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Lawrence was called up to the big-league roster Friday, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

Lawrence has already spent two separate stints on the big-league roster. In four appearances spanning 4.1 innings, he owns an 8.31 ERA and 2.08 WHIP. Matt Adams (shin) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move.

Adam was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Adam's latest stint on the big-league roster lasted a week. He made just a single relief appearance, striking out three while allowing two hits in a scoreless inning against the Pirates. Jake Arrieta (thumb) returned from the injured list in a corresponding move.

Borucki (forearm) was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday.

What was initially described as a dead arm has now been diagnosed as a left forearm flexor strain. The Blue Jays did not immediately provide a recovery timetable nor did they announce a corresponding roster move.

Pomeranz was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with lat tightness. The move is retroactive to May 10.

The 32-year-old last pitched Sunday and surrendered a run over one inning of work, and he apparently tweaked his lat during the contest. Pomeranz will be eligible to return from the injured list May 21, though it's unclear if he's expected to be fully recovered by that point.

King pitched 2.1 innings in relief against Tampa Bay on Thursday, allowing three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six.

The right-hander came on in relief of Jameson Taillon with a pair of runners on base and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. King registered a strikeout to escape the jam but then served up a three-run homer to Randy Arozarena in the next frame. The trio of runs were the first King has given up this season. Despite the imperfect outing, he still owns a 1.84 ERA and 0.95 WHIP across 14.2 innings.

Pearson will miss his next Triple-A start due to a mild right shoulder impingement, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Pearson still has considerable potential, but a constant stream of injuries has thus far prevented him from establishing himself at the big-league level. He was expected to spend most of last year in the majors but was limited by a flexor strain to just 18 largely unimpressive innings. This year, it was a groin injury which kept him out for the first month of the year before he failed to get out of the third inning in his season debut. He was demoted to Triple-A following that outing and is now dealing with yet another injury. He's still been able to throw long toss, so this particular issue may not wind up being a major one, but it's a quickly becoming a worrying pattern for the young righty. He'll have to get healthy again and will likely need to make a handful of good Triple-A starts before returning to the big leagues.

Manaea (3-2) was tagged with the loss Thursday against the Red Sox after giving up seven runs on 10 hits and a walk while fanning two across two innings.

Manaea had recorded six straight starts of at least five innings, but pitched his shortest outing of the campaign Thursday while recording season-worst marks in hits and runs allowed, and his two strikeouts represent a season-low figure as well. The left-hander will attempt to bounce back in his next start, scheduled for next week at home against the Astros.

Bolanos was recalled from Triple-A Omaha to serve as the 27th player during Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

The 24-year-old missed out on the Opening Day roster but could make his season debut Friday. Bolanos should return to Omaha at the conclusion of the doubleheader.

Crowe (0-2) was tagged with the loss Thursday against the Giants after giving up three runs on six hits and a walk while fanning five across five innings.

Crowe has recorded a season-high five strikeouts in each of his last two contests. He owns a 4.35 ERA and 17:10 K:BB across 20.2 innings to date.

Littell allowed a hit in a scoreless inning to earn a hold in Thursday's 3-1 win over Pittsburgh.

Littell has holds in each of his last two appearances. The 25-year-old right-hander has yet to allow a run across five innings. He's only given up two hits and three walks while striking out three in that span. Littell probably won't challenge for save opportunities, and his 4.29 FIP suggests regression could be coming, although he should still be a fairly effective bullpen option.