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Kelly (shoulder) was activated from the injured list Thursday and will begin to serve his five-game suspension.

Kelly had been on the injured list with shoulder inflammation since Aug. 10. The reliever will now serve his five-game suspension that he received for his role in the altercation with the Astros on July 28. He will return to the Dodgers' bullpen Sept. 16.

Manaea (4-2) picked up the win Thursday against Houston, allowing one run on two hits while striking out four across seven innings. He did not issue a walk.

Manaea was beyond efficient in Thursday's outing, tossing just 61 pitches while allowing two hits and no walks over seven frames. He retired the first 15 hitters he faced before allowing a run on a pair of hits in the sixth. The southpaw certainly could have gone deeper into the tilt, but Oakland manager Bob Melvin opted to hand the final two innings to Jake Diekman and Liam Hendriks, likely due to the fact that both relievers are enjoying fantastic campaigns. After a poor start to his season, Manaea has now won each of his last four starts while allowing just six earned runs across 27.1 innings. He will look to stay on a roll when he takes the ball Tuesday in Colorado.

Akin won't start Thursday after the game against the Yankees was postponed.

Thursday's game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Friday. Akin will take the mound for Game 2 of the twin bill, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

De Leon was optioned to the Reds' alternate training site Thursday.

He will stick on the taxi squad for the rest of this road trip, which ends Sunday. De Leon has given up 12 earned runs in four innings this season.

Vesia was optioned to the Marlins' alternate training site Thursday.

Vesia will return to alternate camp after allowing five runs (four earned) over 1.1 innings during Wednesday's blowout loss to Atlanta. The southpaw did not find much success in his first taste of major-league action this year with an 18.69 ERA and 3.23 WHIP over 4.1 innings across five appearances.

Pagan (biceps) was activated from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

He will end up missing a little under two weeks with the biceps injury, but in that time, Trevor Rosenthal appears to have taken over as the team's closer. Pagan could still get the occassional save opportunity and could vulture wins, but as long as Rosenthal is pitching well, he should remain the go-to closer.

Yamamoto was optioned to the Marlins' alternate training site Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

This was an easy move to see coming, as Yamamoto was a sacrificial lamb Wednesday, giving up 13 runs (12 earned) in 2.2 innings of long relief. He now has an 18.26 ERA and 3.00 WHIP on the season.

Castano was recalled from the Marlins' alternate training site Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

The Marlins will add a fresh arm in Castano to the bullpen after sending down Jordan Yamamoto in a corresponding move. Castano has a 4.11 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 8:8 K:BB in 15.1 innings. He could start a game in the coming days, as the Marlins are set to play 15 games in the next 11 days.

Hernandez (abdomen) will start Saturday's game against the Pirates, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

Hernandez has made two appearances in long relief this season and suffered a stomach contusion in his last outing. However, he'll be healthy enough to make his first major-league start Saturday as Matt Harvey will be demoted to a bullpen role. Hernandez has been effective over his limited major-league sample, recording a 1.42 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 6.1 innings during his two appearances. It's unclear whether the right-hander will remain in the rotation to end the season or whether he'll return to a bullpen role following Saturday's start.

Covey was recalled by the Red Sox on Thursday.

Covey spent nearly a month in Pawtucket after putting forth inconsistent results during his first major-league stint of the season. However, he'll return to Boston's bullpen after Austin Brice (lat) was placed on the 10-day injured list. Covey will likely pitch in low-leverage situations.