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The Rays placed Kittredge (back) on the 15-day injured list Sunday.

The transaction is retroactive Thursday, three days after Kittredge made his most recent appearance out of the Tampa Bay bullpen. The Rays were hopeful that Kittredge would need only a few days of rest to overcome his bout with lower-back tightness, but he didn't progress quite as quickly as anticipated. While Kittredge -- Tampa Bay's team leader with five saves -- is sidelined, the Rays could turn to Brooks Raley as their main option at closer.

Bolanos (undisclosed) was activated from the injured list Sunday.

Given that Bolanos spent only two days on the injured list, it was likely for a COVID-19-related reason that didn't result in an extended absence. The right-hander will resume his usual multi-inning role in the bullpen. Foster Griffin was optioned to Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move.

The Marlins optioned Castano to Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Castano would have been available out of the bullpen for Sunday's series finale with Atlanta after having not pitched since Wednesday, but the Marlins decided to send him out to the minors in favor of Joe Dunand, who was recalled from Jacksonville to provide some depth in the infield while Miguel Rojas (calf) is on the bench. Expect Castano to slot back into the Jacksonville rotation upon returning to the Triple-A affiliate.

Coleman was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.

Coleman surrendered four runs over his last two outings and will now head to the minors. Overall he has a 4.02 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 21:15 K:BB across 15.2 innings this season, and he could rejoin the big-league club later in the year. Brady Singer, who is starting Sunday against Minnesota, was promoted from Omaha in a corresponding move.

The Cardinals recalled Rondon from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Rondon will give the Cardinals a fresh arm out of the bullpen capable of covering multiple innings after Drew VerHagen covered 2.1 innings in long relief in Saturday's 5-4 win. Matthew Liberatore, who started Saturday's contest, was optioned to Memphis to clear a spot on the active roster for Rondon.

Castro pitched two-thirds of an inning against the White Sox on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter to earn a hold.

The righty reliever came on in the eighth inning and retired two batters around a Gavin Sheets single. He was replaced by Clay Holmes and credited with a hold after Holmes secured the four-out save. Castro has held the opponent scoreless in 14 of his 16 appearances this season and has compiled two wins, five holds and a 2.77 ERA across 13 innings.

Blach allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out none across three innings in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets.

Blach served as the opener and wasn't particularly effective, though he did manage to hold the Mets without an extra-base hit. He has served as a long-relief option out of Colorado's bullpen this season but has now surrendered six earned runs across his last six frames. On the campaign, Blach has maintained a 5.73 ERA with a 1.36 WHIP to go along with one win and a 13:6 K:BB in 22 innings.

Kimbrel struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his ninth save of the season in a 7-4 win over the Phillies.

The veteran closer stumbled early in the week in a couple appearances against Arizona, but Kimbrel seems to have righted the ship quickly. He has yet to blow a save this season, and he'll take a 3.00 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 17:4 K:BB through 12 innings into his next appearance.

White didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Phillies, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk over 2.1 innings. He struck out two.

As expected, White didn't last long in his first start of the season and gave the Dodgers only 49 pitches (26 strikes), but the right-hander got hit hard when he was over the plate, serving up a homer to Alec Bohm and a double to Jean Segura. Los Angeles is scrambling to plug holes in the rotation left by injuries to Clayton Kershaw (pelvis), Andrew Heaney (shoulder) and others, but White may not be the answer. The right-hander will carry a 6.17 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 13:4 K:BB through 11.2 big-league innings into his next outing.

Barnes struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his second save of the season in a 6-5 win over the Mariners.

Manager Alex Cora has maintained faith that Barnes would turn things around, and that faith was rewarded for at least one afternoon as Barnes picked up his first save since April 22. The right-hander threw only three fastballs among his 15 pitches though, topping out at 95.8 mph, and he produced only one swinging strike -- numbers which don't hint at a return to the dominance he flashed in the first half last year. Nonetheless, no one else has stepped up and seized Boston's closer role, so if Barnes can string together a few good appearances, the job could be his once again.