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Banks will start for the White Sox on Friday in Oakland, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Banks will be making his third straight appearance as a starter, though he hasn't worked more than 3.2 innings in any outing so he could essentially be serving as an extended opener. Jesse Scholtens followed Banks the last time out and is a candidate to do so again Friday.

Hamilton allowed one hit in a scoreless inning against Oakland on Thursday.

Manager Aaron Boone elected to have Hamilton see action on the day he was activated from the 15-day IL following a groin injury. The righty reliever yielded a single but nothing more in his 10-pitch inning. Hamilton is in the midst of a career-best campaign in his first season with the Yankees, posting a 1.17 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 30:9 K:BB over 23 innings while collecting a win, a save and a hold.

Akin was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with lower back discomfort, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.

Akin appears to have picked up a back injury when he last pitched Wednesday, getting charged with a loss after he tossed two-thirds of an inning and allowed four runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk while striking out two batters versus Cincinnati. He'll now be unavailable for at least a couple weeks. Left-hander Nick Vespi was called up from Triple-A Norfolk to replace Akin on the major-league roster.

The Orioles recalled Vespi from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.

With Keegan Akin (back) headed for the 15-day injured list, Vespi will give the Orioles another left-handed option out of the bullpen. The 27-year-old has been great in Triple-A this season with a 1.71 ERA and 1.00 WHIP through 26.1 frames, and he's capable of pitching multiple innings at a time.

Chapman (4-2) gave up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and struck out two over one inning Thursday, earning the extra-inning win over the Guardians.

Jose Ramirez made a straight steal of home in the 10th inning after beginning as the initial runner on second base and moving to third on a groundout. Chapman was in line for the loss until the Royals walked it off with a two-run double from Freddy Fermin. The lefty reliever has been reliable with a 20:6 K:BB and just two runs allowed (one earned) over nine innings in June. He's picked up three of his four wins this month, and he has a 2.45 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 53:20 K:BB over 29.1 innings overall.

Lee (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday.

The move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for Charlie Culberson. Lee has been out since mid-May with left shoulder inflammation and now can't be activated until the second half, although the move doesn't appear to significantly impact his likely timeline for a return as he hasn't yet been sent on a rehab assignment.

Nardi (6-1) picked up the win Thursday, striking out one batter without allowing a run in two-thirds of an inning against the Red Sox.

Jesus Luzardo gave up a couple one-out singles in the seventh inning of a scoreless game and got the hook, but Nardi needed only seven pitches (five strikes) to escape the jam and become the pitcher of record when the Marlins pushed across a run in the top of the eighth. The 24-year-old southpaw continues to have a breakout campaign -- he's been scored upon only once in 25 appearances since the beginning of May, posting a 0.78 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 33:5 K:BB through 23 innings over that stretch while adding four wins, two saves and seven holds to his ledger. A.J. Puk remains the closer for the Marlins, but Nardi's dominance has moved him into a prominent high-leverage role.

Harris (2-2) took the loss Thursday, allowing five runs on nine hits and two walks over 5.1 innings against the Yankees. He struck out two.

Harris pitched fairly well through five innings, holding New York to two runs before surrendering three in the sixth, including a two-run homer by Josh Donaldson. Harris has now allowed eight earned runs through 10 innings over his last two starts after pitching to a 2.57 ERA in his previous five outings. Overall, the 26-year-old southpaw has a 5.17 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with a 29:15 K:BB through 38.1 innings.

Clase (1-5) blew the save and took the loss Thursday against Kansas City. He allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits while striking out one over one-third of an inning.

Clase was unable to protect a one-run lead in the bottom of the 10th inning, allowing a leadoff single to Nicky Lopez before surrendering a game-ending, two-run double to Freddy Fermin. The Cleveland closer had converted his last nine save attempts coming into Thursday, with his last blown save coming back on May 19 against the Mets. He remains tied with Jordan Romano for the league lead in saves with 24.

Jameson allowed one hit and one walk while striking out four over three scoreless relief innings in Thursday's 6-1 loss to the Rays.

Jameson was part of a bullpen crew that logged seven scoreless frames after starter Brandon Pfaadt allowed six runs in two-plus innings. For Jameson, it was his fourth consecutive scoreless, multi-inning appearance, and over that stretch he's given up seven hits and one walk over 9.1 innings with 10 strikeouts. The right-hander has a 2.61 ERA out of the bullpen since being called up from Triple-A Reno in late May. The Diamondbacks are expected to be in the market for starting pitching, but until they land one, Jameson has a path back into the rotation. He's thrown 20.2 innings over eight relief appearances, so it wouldn't take long to stretch him out.