting a 2.70 ERA and 3:1 K:BB over 3.1 innings during that span.

The Astros recalled Speas from Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday.

The move comes with Houston placing right-hander Cristian Javier on the 15-day injured list due to right forearm discomfort. After the Athletics designated Speas for assignment May 8, he was picked up by the Astros two days later. Since then, the right-hander has appeared in four games with Triple-A Sugar Land, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five over three innings. Speas will provide the Astros right-handed depth out of the bullpen.

Villalobos was designated for assignment by the Marlins on Monday.

The team needed to free up a spot on its 40-man roster for Xavier Edwards, who was activated from the 60-day injured list. Villalobos, 26, has allowed one run over 4.1 relief innings during his brief time with the big club this season.

Curtiss was designated for assignment by the Rockies on Monday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Curtiss was just added to the team Friday and didn't make much of an impression in his Rockies debut, allowing two runs on three hits while recording just one out. The journeyman will make way for Josh Rogers, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque.

Lambert was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

The Rockies have scratched Austin Gomber (arm) from Monday's game and will start Anthony Molina instead. With that, Lambert will return to provide depth to the bullpen. Lambert has made 13 appearances for Colorado this season, pitching to a 7.24 ERA and 1.79 WHIP over 27.1 innings.

Lawrence was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right shoulder strain, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.

It's unclear how long he's been dealing with this issue, but the injury may explain Lawrence's poor form of late (six earned runs on eight hits and four walks in his last four appearances). Tyler Kinley has earned two of the Rockies' last three saves and appears to be the team's top closing option at the moment.

Molina will start Monday's game against the Guardians, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

With Austin Gomber (arm) scratched, Molina will step in for his first career MLB start. A Rule 5 pick by the Rockies last winter, Molina has pitched to a 7.56 ERA and 1.80 WHIP in nine appearances so far this season. He's maxed out at 3.2 innings in an outing, so this will now be a bullpen day for Colorado.

The Twins are slated to call up Castillo from Triple-A St. Paul, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The plan had been to add Castillo to the roster prior to Monday's game versus the Royals, but travel issues could push the transaction to Tuesday. Castillo, 30, has collected a 2.50 ERA and 22:6 K:BB over 18 innings with St. Paul after inking a minor-league pact with the Twins in late March.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Green (shoulder) could be activated from the injured list as soon as Tuesday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Green is back with the club in Chicago for its series against the White Sox and his return is imminent. The veteran reliever has been sidelined since mid-April with right shoulder strain and made three scoreless rehab appearances with Triple-A Buffalo.