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The Mariners optioned Bernardino to Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.

Bernardino was moved off the 26-man active roster to clear a spot for newly acquired right-hander Luis Castillo, who reported to the Mariners on Monday. A 30-year-old journeyman southpaw, Bernardino received his first call to the big leagues over the weekend after turning in an 0.79 ERA and striking out 17 over 11.1 innings at Tacoma. He made his MLB debut in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Astros, taking the loss in the 10th inning after allowing an unearned run.

The Twinsn="Minnesota Twins" data-type="SPORTS_OBJECT_TEAM" data-league-abbreviation="MLB" data-team-abbreviation="MIN">Twins optioned Cano to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Cano was sent back to the minors to clear a spot on the 26-man active roster for third baseman Gio Urshela (personal), who was reinstated from the paternity list. The 28-year-old right-hander was up with the big club for just over a week and gave up two earned runs over his lone two-inning appearance out of the bullpen.

The Royals acquired Misiewicz from the Mariners on Monday in exchange for cash considerations. He was optioned to Triple-A Omaha.

Though he won't be joining the big club as he changes organization, Misiewicz will recapture a 40-man roster spot after Seattle designated him for assignment over the weekend. The 27-year-old southpaw owns a 4.48 ERA and 1.38 WHIP across 88.1 innings over parts of three seasons in the majors.

The Rays acquired Cleavinger from the Dodgers on Monday in exchange for minor-league outfielder German Tapia, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Cleavinger, a 28-year-old lefty reliever has made four appearances for the Dodgers this season but has otherwise spent most of the campaign at Triple-A Oklahoma City, with whom he's generated a 2.79 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 47:17 K:BB across 29 innings. The Rays could give him a look out of their bullpen at some point in the second half, but for the time being, he'll report to Triple-A Durham with his new organization.

The Yankees acquired Effross from the Cubs on Monday, according to Jack Curry of YES Network. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that right-hander Hayden Wesneski will head to Chicago to complete the deal.

The 28-year-old right-hander has shined in his first full season in the majors, posting a 2.66 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 50:11 K:BB over 44 innings out of the Chicago bullpen while holding left-handed hitters to a .132 average. Though he was viewed as the next man up to save games for the Cubs had the team moved closer David Robertson ahead of the deadline, Chicago instead elected to cash out its top setup man in favor of a highly regarded starting pitching prospect in Wesneski. Though Effross likely won't have a path to closing in New York while Clay Holmes and Aroldis Chapman are ahead of him in the pecking order, he's under club control through the 2027 season and should bring some needed stability to the setup ranks in the wake of Michael King's (elbow) season-ending injury.

Bautista (3-3) allowed a run on one hit and one walk while striking out one in one inning, taking the loss Sunday versus the Reds.

Bautista wasn't able to extend his scoreless streak into August, and he instead saw it snapped at 8.2 innings. Brandon Drury took him deep for a solo home run in the eighth inning. This was Bautista's first loss since June 15, as he continues to be an effective part of the Orioles' bullpen. He owns a 1.66 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 57:15 K:BB across 43.1 innings while picking up three saves, 13 holds and one blown save in 45 appearances.

Voth gave up four hits and no walks while striking out six over five scoreless innings in a 3-2 defeat to the Reds on Sunday. He did not factor into the decision.

Voth made his most impactful appearance of the season on Sunday throwing 77 pitches over five innings of shutout ball. The start tied for being his longest of the season, and it lowers his ERA to 5.54 and WHIP to 1.59. The 30-year-old right-hander has struck out 31 batters in 31.2 innings of work in 2022. He is tentatively expected to make his next start versus the Pirates.

Hendricks gave up one hit and no walks with two strikeouts over one scoreless inning to earn the save in a 4-3 win over the Athletics on Sunday.

Hendricks' shut-down performance earned him his 20th save of the season. The 33-year-old right-hander has now strung together two scoreless appearances in a row after giving up runs in three straight. Hendricks' 20 saves ties him for ninth best in the majors and he will likely see whatever remaining save opportunities the White Sox can produce down the stretch.

Oller gave up four earned runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out six over 6.1 innings to take the loss in a 4-1 defeat against the White Sox on Sunday.

Oller managed six strikeouts against the White Sox but he received little run support and is stuck at one win on the season despite making seven starts. The silver lining for Oller is that the outing was his best start of the year and his ERA has now dropped slightly to 7.68. The 27-year-old right hander will look to build some momentum in his next start which tentatively lines up for Sunday versus the Giants.

Soriano (elbow) struck out two and navigated around two hits and two walks over two scoreless innings in his first rehab appearance Thursday for the Angels' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate.

Soriano is back in action again after he underwent Tommy John surgery in mid-June of last year. His surgery was a revision of the previous Tommy John operation he underwent in February 2020, which may explain why he was able to make a quicker return to the mound than is typically associated with the procedure. Soriano, who is on Triple-A Salt Lake's 60-day injured list, will likely make several more appearances in the lower levels of the minors before debuting for the Angels' top affiliate.