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Santos was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Santos had a brief stint in the majors during early May and is now back up with the Giants. He covered 1.2 scoreless frames in his lone appearance for San Francisco, and he has a 3.70 ERA in 23 appearances for Sacramento.

Uceta was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Sunday.

Uceta has been up in the majors the past couple weeks and made two appearances for Arizona during that stretch, and he allowed one earned run across 3.2 innings. The right-hander has covered 30.1 frames for Reno this year with a 4.15 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 40:16 K:BB.

Naile was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

The right-hander was demoted to Memphis in early July and will rejoin the big-league club after Steven Matz (knee) was placed on the 15-day IL. Naile has appeared in three games for the Cardinals this season and has yet to allow a run over 4.2 innings.

Mushinski was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The 26-year-old was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Thursday after missing time with an elbow injury, and he'll head to the minors with Ryan Pressly returning from the paternity list. Mushinski delivered a scoreless inning Saturday and has given up three earned runs with an 8:3 K:BB across 7.1 innings for Houston this year.

Pressly (personal) was activated from the paternity list Sunday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The 33-year-old moved to the paternity list Thursday but will rejoin the Astros after spending a few days with family following the birth of his daughter. Rafael Montero, Hector Neris and Bryan Abreu each picked up a save in Seattle, but Pressly is back to reclaim the closer role ahead of Sunday's series finale.

Martin was recalled from Triple-A Reno and will start Sunday against the Nationals.

The 26-year-old was previously announced as the starter for Sunday's contest, and he's now officially been added to Arizona's active roster. Martin has come out of the bullpen in his five big-league appearances this year and has a 4.40 ERA and 14:6 K:BB across 14.1 innings, though he's worked as a starter in the minors and delivered eight shutout innings for Reno in his last start.

Nance was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right groin strain, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Nance presumably sustained the injury during Saturday's appearance against the Pirates when he allowed two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning. The 31-year-old will now be unavailable for at least the next couple weeks.

Perez (5-1) earned the win Saturday over the Yankees. He allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning.

Perez put some traffic on the basepaths, but he was able to keep the deficit at one run. The Orioles' offense then took the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning and held on from there to give Perez his first win since June 1. The high-leverage lefty has a 2.16 ERA in July and owns a 1.41 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 28:13 K:BB through 32 innings overall. He's added a save and 14 holds as one of the setup men to closer Jorge Lopez.

Lopez allowed a hit and struck out one to earn the save in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Yankees.

Lopez had no trouble in protecting a three-run lead to convert his 18th save in 22 chances. He's returned to strong form lately, allowing one unearned run on four hits and two hit batsmen while striking out 10 over his last seven innings, earning five saves and a win in that span. The closer owns a 1.59 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 52:15 K:BB through 45.1 innings, and the Orioles' recent uptick in success has allowed him more opportunities to finish games.

Helsley struck out three in 1.1 perfect innings to earn the save in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Reds.

Helsley got the final out of the eighth inning and then struck out the side in the ninth. He's allowed only one unearned run in 9.2 innings in July while posting an impressive 15:2 K:BB this month. The 28-year-old continues to dominate as the Cardinals' top closer. He's up to nine saves in 12 chances with six holds, a 0.67 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and 60:12 K:BB across 40.1 innings.