Lawrence worked a scoreless eighth inning in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Astros, allowing a hit and two walks while recording two strikeouts.

EDGE Analysis

Lawrence's trademark control issues surfaced again, as he needed 25 pitches to get three outs. He'd encouragingly stayed away from issuing any free passes in his previous pair of appearances, but Friday marked the fourth time in his last seven major-league outings that he'd been guilty of multiple walks. The 29-year-old right-hander is capable of filling a variety of roles on a staff, including starter, but his inability to consistently locate (4.2 BB/9) and propensity for surrendering the long ball (1.9 HR/9) have mostly made him a fantasy liability during his stints with both the Blue Jays and Mariners in 2017.

Lawrence fired a scoreless ninth inning in Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Rays, issuing two walks and recording a strikeout.

EDGE Analysis

Just recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday, Lawrence had a much better outing than the last two he'd produced for the Mariners before his most recent demotion. The right-hander had surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and a walk over five innings in those appearances, and he's generated an unsightly 6.45 ERA and 1.77 WHIP overall in 44.2 big-league innings with Toronto and Seattle. Given that he's bounced between Triple-A and the majors on multiple occasions, there's no telling how long his current stint may last.

Lawrence was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Lawrence will rejoin the big-league club after being optioned to Tacoma on Tuesday following four innings of relief against the Orioles. During 17 appearances in the majors this season -- split between the Mariners and Toronto -- the right-hander has accumulated a 6.60 ERA and 1.76 WHIP with a 41:16 K:BB. He figures to slide back into a long reliever role moving forward.

Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Lawrence is unavailable for a couple days after pitching four innings of relief Monday, so the Mariners decided to swap him out for a fresh bullpen arm (Sam Gaviglio). He'll head back to Tacoma for the time being, where he owns a 4.08 ERA in 57.1 innings this season, but he should be back with the big club later in August or when rosters expand.

Lawrence (1-3) allowed three earned runs on four hits over 2.1 innings in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Rangers. He struck out three.

EDGE Analysis

Lawrence is now the Mariners' designated long reliever and he produced mixed results Tuesday. The right-hander cruised through his first five batters over the fourth and fifth innings before running into trouble in the sixth, yielding back-to-back singles and then surrendering a 409-foot three-run shot to Joey Gallo. The 29-year-old hasn't exactly displayed a penchant for consistency in his big-league stints this season, so it remains to be seen how long he might be able to hold down his current role.

Lawrence is expected to see long-relief work for the time being as part of the domino effect of Steve Cishek's recent trade to the Rays, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Manager Scott Servais will apparent turn to Lawrence and Cody Martin whenever he needs multiple innings from a reliever for the time being. Right-hander Emilio Pagan, who's thrived as a long reliever in multiple stints with the big-league club this season, will slide into Cishek's previous high-leverage role in the seventh and eighth innings.

Lawrence fired a scoreless ninth inning in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Mets, recording a strikeout.

EDGE Analysis

The rookie needed only seven pitches, six of which he threw for strikes, to dispose of Rene Rivera, Michael Conforto and Asdrubal Cabrera. Lawrence has been bounced around this season while putting in time with both the Blue Jays and Mariners, but he seemed to be figuring things out in his most recent stint with Triple-A Tacoma. The 29-year-old right-hander has been groomed as a starter with the Rainiers, so he could conceivably take a turn in the rotation as well if necessary.

Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

The 29-year-old will return to the majors after spending roughly a month and a half back with the Rainiers. During that time in Tacoma, Lawrence took strides in his development as a starter, posting a 3.48 ERA while walking just nine batters in seven starts (44 innings pitched). He only has long-relief appearances to his name with Seattle, but this encouraging stretch of starts in the minors could help him land a rotation spot to replace Andrew Moore, who was optioned in a corresponding move.

Lawrence, who was sent back to Triple-A Tacoma on June 14, is using his major-league experiences from earlier this season to improve as a pitcher, Terrence Holmes of The News Tribune reports. "He's been a really good starter for a number of years," Tacoma manager Pat Listach said. "When you do go to the big leagues and you get the confidence that you are a big leaguer, you're just in Triple-A - it means something. You are hungry to get back so you have a little more incentive because you already been there and got a taste of it."

EDGE Analysis

The 29-year-old right-hander has given up seven earned runs over the 25.2 innings encompassing his four appearances with the Rainiers since returning from his Mariners stint, with his most recent outing a complete-game shutout of Albuquerque on Monday in which he scattered seven hits. Lawrence also had a no-hitter through six innings in a June 18 start against Salt Lake before being pulled in that game, so he's certainly shown stretches of dominance. Lawrence credits his time with the Mariners this season -- which has consisted of 17.1 innings across six appearances -- with helping him "learn more about [himself]" and then put those things into practice with Tacoma. Given his solid work at the Triple-A level, Lawrence figures to have a solid chance of another stint with the major-league club in the season's second half.

Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday, Bob Dutton of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Lawrence played a prominent part in the Mariners' 20-7 loss to the Twins a day earlier, surrendering six runs on 11 hits in 3.2 innings in relief. His ugly showing coupled with the fact that he likely wouldn't be available for the next couple of days prompted the Mariners to bring aboard a fresh arm in Paul DeJong, who is expected to work in long relief for the big club.