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Two-time American League All-Star Clay Buchholz will be removed from the starting rotation and placed in the bullpen, Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell announced Friday, per NESN's Zack Cox.

Farrell said the move was necessary after Buchholz's poor start to the season, per Cox:

Jackie Bradley Jr.'s 29-game hitting streak came to an end Thursday against the Colorado Rockies.

Bradley finished hitless in four at-bats as the Boston Red Sox fell 8-2 at Fenway Park.

Bradley was close to getting another chance to extend his streak, per MLB.com's Ian Browne:

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor's suspension has been reduced by one game.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Hector Olivera has been suspended without pay through Aug. 1 for violating Major League Baseball's joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy.   

MLB announced the ruling Thursday and added that Olivera won't appeal the 82-game ban—which is retroactive to April 30. 

The Atlanta Braves added some depth to their bullpen Monday, when they acquired left-handed pitcher Brian Matusz from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league pitchers Brandon Barker and Trevor Belicek, per Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com.

Kubatko noted the Braves also received the Orioles’ competitive-balance draft pick (No. 76 overall).

Shane Victorino's MLB career looks to be in serious jeopardy, as the Chicago Cubs released the 35-year-old outfielder Monday.

Victorino never made it to the majors this season. He was in Triple-A Iowa at the time of his release, per Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times:

The Los Angeles Dodgers took down the San Diego Padres, 9-5, on Sunday in an epic 17-inning marathon.

With the score knotted at 5-5 after the eighth inning, the game remained tied until a Yasiel Puig single to center field drove in Howie Kendrick and Adrian Gonzalez in the top of the 17th frame. Puig appeared to celebrate the hit as he left the batter's box, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register:   

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey had a Thursday night to forget. Against the Washington Nationals, he was pulled after 2.2 innings. He allowed nine runs—six earned—on eight hits with a pair of walks. 

It was a record-setting night for the fourth-year pitcher, as ESPN.com's Adam Rubin pointed out:  

Following Brad Ausmus' outburst in the Detroit Tigers' 10-8 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night, MLB suspended the Detroit manager one game, per MLB.com's Jason Beck.

A strong start to the 2016 season has bought Mike Rizzo extra job security, as the Washington Nationals exercised their general manager's contract option Saturday, according to Bill Ladson of MLB.com.

Per Ladson, Rizzo's option, which will keep him with the Nationals through 2018, had to be picked up by June 15.