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Martin has been scored upon only once in his last eight appearances dating back to June 23, posting a 1.13 ERA and 6:3 K:BB over eight innings during that stretch.

The 35-year-old also picked up three of his nine holds on the year during that period. Martin has steadied the ship after a couple rough outings in mid-June, and he'll head into the second half as Atlanta's top right-handed setup option in front of closer Will Smith.

Santiago allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out one over three innings Sunday against the Angels. He did not factor into the decision.

Santiago made his first start of the season due to the Mariners dealing with a number of injuries to their rotation. The veteran southpaw had a clean first two innings before allowing a solo home run in the third to David Fletcher to tie the game. Santiago now owns a 3.33 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 29:10 K:BB over 24.1 innings. The 33-year-old is expected to hear the result of the appeal this week for his 10-game suspension for having a foreign substance on his glove in late June. If the suspension is upheld, the Mariners will be down another arm and will be scrambling for some starting pitching coming out of the All-Star break.

Trivino fired a scoreless ninth Sunday against the Rangers to pick up his 14th save of the year. He allowed a hit and a walk but struck out a batter.

Trivino made things a little interesting after the Rangers got two men on to bring the tying run to the plate with two outs. They could have opted to bring in Joey Gallo as a pinch hitter but instead went with Jonah Heim, who lined the first pitch he saw out to deep center to end the game. Trivino has allowed one earned run over his last 26.2 innings and will head into the All-Star break with a 1.84 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 41:21 K:BB over 44 innings.

Anderson (elbow) emerged from a Saturday bullpen session at Tropicana Field feeling good and remains on target for a return at some point in August, the team's official site reports.

The right-hander doesn't yet have an exact starting date for a rehab assignment, but pitching coach Kyle Snyder recently encouraged Anderson to begin upping the intensity on his bullpen sessions. Anderson's recent rehab work has apparently been encouraging overall, and a return at some point in August remains likely.

Rogers struck out one in a perfect inning to earn a hold in Sunday's 3-1 win over Washington.

After a rough stretch in early June, Rogers has bounced back well. He's allowed just one run in his last 11.1 innings across 12 appearances while adding two saves and seven holds in that span. The sidearm-throwing righty has been excellent for much of the season with a 1.47 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 24:7 K:BB in 43 innings overall while logging 10 saves and 17 holds. He's shared the bulk of the save chances with Jake McGee, who worked the ninth inning for his 19th save of the year Sunday.

Sulser allowed a run on one hit in two-thirds of an inning, taking a blown save versus the White Sox on Sunday.

The right-hander's strong June put him in the closer conversation in Baltimore, but he's now allowed five runs in just two innings across three July appearances. Sulser entered Sunday's game in the sixth inning and gave up a three-run home run to Andrew Vaughn, with two of those runs charged to Paul Fry. Through 32.2 innings overall, Sulser has a 3.31 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 44:15 K:BB. He'll likely continue to see time in high-leverage roles, as Baltimore has few dependable arms in its bullpen.

Rogers yielded four runs on three hits and a walk in Sunday's extra-inning win over Detroit. He struck out three batters and was charged with his third blown save.

Rogers had a three-run cushion in the ninth inning but served up a grand slam to Jake Rogers. He would've taken the loss if not for the Twins tying the game and eventually winning in the 10th. The 30-year-old southpaw was charged with his first blown save since early May and his third in 11 chances this season. He's now sporting a 3.35 ERA and a 54:8 K:BB after Sunday's ugly outing.

Bukauskas (1-2) took the loss in Sunday's 7-4 defeat at the hands of the Dodgers, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk in one-third of an inning.

Bukauskas came in for the ninth in a 4-4 game and surrendered a single, sacrifice, intentional walk and game-ending Max Muncy home run to take the loss. The rookie enters the break with 12.2 innings across 16 appearances and unsightly 9.24 ERA but may receive additional opportunities on a tanking Diamondbacks team.

Pivetta (7-4) was tagged with the loss Sunday against the Phillies after allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits and two walks while fanning four across four innings.

Pivetta was far from his best Sunday, as he needed 76 pitches just to complete four frames and left the game with Boston down 5-1. It's worth noting he ends the first half of the season having allowed at least three earned runs in four of his last six outings.

Jansen (1-2) won Sunday's 7-4 victory over the Diamondbacks, allowing one hit in one inning.

Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth to preserve a 4-4 tie and became the winner when Max Muncy walked it off in the bottom of the inning. It was the closer's fourth appearance of July. Jansen concludes the first half with excellent marks of 21 saves, 1.24 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 41:22 K:BB ratio.