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Tate (hamstring) will be reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

Tate began a rehab assignment Tuesday and struck out one in a perfect relief inning for Triple-A Norfolk. He had been dealing with a left hamstring strain since early May and should reclaim his role as a middle reliever once he's officially activated.

Brentz pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out two to earn a hold in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Tampa Bay.

Brentz has posted five scoreless innings across his last five outings. His hold Tuesday was his first since April 25 -- Kansas City endured a rough stretch of games earlier in May. Overall, the southpaw has a 2.61 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 23:13 K:BB, four holds and a win in 20.2 innings this season. He's been effective at keeping runs off the board, but a 4.05 FIP suggests he could face a bit of regression.

Loup has been charged with a run in four of his last seven appearances and sports a 5.40 ERA and 1.95 WHIP through 6.2 innings in May.

The veteran reliever didn't allow an earned run in April, but he hasn't been as successful since the calendar flipped. Loup remains the top lefty in the Mets' bullpen though, and he has one win, four holds, a 3.00 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP and a 13:2 K:BB through 12 innings across 16 appearances.

Castro (1-1) picked up the win Tuesday against the Rockies, striking out four over two scoreless innings while walking one.

The right-hander was the first pitcher out of the bullpen after Jacob deGrom got the hook following five strong innings in his return to the rotation, and Castro was rewarded for his dominant effort when the Mets took the lead for good in the sixth. On the season, the 26-year-old has three holds in addition to his win with a 2.79 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 30:10 K:BB through 19.1 innings.

Smith picked up the save Tuesday against the Red Sox with a scoreless inning during which he recorded two strikeouts.

Smith is now 8-for-8 in save opportunities, though this was the first one he picked up since May 6. The 31-year-old might have a 5.00 ERA across 10 appearances this month, but he also owns an 11.0 K/9 in that span.

King covered three innings out of the bullpen Tuesday in the Yankees' 6-2 loss to the Blue Jays, surrendering one run on six hits and a walk while striking out three.

King tossed 54 pitches over the three-inning appearance, his longest outing since April 16. The Yankees needed King to eat innings after starter Corey Kluber covered only three frames before departing with right shoulder tightness. The Yankees will send Kluber in for an MRI on Wednesday to glean a better picture of the severity of his injury, leaving his availability in question for his next turn through the rotation Sunday in Detroit. King and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starter Deivi Garcia would appear to be the leading candidates to step into the rotation if Kluber isn't cleared for the weekend.

Devenski has opted to undergo elbow surgery, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo confirmed he wouldn't be able to expound on the nature of the procedure until a surgeon is able to see the extent of the ligament damage. However, it sounds like there are a number of potential scenarios for Devenski in play, including Tommy John surgery.

Yang (0-2) took the loss against the Angels on Tuesday, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing seven runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two.

The outing started off ominously for Yang, as he gave up a leadoff homer to Justin Upton. The left-hander then served up a two-run shot to Jared Walsh in the second inning before completely unraveling in the fourth frame, during which he allowed the first four batters to reach base and managed to secure only one out. The seven earned runs were more than Yang had allowed over his previous four outings combined and pushed his ERA up to 5.47 on the season. He's not guaranteed to get another start, but if he does, it could come against Seattle on Sunday.

Akin allowed two runs on three hits and struck out three in three innings of Tuesday's 7-4 loss to Minnesota.

The southpaw allowed an RBI double to Alex Kirilloff in the sixth inning and a solo home run to Rob Refsnyder in the eighth. Akin threw 29 of his 45 pitches for strikes. He's mostly logged multi-inning assignments out of the bullpen since joining Baltimore's big-league roster earlier in May. He hasn't found much success with a 6.10 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 10:1 K:BB across 10.1 innings in four appearances.

Neris allowed one hit and didn't have a walk or a strikeout during a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Tuesday in Miami.

The 31-year-old surrendered an infield single with two outs to Garrett Cooper, but he otherwise had no issues with the Marlins. Neris is 8-for-10 in save opportunities with a 2.08 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 26:7 K:BB across 21.2 innings this season.