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Trivino (1-5) took the loss against the Guardians on Thursday, allowing four earned runs on five hits and a walk over one-third of an inning.

The right-hander has now allowed four earned runs in a relief appearance on two occasions this season, and Thursday's particularly poor effort ballooned his ERA from already ugly 6.91 to 9.20. Entrusted with preserving a 4-4 tie when he entered in the eighth inning, Trivino's nightmare of an outing saw him surrender an infield single, a bunt single on which he committed a throwing error that allowed a run to score and a two-run double. Given his unsteady form for most of the season, Trivino could have trouble seeing further high-leverage usage for the time being.

Sedlock cleared waivers Friday and was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The reliever was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Friday in order to open a 40-man roster spot for Austin Voth and he will now report to Norfolk after going unclaimed on waivers. Sedlock has produced a 5.56 ERA and 1.50 WHIP with 41 strikeouts over 34 frames in nine appearances at Triple-A this season.

Lambert was called up from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

Lambert will return to the majors after being sent down last Friday. In three appearances including two starts with the White Sox this season, the right-hander has produced a 5.14 ERA and 1.71 WHIP with seven strikeouts over seven innings. Gavin Sheets was optioned to Charlotte in a corresponding move Friday.

Then is on the 7-day injured list at Double-A Arkansas with an unspecified elbow injury, Kyle Glaser of Baseball America reports.

He does not have a timeline for a return and has not pitched this season. Then is more likely to be a reliever than a starter at the big-league level and isn't worth stashing in most dynasty formats while he is dealing with an elbow injury.

Martinez, who is on the mend from Tommy John surgery, is targeting a return sometime this summer, Kyle Glaser of Baseball America reports.

Martinez had a 6.65 ERA, 1.74 WHIP and 24:15 K:BB in 23 innings at Low-A Visalia last season. He could get back into action for the Rawhide around his 21st birthday in late July.

Staumont struck out one in a perfect inning to earn a hold in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Orioles.

Staumont has settled down lately with a six-inning scoreless streak in his last six appearances. He's allowed three hits and two walks while striking out six in that span. The right-hander has a 3.18 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 30:11 K:BB across 22.2 innings overall. He's added a 2-1 record, three saves, four holds and three blown saves as one of the Royals' primary late-inning options, though Scott Barlow remains the closer. Given the Royals are near the bottom of the overall major-league standings, fantasy managers may want to invest in bullpens with more save chances to go around.

Payamps (2-1) allowed a walk over 1.1 scoreless innings Thursday, earning the win versus the Orioles.

Payamps left Monday's game after getting struck by a line drive on his lower body and didn't pitch Tuesday or Wednesday. He was effective in his return, escaping a jam created by Kris Bubic and Collin Snider in the fifth inning before pitching a clean sixth. Outside of a messy outing May 27 (four runs in two-thirds of an inning), Payamps has been solid as a low-leverage option for the Royals. He has a 2.63 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 18:10 K:BB through 24 innings, and he's yet to allow a home run this season. His 3.8 BB/9 mark is too high, but his 3.02 FIP suggests regression wouldn't have a drastic impact on his numbers.

De Los Santos (1-0) picked up the win Thursday versus the Athletics. He allowed a hit and struck out one without allowing a run in two-thirds of an inning.

De Los Santos has given up just one run on six hits and no walks while striking out 10 over his last nine innings. The right-hander was trusted to pitch in the eighth inning of a tied game Thursday, which shows he's become a reliable part of the Guardians' bullpen. For the season, he has a 2.35 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 21:5 K:BB across 15.1 innings.

Hernandez had Tommy John surgery in early February and will be out until the 2023 season, Kyle Glaser of Baseball America reports.

One of Atlanta's better relief pitching prospects, Hernandez reached Triple-A last season, so he could have made his big-league debut this year if he were healthy. Given the timing of the surgery, he may be limited for most or all of spring training in 2023.

Pallante will start Friday's game against the Reds in St. Louis.

He'll be making his second straight turn through the rotation after taking a no-decision in his first MLB start during the second game of a doubleheader with the Cubs last weekend, when he worked four innings and struck out two while allowing one run on four hits and four walks. Pallante threw only 64 pitches in that outing, and while he should be able to offer more length Friday, the Cardinals could choose to deploy him in tandem with Zack Thompson.