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Robles secured his fourth save of the season after allowing an unearned run on a hit and a walk while striking out two in the 10th inning of Monday's 3-2 win over the Orioles.

Because he entered the game in the extra inning, Robles was on the mound with a runner (Maikel Franco) on second base. DJ Stewart's double to lead off the inning scored Franco and cut the Orioles' deficit to one, but Robles was able to close the door on the comeback attempt thereafter. Though Robles has converted four of his five save chances since entering the late-inning mix in mid May, he hasn't been dominant enough to completely steal the job away from Taylor Rogers. He's let in an earned or unearned run in four of his last five outings.

Lopez worked six innings while taking a no-decision Monday in the Orioles' 3-2 loss to the Twins in 10 innings. He gave up one run on five hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Facing off against Minnesota for the second start in a row, Lopez came away with another quality start, but he was far more sharper this time around than he was on May 26. After issuing four walks against three strikeouts in the prior outing, Lopez pumped in two thirds of his pitches for strikes Monday while yielding only one extra-base hit (a double to Josh Donaldson). Despite the better results of late, Lopez still maintains a poor 5.29 ERA for the season, and he hasn't captured a win since April 16.

The Angels recalled Quijada from Triple-A Salt Lake ahead of Monday's game against the Giants.

He'll join the Angels as a replacement on the active roster for starter Jose Quintana (shoulder), who was placed on the 10-day injured list. According to Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register, Patrick Sandoval will enter the six-man rotation in Quintana's stead, so Quijada will fill a bullpen role while he's up with the big club.

Chargois secured his third hold in a win over the Rangers on Sunday, uncorking a wild pitch before getting the final out of the seventh inning with a strikeout.

Chargois now has holds in three consecutive appearances, a span of 2.2 innings. The right-hander has been a highly effective addition to the bullpen since being called up from Triple-A Tacoma on May 9, as he's pitched to a 2.38 ERA and 0.71 WHIP while posting an 11:2 K:BB over 11.1 innings (10 appearances).

Menez was recalled by the Giants on Monday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Menez joined the major-league roster for a doubleheader in early May but failed to make an appearance. He'll now rejoin the Giants after Scott Kazmir (personal) was placed on the restricted list Monday. Menez has made four appearances (three starts) for Triple-A Sacramento this year and has posted a 6.48 ERA and 1.85 WHIP in 8.1 innings.

The Astros optioned Scrubb to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Scrubb will cede his spot on the active roster and in the Houston bullpen to Blake Taylor (ankle), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. After Scrubb posted a 1.90 ERA that was backed by shaky peripherals in 2020, regression has come hard for him thus far in 2021. Over his 13 innings out of the Houston bullpen, Scrubb has tagged for 11 earned runs on 14 hits and 10 walks.

Kittredge secured his third hold in a win over the Phillies on Sunday, allowing two hits and recording a strikeout over 1.1 scoreless innings.

The efficient 18-pitch outing extended what's been an extensive stretch of strong pitching for Kittredge, who's now working on a seven-appearance scoreless streak spanning a total of 9.2 innings. The right-hander has demonstrated stellar control during that span, posting an 11:1 K:BB while also picking up two wins, a save and two holds.

The Astros are activating Taylor (ankle) from the injured list ahead of Monday's game against the Red Sox , Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Taylor was placed on the injured list in mid-April with a severely sprained ankle. The southpaw has been rehabbing at Triple-A Sugar Land during the past week and will now rejoin the Astros' bullpen Monday against Boston.

Beede (elbow) has a 5.40 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 16:14 K:BB through 13.1 innings during his rehab stint with Triple-A Sacramento.

The right-hander has yet to pitch more than three innings in any of his six appearances. He's eligible to come off the 60-day injured list Monday, but based on the results so far, he'll likely continue rehabbing. Beede last pitched in the majors in 2019, when he had a 5-10 record with a 5.08 ERA and 1.48 WHIP across 117 innings. An official timeline for his return to the Giants' roster has yet to be announced.

Lambert has been recalled from Triple-A Charlotte and will start Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against Cleveland, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

It was announced Sunday that Lambert would take the ball in one of Monday's two games. He'll make his first major-league start in Game 2, with Carlos Rodon taking the ball in Game 1. Manager Tony La Russa said Lambert is stretched out to be able to throw between 65 and 70 pitches, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.