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Murfee's contract was selected by the Mariners on Thursday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Murfee was returned to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday, but he'll rejoin the major-league club a day later after Yohan Ramirez and Cal Raleigh were sent down. Murfee didn't appear out of the bullpen during his recent six-day stint with Seattle but will have the opportunity to make his major-league debut at some point now that he's back with the Mariners.

The Padres transferred Adams (forearm) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list Thursday.

Adams was already expected to be shut down for at least six weeks after getting a platelet-rich plasma injection just over two weeks ago to relieve pain in his strained right forearm, but the move to the 60-day IL ensures he'll be on the shelf for at least two months. By moving Adams to the 60-day IL, the Padres freed up a spot on the 40-man roster for outfielder Trayce Thompson, whose contract was selected from Triple-A El Paso ahead of Thursday's series finale with the Reds.

Boxberger tossed a scoreless seventh inning and picked up his fifth hold of the season in Wednesday's victory over the Pirates.

Boxberger, like he did last season, is operating directly in front of setup man Devin Williams and closer Josh Hader, and he has been stout thus far, giving up no runs and allowing just five runners to reach base in 7.1 innings over eight appearances.

Francis didn't allow a run over two-thirds of an inning during Wednesday's 7-1 loss to the Red Sox. He struck out one and didn't record a walk.

Francis was called up by the Blue Jays on Monday and made his MLB debut Wednesday. He entered the game with runners on first and third and immediately gave up an RBI double, though the run was charged to Andrew Vasquez. However, Francis bounced back against the subsequent hitter, Enrique Hernandez, and recorded his first MLB strikeout and finished the outing by inducing an inning-ending groundout.

Vasquez allowed two runs on two hits across one-third of an inning during Wednesday's 7-1 loss to the Red Sox.

With Ryan Borucki (finger) on the 10-day injured list, Vasquez was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo before Wednesday's contest. The lefty had a rough start to his 2022 campaign, allowing three of the four hitters he faced to reach base. Vasquez has made just four appearances since 2018.

Leiter didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 6-3 extra-inning win over Atlanta, giving up two hits and a walk over two scoreless innings. He didn't strike out a batter.

The 31-year-old righty needed 45 pitches (26 strikes) to get his six outs before making way for Keegan Thompson. It was Leiter's shortest outing yet in three starts since being plugged into the Cubs' rotation, but he even his longest outing was only four innings. His 8.68 ERA, 1.82 WHIP and 7:7 K:BB through 9.1 IP give fantasy managers little reason to roster him.

Gott picked up his first win of the season in Wednesday's victory over the Pirates.

Gott faced only one batter Wednesday, but he was the pitcher of record when the Brewers took the lead in the top of the seventh inning, and he wound up with the win after his fellow relievers blanked the Pirates the rest of the way. Gott gave up his first runs of the season earlier in the week, but he still owns a 2.45 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 10:0 K:BB in 7.1 innings over seven appearances.

Crowe (1-1) allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and no walks while striking out one to take the loss Wednesday against the Brewers.

Crowe entered the game in the seventh inning and immediately got into trouble by surrendering singles to the first two batters he faced. It appeared that he induced a potential double-play ball from the next batter, but Yoshi Tsutsugo failed to field the grounder cleanly. That allowed a run to score and the rally to continue. Prior to this appearance, Crowe had not allowed an earned run across his first 13.1 innings. Even after a bit of a struggle Wednesday, he still owns a 0.63 ERA and 0.98 WHIP with a 17:4 K:BB across 14.1 frames.

Thornton (0-1) took the loss Wednesday after allowing two runs on three hits across one inning during the Red Sox's 7-1 victory.

Thornton replaced Blue Jays starter Ross Stripling in the sixth inning and immediately got into trouble by allowing three straight singles. The next batter -- Enrique Hernandez -- hit a two-run sacrifice fly, giving the Red Sox a 3-1 lead, but Thornton was able to limit the damage by retiring the next two batters. After allowing a run during his first outing of the season, Thornton had registered four straight scoreless appearances before getting touched up Wednesday.

Peters allowed one walk and did not record a strikeout across two innings Wednesday against the Brewers. He did not factor into the decision.

Peters has begun the 2022 season in a bulk-relief role for Pittsburgh, regularly working at least two innings in his appearances. However, he drew the start Wednesday, with Bryse Wilson following him. Peters has yet to allow an earned run across 12.1 innings this season, though he has only an 8:5 K:BB. It's possible that the team looks to build him up to a traditional rotation role, but it appears more likely that his appearance to begin the game Wednesday was an effort to get Wilson on track.