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Pearson (oblique) was added to High-A Dunedin's roster and will start Monday, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.

The 21-year-old junior college product has been out since early April with an oblique issue, but it seems like a bit of extra time at extended spring training was enough to get him back to 100 percent. Pearson will now join Dunedin's rotation after producing a stellar 0.95 ERA and 24:5 K:BB in 19 innings for Low-A Vancouver last season.

Santos was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, MLB.com reports.

The reliever will remain in the Toronto organization after going unclaimed off waivers when he was dropped from the Blue Jays' 40-man roster earlier in the weekend. Santos made one appearance for the big club Thursday against the Indians, conceding six runs on five hits and three walks over 1.2 innings.

Gonsalves was named the International League pitcher of the week Monday, Brandon Warne of The Athletic Minnesota reports.

Gonsalves won the award after two stellar starts for Triple-A Rochester. In 14.1 innings, he allowed just one run on four hits and a pair of walks, striking out 14 batters. If he keeps up his strong performances, the 23-year-old could push for a big-league debut later this season.

Pagan, who notched his first hold at the minor-league level in 2018 in Triple-A Nashville's win over Memphis on Sunday, has racked up six strikeouts while allowing only one hit over 3.2 scoreless innings across two appearances with the Sounds.

Pagan had similarly impressed against the same level of competition while with Triple-A Tacoma in the Mariners organization last season (2.56 ERA, 0.87 WHIP), and he'd generated a 56:8 K:BB over 50.2 big-league innings after a subsequent callup to Seattle. However, he hit the skids fairly quickly with the Athletics this season, earning a demotion after allowing a 5.93 ERA and 1.76 WHIP across 12 appearances. His early Nashville returns are certainly encouraging, and several more efforts of similar caliber could certainly earn him a return to Oakland.

Lawrence allowed two earned runs on three hits, a walk and a hit batsman over two innings in a loss to the Angels on Sunday. He recorded two strikeouts.

Making his second appearance since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma last Tuesday, Lawrence surrendered a pair of earned runs for the second time in as many outings. The 30-year-old right-hander has given up a total of nine runs overall during his last three trips to the mound at the big-league level, largely negating what had been a stellar spring (1.80 ERA in six appearances) and a perfect 2.2-inning outing in his first Mariners appearance of the season back on March 31. Despite the struggles, manager Scott Servais figures to utilize Lawrence for the time being whenever he needs multiple innings, although it will likely come in low-leverage situations.

Colome (2-4) allowed an earned run on a hit and a wild pitch over an inning in a loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday.

Charged with preserving a 1-1 tie to open the ninth, Colome dug himself a quick hole by surrendering a leadoff double to Kevin Pillar. After a Kendrys Morales groundout advanced Pillar to third, Colome's wild pitch plated him with the go-ahead run. The Blue Jays' slim advantage would stand in the home half of the ninth, handing Colome his second loss over the last four outings. The 29-year-old retains a hold on the ninth-inning job for now, but his ERA and WHIP check in at an unsightly 5.17 and 1.72, respectively.

Graveman notched his first minor-league victory of 2018 in Triple-A Nashville's win over Memphis on Sunday, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and one walk over 6.1 innings. He recorded five strikeouts.

The right-hander was making his second appearance with the Sounds, and his performance Sunday represented a marked improvement over his initial outing. Graveman had given up six earned runs on 11 hits and three walks over 5.2 innings against Colorado Springs on May 1, a caliber of effort disturbingly similar to the ones that earned him a demotion after six starts. Graveman will look to build on Sunday's appearance as he attempts to eventually work his way back to the big-league club.

Rodney pitched a clean ninth inning to record his fifth save of the season Sunday against the White Sox.

Since blowing three consecutive saves, Rodney has settled in and now converted three save opportunities in a row without allowing a baserunner. While his job isn't among the most secure in the league, there have been no talks of him being moved out of the closer role.

Treinen allowed one hit and one walk in a scoreless inning as he notched his fifth save Sunday in the 2-1 win over the Orioles.

Treinen found himself in trouble to start the inning after giving up an infield single to Trey Mancini and then throwing a wild pitch that allowed him to advance to second. Treinen was ultimately able to tight-rope out of danger and slam the door for his fifth save of the season. The 29-year-old right-hander is 5-for-7 in save opportunities and sports a 1.13 ERA and 1.44 WHIP through 16 innings.

Junis (4-2) allowed two earned runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out eight across seven innings to earn the win Sunday against the Tigers.

Junis put together a solid outing, rarely getting in serious trouble despite allowing nine baserunners. He has now pitched at least seven innings in four of his seven starts, helping him rack up a decent number of strikeouts despite not being a prolific strikeout pitcher. However, he'll need to correct his home run problem -- he has surrendered 1.99 HR/9 -- in order to keep his ERA low, which is currently propped up by a 94 percent strand rate.