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Ryan Rolison RP | CHC
Rockies' Ryan Rolison: Promoted to Triple-A
Rolison was promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Rolison began the minor-league season with Double-A Hartford and made enough progress with his changeup and delivery to receive a promotion early in the year. The left-hander made three starts for Double-A Hartford this year and posted a 3.07 ERA, 20:2 K:BB and 0.89 WHIP in 14.2 innings. Rolison is one of Colorado's top pitching prospects and could make his major-league debut at some point in 2021.
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Tucker Davidson RP | PHI
Braves' Tucker Davidson: Starting Tuesday
Davidson will start Tuesday's game against the Mets, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Davidson was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, and the team later revealed that Huascar Ynoa will miss at least two months after he broke his hand Sunday. As a result, Davidson will take the mound for Tuesday's matchup, while the rest of Atlanta's starters will get an extra day of rest. Bryse Wilson and Kyle Wright could also be options to fill in as starters in the coming months, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
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Ryan Borucki RP | SF
Blue Jays' Ryan Borucki: Trending toward brief IL stay
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Sunday that Borucki (forearm) is expected to be on the injured list for the minimum 10 days or close to it, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.
Borucki was placed on the IL on Friday with a left forearm strain. According to Atkins, Borucki's injury is to the lower portion of his forearm, which the Blue Jays don't believe will affect his velocity or command when he eventually returns. Borucki had posted a 4.05 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 14:5 K:BB in 13.1 innings before landing on the IL.
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Rafael Montero RP | NYY
Mariners' Rafael Montero: Struggles to second hold
Montero worked in the sixth inning of Sunday's win over Cleveland, recording his second hold despite allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk during the first two-thirds of the frame. He also recorded a strikeout.
The right-hander was utilized much earlier into the game than usual and scuffled through a 31-pitch outing. The two runs charged to Montero crossed the plate on a groundout and an error, but that's not to say he wasn't complicit in setting those runners up in scoring position considering he allowed a walk and a double to the first two batters he faced. Montero yielded a second two-bagger before getting the hook, with the amount of hard contact a continuing concern after he'd also allowed three earned runs, including a home run, two appearances prior against the Dodgers.
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Anthony Misiewicz RP | CIN
Mariners' Anthony Misiewicz: Up to eight holds
Misiewicz recorded his eighth hold in a win over Cleveland on Sunday, allowing two hits and a walk over one inning.
Misiewicz continues to try to rediscover the stride he'd hit in April, when he wasn't scored upon across 9.1 innings over 11 appearances and recorded two wins and four holds. May hasn't anywhere near as kind -- he's taken two losses, blown two save chances and given up seven earned runs across three of his appearances -- but the southpaw has at least doubled up his holds tally and has now produced scoreless efforts in two of his last three trips to the mound.
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Paul Sewald RP | TOR
Mariners' Paul Sewald: Earns win in season debut
Sewald (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings on two hits and one walk while striking out four to earn the win Sunday over Cleveland.
Sewald made his season debut with the Mariners Sunday after being called up last Thursday. He got the job done, earning the win after pitching a scoreless fourth and fifth inning in the Mariners' bullpen game. Seattle is dealing with injuries to multiple pitchers and his time in the big leagues may be short once they are able to return. The 31-year-old has pitched just 27.2 innings in MLB over the last three seasons.
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Albert Abreu RP | CIN
Yankees' Albert Abreu: Back in big leagues
Abreu was recalled by the Yankees on Monday.
Abreu will give the Yankees an extra arm in the bullpen, as Giancarlo Stanton (quadriceps) was placed on the injured list as the corresponding move. Abreu has spent two separate brief stints in the big leagues this season, allowing one run in two innings across his two appearances.
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Luis Patino RP | SD
Rays' Luis Patino: Getting another start Tuesday
Patino is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Orioles, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
Earlier this month, manager Kevin Cash told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times that the Rays would take a "floating sequencing" approach to the rotation, meaning that the team would take a flexible approach to determining its starters in a given week beyond Tyler Glasnow and Shane McClanahan. Ryan Yarbrough also seems to have a regular rotation spot locked down as a starter or primary pitcher out of the bullpen, leaving Patino, Josh Fleming and Rich Hill as candidates to eat innings on days when none of the aforementioned three are on the pitching schedule. At this point, Patino is expected to be used as a traditional starter rather than as an opener when he's listed as the Rays' probable pitcher. He covered a season-high four innings in his last outing May 11 against the Yankees, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk while striking out three.
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Matt Koch RP | COL
Indians' Matt Koch: Joins Triple-A Columbus
Koch was assigned to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.
Koch last pitched in 2019 with the Diamondbacks, where he had a 9.15 ERA and 1.60 WHIP across 20.2 innings. He also saw time with Triple-A Reno, but posted an underwhelming 7.38 ERA and 1.65 WHIP in 100 innings, mainly as a starter, in the minors. Koch is unlikely to play much of a role in the majors in 2021.
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Phil Maton RP | CHC
Indians' Phil Maton: Puts in 1.1 scoreless innings
Maton allowed one walk and struck out one over 1.1 innings in Sunday's 3-2 loss to Seattle.
May has been a bit of a roller-coaster month for the reliever -- he's allowed five runs over 5.1 innings. For comparison, Maton only gave up two runs across 7.1 innings in April. Overall, the 28-year-old has a 4.97 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 17:6 K:BB across 12.2 innings this season. He's seen very little high-leverage work without a save or hold to his name.