Alek Manoah: Everything you need to know

The Angels outrighted Manoah to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday. Manoah was already optioned to Triple-A on Sunday, but the Angels evidently put Manoah on waivers before outrighting him, thus opening a spot on the big club's 40-man roster. He appeared in three games for the Angels but got rocked in his last outing against the Dodgers on Saturday, when he gave up nine runs (eight earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out two in 1.1 innings.

The Angels optioned Manoah to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday. The right-hander was reinstated from the injured list May 6 and will now head to the minors after giving up eight earned runs with a 5:8 K:BB in three appearances (7.1 innings). Manoah was unscored upon in his first two outings but struggled mightily in Saturday's contest. He's being demoted to make room on the big-league roster for Grayson Rodriguez (shoulder), who is coming off the IL to start Sunday's game versus the Dodgers.

Manoah allowed two hits and walked five batters while striking out two over five scoreless innings in relief against Cleveland on Monday. The Angels had Brent Suter open the contest and deployed two other pitchers before turning the ball over to Manoah in the fourth frame. Manoah went the rest of the way, tossing 91 pitches across five innings. The right-hander struggled with his control, issuing five walks and throwing 47 strikes to 44 balls, but he yielded just two hits and managed to keep the Guardians out of the scoring column. Manoah has tossed six scoreless innings across his first two appearances for the Angels after missing over a month to begin the season due to a finger issue. It remains to be seen if he'll keep working behind an opener or move into a traditional starting role, but given his pitch count and results Monday, it seems likely he'll continue to be part of the team's rotation plans.