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Manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that Taylor (back) has experienced a setback in his rehab program and has temporarily been shut down from throwing, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Taylor has been pulled off his rehab assignment at Triple-A Worcester, where he had made three appearances out of the bullpen. His most recent outing came April 27, so Taylor has presumably been dealing with an aggravation of the mid-back strain for a few days. Cora said the southpaw would be sent in for further testing before the Red Sox determine a timeline for when Taylor might be able to resume a throwing program. The skipper noted that at this stage, surgery isn't in consideration for Taylor, who has yet to make his season debut for the big club.

The Athletics reinstated Trivino (illness) from COVID-19 injured list Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Infielder Nick Allen was dispatched to Triple-A Las Vegas following Monday's loss to the Rays to clear a spot on the 26-man active roster for Trivino, who spent two weeks on the IL after testing positive for the virus. Trivino had been serving as Oakland's closer prior to being deactivated, but he may not immediately step back into the role after he was roughed up for five runs over one inning in his lone rehab appearance at Las Vegas over the weekend. Moreover, Dany Jimenez has performed well at the back end of the bullpen while Trivino was sidelined, converting all three of his save chances while striking out seven and allowing two unearned runs in six innings.

Effross will make spot start Tuesday against the White Sox in place of Drew Smyly, who was placed on the bereavement list, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Effross has exclusively pitched out of the bullpen thus far in his major-league career, posting a 2.92 ERA and 30:2 K:BB in 24.2 innings of relief over the last two years. He's never recorded more than six outs in a big-league appearance and was almost exclusively a reliever in the minors, so Tuesday's game will likely be a true bullpen day.

Misiewicz, who fired a scoreless seventh inning in a loss to the Astros on Monday, has recorded five consecutive scoreless appearances overall.

The southpaw has yet to work more than one inning, but he's been reliable when called upon. Misiewicz has allowed just one earned run across seven appearances, leading to a 1.69 ERA and 1.13 WHIP across 5.1 innings. The 27-year-old also has a pair of holds during that span.

Wilson and the Pirates won't play the Tigers on Tuesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Detroit.

The two teams will reconvene for a straight doubleheader Wednesday. Expect Wilson to start one of the two games of the twin bill, with the Pirates likely keeping Jose Quintana on turn to start the other half of the doubleheader.

Kerr was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

Kerr had been on the roster since April 22 but made just a single appearance. He'll return to El Paso to clear a roster spot for Mike Clevinger (knee).

The Mets placed May on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right triceps inflammation, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

May was initially diagnosed with a low-grade triceps strain following his April 11 appearance against the Phillies, but after a few days of recovery time, he returned to action and avoided a trip to the IL. However, after May let in two runs in Monday's loss to Atlanta to bring his season ERA up to 8.64, he acknowledged that he had still been battling the triceps injury. The fact that the Mets are characterizing his latest triceps-related setback as inflammation rather than a strain bodes well for his chances of avoiding a long-term absence, but May will still have to miss at least the next two-plus weeks. New York called up Adonis Medina from Triple-A Syracuse to fill May's spot in the bullpen.

The Mets recalled Medina from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

He'll join New York's bullpen as a replacement for Trevor May (triceps), who was placed on the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. Medina previously made one relief appearance for the Mets earlier in the season, striking out the side in a perfect inning against Arizona on April 23.

The Cardinals recalled Naughton from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.

Just one day after being optioned to Memphis, Naughton will rejoin the Cardinals as a replacement for Steven Matz (personal), who was placed on the bereavement list. Matz isn't scheduled to make his next start until Saturday in San Francisco, so assuming he's back by then, Naughton won't be needed in the rotation. Instead, look for Naughton to serve as a multi-inning option out of the bullpen while Matz is away from the team.

Banda (illness) was activated from the injured list Tuesday.

Banda had been sidelined due to pneumonia but is now over the illness. Prior to his absence, he'd thrown 4.1 innings of relief, giving up one run on four hits while striking out five and walking none. Aaron Fletcher was optioned to clear a roster spot.