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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  The Royals have activated left-hander Bruce Chen from the 60-day disabled list and sent him to the bullpen in a long relief role.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To clear roster space before Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Royals optioned reliever Tim Collins to Triple-A Omaha and designated fellow left-hander Donnie Joseph for assignment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chen began the season in the Kansas City rotation before landing on the DL with a bulging disk in his back. He made four minor league rehab starts, three at Omaha, and struck out 11 over 5 1-3 innings last weekend against Albuquerque.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The veteran left-hander, who has worked out of the bullpen in the past, has not appeared in a big league game since April 24. He is 1-2 with a 7.45 ERA on the season.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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