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Rodriguez was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

Rodriguez failed to make Texas' Opening Day roster and will join the big-league club Sunday for the first time this season. The 24-year-old is looking to make his MLB debut and has a 4.43 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 56:27 K:BB across 42.2 innings at Triple-A this year.

Moore was placed on the paternity list Sunday.

Moore recorded a hold with a scoreless frame Saturday and will now step away from the team for a few days to be with his family. Yerry Rodriguez was promoted from Triple-A Round Rock to fill out the Rangers' bullpen.

Hoffman (forearm) has been cleared to resume throwing, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Hoffman felt soreness in his forearm while throwing last week, but he apparently was not dealing with anything out of the ordinary. It remains to be seen when he will be ready to rejoin Cincinnati's bullpen.

Wells (elbow) is shifting his rehab from the FCL to Double-A Bowie on Sunday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Wells struck out two in a perfect inning Tuesday with the Orioles' rookie-ball affiliate. That's enough to get him up to Double-A, where he'll likely still need multiple appearances before he might be cleared to rejoin the big-league roster.

Sulser (lat) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Sulser is in the midst of a rehab assignment, but he has already been out more than 60 days, so the Marlins were able to free up a spot on the 40-man roster without delaying his return. He will likely be ready to rejoin the big club at some point before August comes to a close.

Nance was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Nance allowed just a lone earned run while tossing three innings and striking out six batters in the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader, but he likely would have been unavailable for a couple days after throwing 56 pitchers, so the Marlins decided to send him down and open up a spot for a fresh arm.

Bender was placed on the injured list Sunday with a right elbow strain, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

The extent of the injury that forced Bender from the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Atlanta is uncertain, but he will be out at least a couple weeks.

Bickford (2-1) allowed one hit while striking out two batters over 1.1 innings to pick up the win over Kansas City on Saturday.

Starter Andrew Heaney departed early after being hit on the left arm by a line drive, and Los Angeles trotted out five different relievers to finish off the game. Bickford was arguably the most effective of the group, throwing 19 of 25 pitches for strikes and allowing just one hit while punching out two batters. The win was his first decision of any kind since mid-July, as he's been working mostly in lower-leverage situations. Bickford has a 5.05 ERA this season due largely to allowing eight home runs over 41 innings.

Gillaspie was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

Gillaspie has already been called up and optioned several times this season, and he will again rejoin the big club after tossing four clean innings over his last three minor-league outings. He has allowed five earned runs at the big-league level this season, but four of those came in his last appearance with the Orioles in mid-June.

Logue (3-6) took the loss against Houston on Saturday, allowing six runs on eight hits while striking out two and walking two over 5.1 innings.

Logue struggled Saturday, throwing 68 of 107 pitches for strikes and allowing six of ten baserunners to cross the plate. In eight games as a starter, Logue has struck out fewer than four batters four times including Saturday's outing. It was also the third time he allowed more than three earned runs. Across 41 frames this season, Logue has 29 strikeouts to 45 hits and 25 earned runs, resulting in a 5.49 ERA.