Bastardo has been activated off the paternity list, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. After three days off, Bastardo returns to his position in the Pittsburgh bullpen. His 6.43 ERA and 2.29 WHIP needs to improve or he could find himself on waivers soon. The stuff is there (11.6 K/9), but so is his past lack of control (5.1 BB/9).