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Kahnle (shoulder) said Sunday that he expects to throw a bullpen session during the upcoming week, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

Kahnle has been limited to throwing off flat ground for roughly a week, and with the righty experiencing no renewed pain in his shoulder, it appears he's ready to graduate to mound work. It's expected that Kahnle will throw off a mound a couple of times before advancing to facing hitters in live batting practice and then beginning a rehab assignment. If he endures no setbacks along the way, Kahnle should return from the 10-day disabled list by the end of the month.

Diaz was charged with first blown save of the season in Saturday's extra-innings win over the Angels, allowing a two-out, game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning.

All was right in the Mariners' world through the first two-thirds of the top of the ninth, with Diaz seemingly on his way to yet another save after retiring Luis Valbuena and Ian Kinsler. However, Mike Trout then laced a ground-rule double, and Justin Upton subsequently tied up the contest with a 404-foot shot that cleared the center-field fence. Diaz has now run into trouble in two of his last three appearances, allowing three earned runs across those outings.

Paredes was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

The right-hander made two appearances during his latest stint with the big club, recording just one out while conceding five runs on four hits and a walk over those contests. The Angels recalled outfielder Jabari Blash from Salt Lake to assume Paredes' spot on the active roster.

Colome struck out two over 1.2 perfect innings Saturday to pick up his sixth save of the season in a 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.

It was the first time this season Colome's been required to work more than one inning, but he had no issues with the extra workload. The right-hander has turned things around after a rough start to 2018, posting a 1.17 ERA and 11:1 K:BB over his last seven appearances.

Santiago (0-1) took the loss Saturday against the Twins, allowing eight runs on six hits and six walks across 3.1 innings. He struck out two.

Making another spot start due to injuries in the White Sox's rotation, Santiago struggled mightily Saturday. He had difficulty finding the strike zone, tossing just 46 of his 89 pitches for strikes, which resulted in a season-high six free passes. The shellacking caused Santiago's ERA to jump from a respectable 3.48 to 6.00. He'll look to bounce back in his next start, which will be a tough matchup on the road against the Cubs.

Kimbrel struck out two in a clean ninth inning to record his ninth save of the season Saturday against the Rangers.

After blowing his first save of the season Tuesday, Kimbrel has notched two saves without allowing a baserunner and has struck out five of the six batters he's faced. He is firmly entrenched as the Red Sox closer and is an elite fantasy option at the position.

Stanek was called up from Triple-A Durham before Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The 26-year-old right-hander was summoned from the Bulls after the Rays sent down Chih-Wei Hu, making it his first stint with big-league club in 2018. Stanek had a rough initial 20-inning major-league stint in 2017, generating a 5.85 ERA and 1.90 WHIP. However, he's been utilizing his high-90s fastball with great effectiveness at the Triple-A level thus far this season, posting an impressive 17:6 K:BB and 1.86 ERA over 9.2 innings across 10 appearances.

Diekman (elbow) returned to action Friday against the Red Sox, allowing one run in one inning.

Diekman was hit by a comebacker Tuesday against Cleveland and suffered a bruise on his elbow. The issue wasn't a major one though, as he was able to play in a game a mere three days later.

Robertson earned his first save of the season Saturday against Cleveland, throwing one scoreless inning with a pair of strikeouts and one hit allowed.

Robertson came into the game with a three-run lead in the ninth inning after closer Aroldis Chapman was used the previous two days. He got in little trouble other than a one-out double to Edwin Encarnacion. He now has a 21:3 K:BB and 3.12 ERA in 17.1 innings. The veteran is one of the more steady setup men in the league, though it will likely take an injury to Aroldis Chapman for him to get regular save opportunities.

Trivino (2-0) fired a scoreless 1.2 innings in a win over the Orioles on Friday, allowing a hit and a walk while recording a strikeout.

The young right-hander was extremely efficient despite allowing a pair of baserunners, getting six outs on just 12 pitches. Trivino allowed his first earned run two appearances ago versus the Mariners, but he's bounced back with 2.2 scoreless frames across his subsequent pair of outings. Factoring in Friday's performance, Trivino's ERA is down to a minuscule 0.93.