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Soto (4-1) allowed a walk and struck out one over two scoreless innings, earning the extra-inning win Sunday versus Houston.

Soto kept Houston off the board in the ninth and 10th innings, and he earned the win after Robbie Grossman's squeeze bunt allowed Akil Baddoo to score the winning run. The southpaw continues to work in a flexible role -- he's notched six saves and six holds in 34 appearances. Soto owns a strong 2.25 ERA with a 1.28 WHIP and 35:19 K:BB across 32 innings this year.

Sewald (5-2) picked up the win in relief during Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the White Sox, striking out the only batter he faced in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Sewald entered to face Andrew Vaughn with the bases empty and two outs in a 2-2 tie during the eighth inning. He punched Vaughn out and was replaced by closer Kendall Graveman after Taylor Trammell's second homer of the game gave Seattle the lead. Sewald now has five wins on the campaign to go along with an exceptional 1.86 ERA. He should continue to see work in high-leverage situations going forward.

Graveman picked up the save in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the White Sox, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.

Graveman shut the door for the seventh time this season after Taylor Trammell's second homer of the day gave the Mariners a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth. The right-hander lowered his ERA to 1.19 across 22.2 innings and has failed to convert just one of his save chances. He should remain Scott Servais' top ninth-inning option going forward.

Hendriks (3-2) took the loss in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mariners, allowing a solo homer while striking out one in the ninth inning.

Hendriks entered in a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning. After retiring the first two batters, Taylor Trammell took the right-hander deep for his second homer of the day, leading to a 3-2 Seattle victory. Despite Sunday's hiccup, Hendriks maintains a solid 2.23 ERA while converting 19 of 22 save opportunities.

Lambert has been recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to serve as the 27th man for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mariners.

The White Sox have not yet announced a starter, so Lambert could be a candidate to take the ball for the nightcap. Lambert's lone big-league outing this season came in a spot start during the May 31 twin bill against Cleveland. He took the loss in that contest, allowing three runs on seven hits and one walk across 3.2 innings.

Santiago was ejected in the bottom of the fifth inning during Sunday's game against the White Sox because of a foreign substance on his glove, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. He allowed one run on three hits and two walks before departing.

Santiago becomes the first pitcher to get tossed under the new foreign substance rules that were instituted last week. While the southpaw will likely appeal, as of now he'll be suspended for the next 10 games, during which the Mariners will be forced to play with just 25 players.

Quijada was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

Quijada got roughed up in his lone appearance during his latest stint in the majors, allowing five runs on three hits and two walks in just one-third of an inning Saturday. He'll return to Salt Lake for the time being, with Dillon Peters set to take his spot in the bullpen.

Peters was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Peters briefly joined the Angels in mid-May but did not make an appearance before being sent back to Salt Lake. The reliever has posted a 5.52 ERA and 40:8 K:BB across 31 Triple-A innings and will now join the Angels bullpen.

Ramirez was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma prior to Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Ramirez will rejoin the 26-man roster as Marco Gonzales was placed on the paternity list. The Mariners haven't announced who will start in place of Gonzales during the seven-inning game that will follow the suspended contest from Saturday, but Ramirez could be an option to log multiple innings. The right-hander has made two big-league appearances this season, punching out four while allowing three runs across four innings.

Scrubb was optioned back to Triple-A Sugar Land after serving as Houston's 27th man for Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Scrubb did not appear in either game of the twin bill and will now head back to Sugar Land for the time being. The right-hander figures to be a top candidate to rejoin the Houston bullpen if the club finds itself in need of another relief arm.