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Sewald struck out one in a perfect inning to secure the save in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Athletics.

Sewald had no trouble protecting a one-run lead, retiring Vimael Machin, Sean Murphy and Stephen Vogt on a combined 13 pitches. This was Sewald's fifth straight appearance with a save, which has pushed him to the head of the Mariners' closer committee. He's allowed four runs in 13 innings since the start of June and owns a 2.73 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 32:7 K:BB across 29.2 innings while adding nine saves, four holds and two blown saves this season.

Devenski (elbow) was activated from Triple-A Reno's 7-day injured list Friday and struck out two while allowing two earned runs on two hits in an inning out of the bullpen in his season debut for the affiliate.

Devenski tossed three scoreless innings over three rehab appearances in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League before he was cleared to debut for the Triple-A club. The veteran right-hander has reached the finish line in his recovery from May 2021 Tommy John surgery, but he'll still need to perform effectively at the Triple-A level before the Diamondbacks consider purchasing his contract from Reno.

Kay (undisclosed) returned from Triple-A Buffalo's 7-day injured list Thursday and struck out none over 1.2 innings while allowing two runs on two hits and three walks.

Kay was back in action for the Triple-A club for the first time in more than two months after he was sidelined with an unspecified injury. The 27-year-old lefty remains on Toronto's 40-man roster, but he looks to be a long way away from receiving consideration for a spot in the big-league rotation.

Pardinho (elbow) struck out three over two scoreless innings Wednesday in his season debut for Single-A Dunedin.

Pardinho was sidelined for the first two months of the season with a right elbow injury before he was cleared to join the Blue Jays' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate for a pair of rehab outings. He showed enough in the two FCL outings to rejoin the Dunedin rotation, but he's still expected to have his workload monitored carefully throughout his age-21 campaign.

Pressly earned the win during Sunday's 4-2 victory against the Angels, striking out the side in a perfect ninth inning.

Pressly pitched the top of the ninth in a 2-2 tie and retired all three Angels via strikeout, then became the victor when Houston walked it off in the bottom of the inning. The 33-year-old has spun four straight perfect appearances with eight total strikeouts in four innings following a disastrous outing against the Yankees on June 23. He's converted 14 of his 15 save chances since May 7.

The Tigers transferred Cisnero's (shoulder/Achilles) rehab assignment from Single-A Lakeland to Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.

After a three-week shutdown from his rehab assignment due to swelling in his Achilles tendon, Cisnero resumed game action for the Single-A club Thursday. Though Cisnero was roughed up for four runs (three earned) on three hits and two walks while recording only two outs, the Tigers determined he was ready for a stiffer level of competition in his rehab program. Cisnero has resided on the Tigers' 60-day injured list all season with a strained right shoulder and will need to complete several more appearances at Toledo before being activated.

The Guardians designated Ramirez for assignment Sunday.

He was removed from the 40-man roster to open up a spot for outfielder Oscar Mercado, whom the Guardians claimed off waivers from the Phillies. Before he was sent down to Triple-A Columbus on June 25, Ramirez made one two-inning appearance out of the Cleveland bullpen and gave up one earned run on three hits and a walk.

Beeks will serve as the opener for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Beeks has served as an opener in three of his last four appearances, and he'll begin the game on the mound during Monday's series opener in Boston. Over his last four outings, he's posted a 7.36 ERA and 1.36 WHIP while striking out nine in 7.1 innings.

The Padres optioned Kerr to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

He'll cede his spot in the San Diego bullpen and on the 26-man active roster to right-hander Tayler Scott, whose contract was selected from Triple-A. During his week-long stint with the big club, Kerr made two relief appearances and gave up three earned runs on two hits and three walks over 1.1 innings.

The Padres selected Scott's contract from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Scott spent the past two seasons in Japan before he signed with San Diego in February on a minor-league deal. Prior to his call-up Sunday, Scott had been a member of the El Paso bullpen throughout the 2022 campaign, compiling a 3.48 ERA and 1.29 WHIP across 31 innings.