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McCaughan's contract was selected by the Mariners on Wednesday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

McCaughan made 10 starts at Triple-A Tacoma to begin the year, and he posted a 3.97 ERA and 46:13 K:BB in 59 innings during that time. The Mariners haven't yet announced what the right-hander's role in the majors will be, but he could be a candidate to join the rotation since several of the team's starters are dealing with injuries. Outfielder Dillon Thomas was sent down in a corresponding move.

Chapman recorded the save Tuesday against the Phillies after allowing one run on one hit while fanning three in one inning.

Chapman struck out the side and needed 15 pitches (12 strikes) to clinch his 17th save of the season, but it wasn't a clean inning since he also allowed a ninth-inning homer to Andrew McCutchen. As such, Chapman's three-game streak of scoreless outings came to an end. Lately, he's been far from the dominant, unhittable reliever he had been in past years, owning an inflated 9.00 ERA across five appearances (four innings) this month.

Patino will be called up from Triple-A Durham to start Thursday's game against Cleveland, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Patino has been at Durham since July 2, but he'll join the Rays' taxi squad ahead of Wednesday's series finale versus the Orioles. He's posted a 4.87 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 20.1 innings across six appearances (four starts) with the major-league club this year, and manager Kevin Cash said that the right-hander will have the chance to remain in the rotation going forward, depending on how he fares Thursday.

Garza allowed a run on four hits and struck out one in 3.1 innings during Tuesday's 9-3 loss to Houston.

Making his first appearance since July 5, Garza was able to limit the damage to a sixth-inning RBI single by Kyle Tucker. The 27-year-old right-hander has logged 9.2 innings across four appearances, posting a 2.79 ERA, 0.72 WHIP and 5:1 K:BB in this season. A 5.13 FIP indicates he's gotten lucky so far, but Cleveland will likely continue to deploy him in multi-inning assignments.

The Mets optioned Hartlieb to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Hartlieb's demotion clears a spot on the active roster for a fresh bullpen arm in right-hander Nick Tropeano, who was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move. After the Mets claimed him off waivers from the Pirates on July 8, Hartlieb was called up to the big club a couple days later and made four relief appearances. He gave up two earned runs on three hits and three walks over four innings.

Kranick is slated to start Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

After being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Kranick wasn't needed out of the bullpen in that night's 11-6 loss, so he'll get the ball for the series finale. Kranick, who owns a 3.38 ERA and 0.88 WHIP across two short starts for Pittsburgh this season, will step into the rotation as a replacement for Chase De Jong (knee), who was placed on the injured list Tuesday.

Howard was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.

Howard had been stretching out as a starter in the minors since the end of June, but he'll be available to provide length out of the bullpen in Wednesday's series finale against the Yankees. The right-hander threw three innings during his most recent appearance Saturday, so he should be able to provide multiple innings if needed. Outfielder Mickey Moniak was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move.

Hoffman (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Wednesday's start against the Mets.

Hoffman had been on the injured list since late May due to a right shoulder impingement, but he made four rehab starts at Triple-A Louisville prior to his activation. He most recently pitched July 7, when he tossed 82 pitches across 5.1 innings during his rehab outing. Manager David Bell said that the Reds will consider using a six-man rotation going forward, but it's not yet clear whether Hoffman will remain in the rotation following Wednesday's start.

Wells was recalled by the Orioles on Wednesday to start the series finale against the Rays.

Keegan Akin was initially slated to serve as the starting pitcher Wednesday, but he was placed on the injured list for an unspecified reason. As a result, Wells will return to the Orioles to make his first major-league start. The southpaw has worked mainly as a starter in the minors this year, and he's posted a 4.19 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in 43 innings across 10 appearances (eight starts). Wells will be fully rested going into Wednesday's start, but it's not clear whether he could be on a pitch count.

Akin was placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old was slated to serve as the starting pitcher in Wednesday's series finale against the Rays, but left-hander Alexander Wells will take his place after he was recalled as part of a corresponding move. The Orioles haven't disclosed whether Akin tested positive for the virus, so he may only end up missing one turn through the rotation if he's able to quickly clear health and safety protocols.