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Santana struck out one over two-thirds of a scoreless inning to earn the save in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Royals.

Santana inherited a precarious situation, entering after the Royals had already scored four runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to whittle Arizona's five-run lead to one. However, the right-hander retired Michael Massey on a flyout before striking out Nick Loftin to end the game. It was Santana's first appearance in eight days, and it extended his streak of scoreless outings to four. Since being called up to the Diamondbacks' big-league roster Aug. 16, Santana owns a 1.50 ERA and a 6:1 K:BB across six innings in seven relief outings.

Martinez (2-0) earned the win after striking out one and walking one in a scoreless ninth inning Monday against the Royals.

Martinez was the fifth Arizona pitcher used in a scoreless game and kept the deadlock intact despite issuing a walk. His clean frame completed nine shutout innings from the Diamondbacks' bullpen committee before the offense erupted for five runs in the top of the 10th. That rally put Martinez in line for his second win of the season, and he has yet to allow an earned run this year in seven appearances while posting an 8:5 K:BB across 6.2 frames.

Law allowed one hit over two scoreless innings in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Royals.

Law served as Arizona's opener in a bullpen game and set the tone by keeping Kansas City off the board for the first two frames. He faced the minimum in the second thanks to Ildemaro Vargas' diving stop and double play, then handed the game to Jose Cabrera. Law threw 19 pitches, 10 for strikes, as the Diamondbacks' pitching staff combined to blank Kansas City through nine innings. Law made his season debut Aug. 29 and has allowed one run on five hits and a walk while striking out three across 6.2 innings through five appearances.

The Pirates outrighted Bethancourt to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.

Bethancourt did not appear in a game during his brief time on the Pirates' 40-man roster, but he's slated to remain in the organization as experienced catching depth. The 35-year-old is a career .229/.259/.362 hitter over parts of eight big-league seasons.

Gurriel started at designated hitter and went 0-for-3 in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over Kansas City.

Gurriel made his first appearance since the Diamondbacks reinstated him from the injured list last week. That he wasn't used over the previous week indicates that Gurriel is not expected to have a full-time role down the stretch as Arizona competes for the postseason.

Perdomo went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Royals.

Perdomo was back in the lineup a day after taking a line drive off the helmet. He had a run-scoring single as part of Arizona's five-run 10th inning.

Suarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.

This was Suarez's fourth homer over his last nine games. He's gone 8-for-31 (.258) with 10 RBI in that span. The veteran third baseman is batting .209 with a .726 OPS, 22 homers, 63 RBI, 41 runs scored, 17 doubles and a stolen base over 111 contests this season.

De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.

De La Cruz has homered in three straight games and has multiple hits in five straight. The steal was his first since Aug. 29 against the Cubs and just his fifth on seven attempts since the start of August. The speedy shortstop is batting .281 with an .859 OPS, 24 homers, 25 steals, 67 RBI, 87 runs scored, 25 doubles and five triples over 125 contests this season.

Williamson (3-4) allowed six runs (three earned) on three hits, five walks and a hit batsman while striking out four over 4.1 innings to take the loss versus the Dodgers on Monday.

Williamson has been tabbed to handle a piggyback role with ace Chase Burns as the Reds focus on managing Burns' workload late in the season. Williamson wasn't good in this tough matchup, with a three-run home run by Teoscar Hernandez in the sixth inning accounting for most of the damage. For the season, Williamson is at a 5.97 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 28:27 K:BB through 37.2 innings. While working in bulk relief theoretically gives the southpaw a better chance at wins, the Reds have three of their last five series of the year coming against division-leading teams. Burns and Williamson are projected to work in tandem again over the weekend in Milwaukee.

Burns walked one and struck out five over three scoreless, no-hit innings in a no-decision versus the Dodgers on Monday.

Burns' workload is being curtailed late in the season. He threw just 44 pitches (26 strikes) in this contest, and similar pitch counts can be expected for the remainder of his starts. Unless he moves to the back half of a piggyback situation, it will be virtually impossible for him to work deep enough to qualify for wins. Burns is at a 2.73 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 176:51 K:BB through 148.1 innings over 27 starts this year. He is expected to work in tandem with Brandon Williamson again over the weekend in Milwaukee.