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Gilbreath was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.

The 25-year-old was demoted to Triple-A on Saturday, but he'll quickly rejoin the Rockies with Ben Bowden (shoulder) landing on the injured list. Gilbreath has surrendered six runs on eight hits with five strikeouts and two walks over 5.1 innings.

Nance had his contract selected by the Cubs on Sunday.

The 30-year-old will join the Cubs in hopes of making his major-league debut. Nance had a solid start to the season at Triple-A Iowa with one run allowed over six innings.

Vest secured his fourth hold in Saturday's win over Cleveland, firing a scoreless eighth inning during which he did not allow a hit, issued a walk and recorded a strikeout.

Vest threw 10 of 15 pitches for strikes while bouncing back from a pair of forgettable appearances against the Rangers and Dodgers during which he allowed six earned runs over 3.1 innings. Vest coaxed his ERA back to 3.66 with Saturday's clean effort, and it was encouraging to see manager Scott Servais go right back to him after the pair of stumbles during the previous week.

Barlow pitched a scoreless eighth inning, allowing a hit and a walk with one strikeout to earn a hold in Saturday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

The right-hander pitched the eighth inning and was able to work around a couple of baserunners for his seventh hold of the year. Carlos Santana hit a solo shot in the ninth inning, which took away a save opportunity for Josh Staumont. Barlow has been solid with a 2.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 29:9 K:BB in 21 innings. He also has a save, a blown save and a 1-1 record across 19 appearances in a high-leverage role.

Akin allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout over 3.1 innings in Saturday's 8-2 loss to the Yankees. He did not factor in the decision.

Starter Jorge Lopez lasted only two innings, so Akin was called upon for a long-relief assignment. In two appearances spanning 4.1 innings, he's struck out three batters and walked none. The 26-year-old was a starter in the minors, but he'll likely need to be stretched out at the major-league level since he dealt with a finger injury that impacted his availability in April.

Doval allowed two runs on two hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch with one strikeout in one-third of an inning in Saturday's loss to Pittsburgh. He was charged with a blown save.

The right-hander entered the seventh inning with two outs on the board, but he quickly lost control. He allowed two inherited runners to score and then surrendered a game-tying two-run double to Jacob Stallings. Doval has plenty of power in his arm, but the control isn't there yet. The 23-year-old has an 8.38 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB across 9.2 innings. He's taken three blown saves and added five holds in 12 outings.

Sims (3-1) gave up two runs (one earned) in the 11th inning of Saturday's win against the Rockies but got the win when the Reds scored two more runs in the 12th inning.

This wasn't a save chance for Sims, as it was his second inning in the game, but the outing essentially functioned as a blown save with Sims trying to protect a lead. Sims gave up three walks in his two innings, and one of those came around to score along with the ghost runner on a double by Josh Fuentes. Sims at least stabilized after that to keep the game tied, allowing the Reds to rally one more time.

Kittredge was credited with his second hold in a win over the Mets on Saturday, recording three strikeouts over 1.2 perfect innings.

The right-hander was especially efficient, needing only 19 pitches to get five outs and landing 15 of those offerings in the strike zone. Kittredge lowered his ERA to 1.50 with the pristine outing, his fourth scoreless effort in his five trips to the mound this season.

Paredes (side) was activated from the injured list Sunday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Paredes made four rehab appearances with Double-A Corpus Christi, allowing just one hit and striking out nine over five scoreless innings. After a breakout showing in the postseason, Paredes struggled to the tune of six walks in 1.1 innings out of the Houston bullpen to begin the 2021 regular season.

Zimmermann was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

Zimmermann will return to provide length for what is essentially a bullpen game Sunday, headed up by Adam Plutko. The long ball has been a problem for Zimmermann at the highest level; he has given up nine homers in 37 big-league innings. The lefty has a 5.40 ERA and 1.63 WHIP for the Orioles this season.