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Pilkington was recalled from Triple-A Columbus prior to Thursday's start against the Tigers.

Pilkington has posted a 2.08 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 8.2 innings over four appearances (one start) in the majors this year, and he'll make his second big-league start Thursday after Aaron Civale (glute) landed on the injured list. Whether Pilkington remains in the rotation during Civale's IL stint likely depends on how well he performs in Thursday's series opener against Detroit.

Hader (personal) was reinstated from the family medical emergency list Thursday.

Hader has been away from the team since Monday due to the familial emergency but will rejoin the Brewers on Thursday. The left-hander will reclaim the closer role from Devin Williams, who picked up two saves during Hader's absence.

Stephenson (illness) rejoined the Rockies on Thursday, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Stephenson was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Monday, but he's feeling better Thursday and has cleared the league's health and safety protocols. The right-hander is expected to be activated at some point during the team's weekend series against Washington.

Kelly was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a strained left hamstring.

Kelly exited Wednesday's game against the Red Sox with the injury and will now be sidelined for at least the next couple weeks. He'll be eligible to be activated as early as June 10, but Kelly said he's dealing with a Grade 2 strain and expects to be sidelined for approximately 3-4 weeks, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports. Tanner Banks was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move.

Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday.

Banks was sent down following Sunday's doubleheader against the Yankees, but he'll quickly rejoin the major-league club after Joe Kelly (hamstring) was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday. Over 11 relief appearances in the majors this year, Banks has posted a 3.00 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 18 innings.

Trivino recorded his first hold in a win over the Mariners on Wednesday, firing a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in which he recorded a strikeout.

Trivino got his pair of outs to close out the sixth inning on a tidy seven pitches, five which he threw for strikes. The efficient effort was the latest in a stretch of strong showings for Trivino, who now has a 1-0 mark, 2.70 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 14.9 K/9 across the 6.2 innings covering his last 10 appearances.

Luetge earned a hold against Baltimore on Wednesday, allowing one walk and striking out one batter over two-thirds of an inning.

Luetge handled the top of the eighth inning for New York and retired two batters around a walk to Trey Mancini. The left-hander finished with his third straight scoreless outing and his fourth hold of the campaign. He has appeared in four games over the past seven days after making only three appearances across the first 18 days of May.

Shaw allowed a hit and struck out three in a scoreless inning during Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Astros.

Shaw's season numbers are skewed by one bad outing -- he allowed five runs without recording an out May 13 versus the White Sox. He's only allowed three other runs in the rest of his 17 appearances this season, but that one meltdown puts him at a 5.27 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB across 13.2 innings. The 34-year-old right-hander has added a 1-0 record and three holds, though he's not likely to see save chances all that frequently.

Jameson has struggled to the tune of an 11.05 ERA, 2.25 WHIP and 11:14 K:BB through four starts since being promoted to Triple-A Reno.

That's certainly a far cry from the 2.41 ERA and 0.93 WHIP he put up across four Double-A outings before getting promoted. It's hard to find positives in any of his outings for Reno thus far; in the best one, May 19 against Las Vegas, he at least managed to last into the sixth inning, though he still gave up four runs and struck out just four with three walks. This will certainly slow his progression to the big leagues, but it's worth noting that Jameson has great stuff and adjusted brilliantly after being blown up in his first Double-A start of the season. He's likely to get right as he adapts to the higher level of competition in Triple-A.

Llovera was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

After being called up May 16, Llovera appeared in five games, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts. He will now return to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday and wait for another shot to prove himself in the big-leagues.