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The Guardians recalled Pilkington from Triple-A Columbus and designated him as their 27th man for Tuesday's doubleheader with the Twins in Cleveland. Pilkington is scheduled to start the second game of the twin bill.

Pilkington will be rejoining the Guardians for his ninth appearance and sixth start of the season, after he previously generated a 3.67 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 28:15 K:BB across 27 innings in his earlier stints in the majors. Though the Guardians are expected to send him back following the twin bill, Pilkington should have a good chance to make spot starts with the big club in both of the next two weeks. Cleveland has doubleheaders coming up July 4 in Detroit and July 12 against the White Sox.

The Guardians designated Gibaut for assignment Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Gibaut was dropped from the 40-man roster so the Guardians could clear a spot for catcher Sandy Leon, who was acquired from the Reds on Tuesday and is set to serve as Cleveland's No. 2 backstop behind Luke Maile while Austin Hedges (concussion) is on the 7-day injured list. The 28-year-old right-handed reliever has spent the majority of the campaign at Triple-A Columbus, though he was called up from the minors Monday and pitched 1.1 innings out of the bullpen in Monday's 11-1 loss to the Twins.

Barnes (shoulder) threw a bullpen session in Fort Myers, Fla. on Monday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

This was the third bullpen session in the last six days for Barnes. The Red Sox have not yet offered a path for the right-hander's return to Boston. The team has been streaking since Barnes hit the IL -- those two events are coincidental -- and given the hurler's 7.94 ERA over 17 innings, the Red Sox are in no rush to add Barnes to the roster.

Murphy was promoted to Triple-A Worcester on Monday, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Murphy joins the WooSox rotation after dominating at Double-A Portland, posting a 2.58 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and a .170 BAA over 15 outings (13 starts) for the Sea Dogs. The left-hander's struck out 91 and walked 31 over 76.2 innings. Murphy throws a fastball up in the zone, along with a changeup, curveball and slider.

Iglesias earned a save against the White Sox on Monday, pitching a perfect ninth inning and striking out one batter.

Before the contest, Iglesias was handed a two-game suspension for his role in Sunday's brawl with Seattle, but he decided to file an appeal and was thus able to pitch in the game. He entered with the Angels clinging to a one-run lead in the ninth inning and retired the side in order on just 11 pitches. It was the fifth straight scoreless outing for the veteran closer, and he hasn't allowed any hits or walks while striking out nine over five innings during that span.

The Angels plan to call Silseth up from Double-A Rocket City to start Tuesday against the White Sox, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Silseth earned four starts with the Angels from mid-May to early June but was optioned back to Double-A after posting a 4.96 ERA and 1.47 WHIP across 16.1 innings. If Silseth can improve his performance this time around, he should have the chance to stick in the rotation after Reid Detmers was demoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.

Finnegan allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth inning to earn a save over Pittsburgh on Monday.

Finnegan worked around a two-out double by Josh VanMeter to finish off the 3-2 win. It was his first save of the season and he lowered his season ERA to 4.03 alongside a 35:10 K:BB through 32 appearances. Tanner Rainey pitched twice over the last three days so Finnegan likely isn't cutting into his role.

Ward (elbow) threw a sim game recently and is hoping to begin a rehab assignment shortly, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Ward underwent Tommy John surgery in June of 2021 and is ramping up his recovery. He seemingly remains on track to get some work in late this summer after being activated from the injured list, though Boston is likely to take a cautious approach to Ward's recovery.

Wantz received a three-game suspension for his actions in Sunday's brawl with the Mariners, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Wantz was ejected from Sunday's game after hitting Jesse Winker with a pitch and inciting the further incident. He is not appealing the discipline, so will be unavailable for the team's three-game set with the White Sox.

Iglesias has been suspended two games for his actions in Sunday's brawl with the Mariners, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Iglesias was among seven players to be suspended for the brawl. He appears to be appealing the ban, so he should be available for Monday's game against the White Sox and until a final ruling is delivered.