Cishek has been removed as the Mariners' closer in favor of Edwin Diaz, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Cishek took the loss Monday one night after blowing a save, and allowed at least one earned run in five of his last 10 outings, so manager Scott Servais decided to relieve him of the ninth-inning duties for the time being and install the young fireballer Diaz as the team's closer.