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Junk (2-0) picked up the win after throwing five innings, allowing one run on five hits and no walks while striking out five during Friday's 6-2 win against Atlanta.

Junk has worked in bulk relief, but this was his first true start since 2023. His task was keeping a dangerous Atlanta lineup in check, and he turned in a great performance over five innings of work. Together with his last outing, the 29-year-old is 2-0 and has thrown 10.2 innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts. With Max Meyer on the shelf with a hip injury, Junk might have earned himself more starts. This spot in the rotation is next scheduled to come up with the Marlins on the road at the Giants.

The Marlins selected Simpson's contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday.

Simpson will join the Marlins' bullpen after logging a 3.41 ERA and 1.03 WHIP across 31.2 innings in Triple-A. He'll likely work in middle relief while in Miami, and he will replace Robinson Pina on both the 26-man and 40-man rosters.

The Cubs recalled Pearson from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Since being optioned to Triple-A in mid-April, Pearson has turned in a 2.22 ERA and 1.33 WHIP across 24.1 innings. His turnaround will buy him another shot in the Cubs' bullpen, where he will replace Genesis Cabrera, who was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

The Tigers optioned Smith to Triple-A Toledo and recalled him Friday.

Smith served as Detroit's 27th man for Thursday's doubleheader versus Pittsburgh, appearing in relief and tossing two scoreless innings in the Tigers' 9-2 win in the first game of the day. Though he was expected to be returned to Toledo following the twin bill, Smith will instead stick around with Detroit after Keider Montero was optioned to Triple-A on Friday.

The Reds optioned Mey to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday

Mey gave up one run in 1.1 innings during his outing Thursday, and he'll now be sent back to the minors in favor of Chase Petty. Mey owns a 4.40 ERA and 1.26 WHIP through 14.1 frames in the big leagues this season and will likely be back with the Reds down the line.

Turnbull (1-1) picked up the loss after throwing two innings, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two during Friday's 7-1 loss to the White Sox.

Turnbull got the chance to start Friday after a shoulder injury to Bowden Francis landed Francis on the injured list. It didn't go too well for the 32-year-old Turnbull, who could only make it through two innings in his third outing of the year. He's not quite stretched out as a starter currently, and after a rough performance against the White Sox, it remains to be seen how the Blue Jays will handle this spot in the rotation the next time it comes up.

The Rays selected Gervase's contract from Triple-A Durham on Saturday.

Gervase has spent the entire season in Triple-A, where he owns a 3.78 ERA and 0.94 WHIP through 33.1 innings, and his first appearance with the Rays will mark his MLB debut. Connor Seabold was optioned to Durham in a corresponding move.

The Rays optioned Seabold to Triple-A Durham on Saturday.

Seabold pitched three shutout innings after being recalled from Triple-A on Thursday, and he'll now be pushed off the active roster in favor of Paul Gervase.

Estevez gave up a run on one hit in the ninth inning Friday to record his 22nd save of the season in a 6-5 win over the Padres.

A Manny Machado solo shot to lead off the ninth made things nervous for the Royals, but Estevez shook it off and got infield pop-ups from the next three batters. The 32-year-old righty now leads the majors in saves, converting six of seven chances in June while posting a 3.24 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 5:4 K:BB over 8.1 innings.

Sabrowski (elbow) allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two over one scoreless inning for Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.

This marked the first time Sabrowski's thrown on back-to-back days during his rehab assignment. The left-hander is scheduled for another outing over the weekend, per MLB.com. The upcoming appearance will be his eighth overall.