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Arano faced six batters and struck them all out to pick up the win Sunday against the Marlins.

Arano entered a tie game in the bottom of the 12th and proceeded to mow down Marlins' hitters until Jean Segura eventually won the game with a 14th-inning homer. It was a very encouraging outing for a pitcher whose horrendous 45.00 spring ERA sent him unexpectedly to Triple-A to begin the season. He's now thrown four scoreless innings with a 58.3 percent strikeout rate.

Burdi hurled a scoreless seventh inning Sunday, allowing one hit while striking out one batter against the Nationals.

The Rule 5 pick is becoming more important to the team's bullpen by the day. He's compiled five consecutive scoreless outings after giving up three runs in his first three appearances. Burdi holds an impressive 13:1 K:BB in 6.2 innings and could move into a higher-leverage situation due to Keone Kela and Richard Rodriguez's inconsistencies.

Hicks allowed one hit in 1.1 innings and earned the save in Sunday's 9-5 win over Cincinnati.

Hicks has locked down his last three save opportunities with two of them being four-out closures. The 22-year-old has a strong hold on the closing job and is taking full advantage of it so far.

Manager Bud Black said Sunday that Rusin (back) is "not as far along as we have hoped," Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Rusin threw some Sunday but apparently still isn't close to making a return. The 32-year-old has been sidelined since the start of March as he continues to deal with back pain.

The Mets recalled Sewald from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Sewald will provide an fresh arm out of the bullpen in place of long man Corey Oswalt, who was optioned to Syracuse after covering 3.2 innings in relief in Saturday's 11-7 loss to the Braves. A veteran of 103 career appearances in the majors, Sewald has supplied a 5.25 ERA and 9.3 K/9 across 121.2 innings.

Webb was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.

Webb was one of Gwinnett's top relievers last season with a 3.13 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 34:11 K:BB over 31.2 innings, and he turned that into an early-season promotion in 2019. The 25-year-old will look to make his major-league debut with the Braves, likely in a low-leverage spot.

The Padres recalled Maton from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Maton and Luis Perdomo were both promoted from El Paso and will give the Padres a pair of fresh relief arms ahead of Sunday's series finale with the Diamondbacks. Over 94 career big-league appearances, Maton owns a 4.29 ERA and 1.42 WHIP.

The Padres optioned Reyes to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Reyes had been summoned from the bullpen in both of the past two days, recording the win in his MLB debut Friday before getting blasted for four runs while recording only one out Saturday. He'll head back to the minors as the Padres swap him out for a fresh relief arm in Luis Perdomo.

Sborz was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Sborz will join the Dodgers for the series finale against the Brewers as a fresh arm for the bullpen. It could be a short stay in the majors for the 25-year-old with Clayton Kershaw (shoulder) set to come off the injured list Monday.

Santana was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Santana was the first reliever used after starter Caleb Ferguson on Sunday for the Dodgers' bullpen day, but he allowed three runs on three hits and three walks. The 23-year-old had severe issues with his control as he also had a wild pitch and hit a batter, though he did manage four strikeouts. Josh Sborz was called up from Oklahoma City in a corresponding move to provide a fresh arm for the bullpen.