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Pagan, who notched his first hold at the minor-league level in 2018 in Triple-A Nashville's win over Memphis on Sunday, has racked up six strikeouts while allowing only one hit over 3.2 scoreless innings across two appearances with the Sounds.

Pagan had similarly impressed against the same level of competition while with Triple-A Tacoma in the Mariners organization last season (2.56 ERA, 0.87 WHIP), and he'd generated a 56:8 K:BB over 50.2 big-league innings after a subsequent callup to Seattle. However, he hit the skids fairly quickly with the Athletics this season, earning a demotion after allowing a 5.93 ERA and 1.76 WHIP across 12 appearances. His early Nashville returns are certainly encouraging, and several more efforts of similar caliber could certainly earn him a return to Oakland.

Lawrence allowed two earned runs on three hits, a walk and a hit batsman over two innings in a loss to the Angels on Sunday. He recorded two strikeouts.

Making his second appearance since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma last Tuesday, Lawrence surrendered a pair of earned runs for the second time in as many outings. The 30-year-old right-hander has given up a total of nine runs overall during his last three trips to the mound at the big-league level, largely negating what had been a stellar spring (1.80 ERA in six appearances) and a perfect 2.2-inning outing in his first Mariners appearance of the season back on March 31. Despite the struggles, manager Scott Servais figures to utilize Lawrence for the time being whenever he needs multiple innings, although it will likely come in low-leverage situations.

Colome (2-4) allowed an earned run on a hit and a wild pitch over an inning in a loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday.

Charged with preserving a 1-1 tie to open the ninth, Colome dug himself a quick hole by surrendering a leadoff double to Kevin Pillar. After a Kendrys Morales groundout advanced Pillar to third, Colome's wild pitch plated him with the go-ahead run. The Blue Jays' slim advantage would stand in the home half of the ninth, handing Colome his second loss over the last four outings. The 29-year-old retains a hold on the ninth-inning job for now, but his ERA and WHIP check in at an unsightly 5.17 and 1.72, respectively.

Graveman notched his first minor-league victory of 2018 in Triple-A Nashville's win over Memphis on Sunday, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and one walk over 6.1 innings. He recorded five strikeouts.

The right-hander was making his second appearance with the Sounds, and his performance Sunday represented a marked improvement over his initial outing. Graveman had given up six earned runs on 11 hits and three walks over 5.2 innings against Colorado Springs on May 1, a caliber of effort disturbingly similar to the ones that earned him a demotion after six starts. Graveman will look to build on Sunday's appearance as he attempts to eventually work his way back to the big-league club.

Rodney pitched a clean ninth inning to record his fifth save of the season Sunday against the White Sox.

Since blowing three consecutive saves, Rodney has settled in and now converted three save opportunities in a row without allowing a baserunner. While his job isn't among the most secure in the league, there have been no talks of him being moved out of the closer role.

Treinen allowed one hit and one walk in a scoreless inning as he notched his fifth save Sunday in the 2-1 win over the Orioles.

Treinen found himself in trouble to start the inning after giving up an infield single to Trey Mancini and then throwing a wild pitch that allowed him to advance to second. Treinen was ultimately able to tight-rope out of danger and slam the door for his fifth save of the season. The 29-year-old right-hander is 5-for-7 in save opportunities and sports a 1.13 ERA and 1.44 WHIP through 16 innings.

Junis (4-2) allowed two earned runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out eight across seven innings to earn the win Sunday against the Tigers.

Junis put together a solid outing, rarely getting in serious trouble despite allowing nine baserunners. He has now pitched at least seven innings in four of his seven starts, helping him rack up a decent number of strikeouts despite not being a prolific strikeout pitcher. However, he'll need to correct his home run problem -- he has surrendered 1.99 HR/9 -- in order to keep his ERA low, which is currently propped up by a 94 percent strand rate.

Kahnle (shoulder) said Sunday that he expects to throw a bullpen session during the upcoming week, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

Kahnle has been limited to throwing off flat ground for roughly a week, and with the righty experiencing no renewed pain in his shoulder, it appears he's ready to graduate to mound work. It's expected that Kahnle will throw off a mound a couple of times before advancing to facing hitters in live batting practice and then beginning a rehab assignment. If he endures no setbacks along the way, Kahnle should return from the 10-day disabled list by the end of the month.

Diaz was charged with first blown save of the season in Saturday's extra-innings win over the Angels, allowing a two-out, game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning.

All was right in the Mariners' world through the first two-thirds of the top of the ninth, with Diaz seemingly on his way to yet another save after retiring Luis Valbuena and Ian Kinsler. However, Mike Trout then laced a ground-rule double, and Justin Upton subsequently tied up the contest with a 404-foot shot that cleared the center-field fence. Diaz has now run into trouble in two of his last three appearances, allowing three earned runs across those outings.

Paredes was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

The right-hander made two appearances during his latest stint with the big club, recording just one out while conceding five runs on four hits and a walk over those contests. The Angels recalled outfielder Jabari Blash from Salt Lake to assume Paredes' spot on the active roster.