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The Blue Jays optioned Saucedo to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.

During his first stint in the big leagues, Saucedo appeared in 15 games out of the Toronto bullpen, logging a 2.03 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over 13.1 innings. Despite his excellent results, Saucedo will end up moving off the 26-man roster after Toronto needed to clear up a spot for the newly acquired Joakim Soria.

The Blue Jays optioned Hatch to Triple-A Buffalo ahead of Sunday's game against the Royals.

Hatch will cede his spot on the 26-man roster and in the rotation to Jose Berrios, whom the Blue Jays acquired from the Twins ahead of Friday's trade deadline. Toronto turned to Hatch to make his first start with the big club Monday in Boston, where the right-hander was ambushed for three runs on seven hits and one walk in 3.2 innings. Hatch should continue to make regular starts at Triple-A to stay ready in the event the Blue Jays' rotation depth takes a hit at any point in the second half.

Luetge (4-1) earned the win in relief Saturday against the Marlins after tossing two scoreless innings, giving up one hit and fanning four.

Luetge has been pitching very well of late and extended his streak of scoreless appearances to six outings, a stretch in which he's posted an excellent 12:1 K:BB while also going more than one inning three times. The left-hander posted a strong 2.00 ERA and an excellent 12.0 K/9 across eight July appearances, but a concerning 1.44 WHIP suggests he outpitched his ERA during that same span.

Jackson (2-0) allowed a run on one hit and struck out one in one inning, but he earned the win Saturday over Houston.

The right-hander gave up a game-tying solo home run to Martin Maldonado in the sixth inning, but San Francisco retook the lead in its half of the frame. Jackson has given up a run in each of his last two appearances, but he'd pitched six consecutive scoreless innings prior to that. For the year, he has a 2.35 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 11:3 K:BB with two holds and a blown save in eight outings. He figures to remain in a low-leverage role with Jake McGee and Tyler Rogers locked in as the late-inning options for manager Gabe Kapler.

Taylor (2-3) was tagged with the loss in relief Saturday against the Giants after allowing one run on one hit and a walk across two-thirds of an inning.

Taylor pitched the sixth inning but couldn't complete the frame before being lifted, as he allowed a walk to Austin Slater and a single to Darin Ruf, who ended up scoring on an RBI single from Brandon Crawford two at-bats later. Taylor, who tossed just five of his 11 pitches for strikes, has now given up runs in back-to-back outings and has posted a 4.09 ERA with a 1.55 WHIP and a 6.5 BB/9 across 11.0 innings in July.

The Yankees recalled Abreu from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.

Even though he was optioned to Triple-A two days earlier, Abreu is eligible to rejoin the Yankees after the team placed Domingo German (shoulder) on the injured list in a corresponding move. Nestor Cortes is the most likely candidate to take over German's spot in the rotation, but Abreu will give the Yankees a fresh arm out of the bullpen in the meantime.

Sulser struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 5-2 win over Detroit.

The right-hander has produced a 6.2-inning scoreless streak in eight appearances since the All-Star break. Sulser has also matched the career-high five saves he posted last season. He appears to be the favorite for closing duties in Baltimore currently, and he sports a 2.75 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 54:18 K:BB through 39.1 innings on the year.

Loaisiga picked up the save against Miami on Saturday, pitching a scoreless inning during which he allowed one hit and struck out one batter.

Closer Aroldis Chapman threw 18 pitches while converting the save Friday, so the Yankees elected to go to Loaisiga with a two-run ninth-inning lead Saturday. The right-hander gave up a one-out single and then saw the next batter reach safely on a fielder's choice, but he was able to escape the jam without allowing a run. Loaisiga has registered a solid 2.63 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 51:10 K:BB along with seven wins and 13 holds this season, and he appears to be the Yankees' primary choice to close when Chapman is unavailable.

Hartlieb was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Hartlieb surrendered a run over 1.1 frames in his lone appearance for the Mets this year, and he'll rejoin the big-league roster Sunday. The right-hander should fill a low-leverage role out of the bullpen.

The Orioles placed Scott on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a sprained left knee, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.

Manager Brandon Hyde suggested that Scott wouldn't be in store for a long-term stay on the IL, but the lefty's move to the shelf nonetheless deprives Baltimore of one of its most trusted arms in the late innings. Through 48 appearances on the season, Scott has compiled a 3.95 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 59:31 K:BB in 41 innings while picking up 14 holds.