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Mayers allowed no hits and two walks while striking out three in one inning to earn the save against the Red Sox on Sunday.

Mayers picked up his second save of the season since the Angels elected to use Raisel Iglesias in the eighth inning of Sunday's close matchup. Mayers has converted on two of his four save chances this year and has posted a 4.34 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in 18.2 innings in 2021. While Mayers' performance Sunday was encouraging, Iglesias still appears to be firmly entrenched as the Angels' closer.

Iglesias (2-2) struck out one in a perfect eighth inning to earn the win against Boston on Sunday.

Iglesias entered Sunday's game with the Angels trailing by a run in the bottom of the eighth inning, but a Shohei Ohtani home run in the top of the ninth put the right-hander in line for the win. Iglesias now has six saves with a 5.14 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 14 innings this year.

Zimmermann (2-3) allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out six in 5.2 innings to pick up the win against the Yankees on Sunday.

Zimmermann was called up Sunday and served as a bulk reliever after starter Adam Plutko gave up four runs in the first inning. Zimmermann got some help from Baltimore's offense to pick up his second win of 2021. It's not yet clear whether the left-hander will remain on the major-league roster going forward or whether he'll reclaim a role as a starter.

King (0-1) allowed one run on two hits and a walk in two innings to take the loss against the Orioles on Sunday.

King entered Sunday's game in the fourth inning of a 5-5 tie, but he gave up a pair of doubles and was charged with his first loss of 2021. The right-hander has posted a 2.16 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 16.2 innings across six relief appearances this season.

Fleming (3-3) earned the win Sunday against the Mets after tossing five scoreless innings, giving up one hit and fanning five.

Fleming has moved in and out of the rotation, but he delivered one of his best outings of the season thus far. He's now given up one or fewer runs in five of his seven appearances in 2021 and has improved his ERA to an excellent 2.34 mark.

Foster (2-1) earned the win in relief Sunday against the Royals after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two.

Foster has been excellent of late and tossed nine of his 14 pitches for strikes en route to his second win of the campaign. The right-hander has tossed seven straight scoreless outings and has given up just two earned runs across 10.1 innings since a five-run appearance back on April 7. That translates to a 1.78 ERA and a 13:1 K:BB in that stretch.

Rogers (0-2) allowed an unearned run on one hit over one inning Sunday, striking out two and taking a loss against Oakland.

Rogers entered the ninth inning in a tie ballgame, so he wasn't stuck with a blown save on top of the loss. He allowed a one-out single to Ramon Laureano, who later reached third on a throwing error. Laureano came around to score on a dropped third strike during the next at-bat. Rogers has given up a run in four of his last five outings and hasn't picked up a save since May 3.

Rodriguez (1-2) allowed four runs on four hits and a walk over two-thirds of an inning to take the loss Sunday versus Houston.

The southpaw got to work in the eighth inning, but Houston rallied against him, loading the bases with three singles before Yuli Gurriel hit a sacrifice fly. Chas McCormick added a two-run single against Rodriguez, and reliever Brett Martin allowed an inherited runner to score. Rodriguez had pitched 10 straight scoreless innings prior to Sunday. He now has a 4.76 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 13:3 K:BB in 12 appearances, and he's also collected five holds.

Scrubb (leg) allowed two runs on two hits and struck out one in one inning in Sunday's 6-2 win over Texas. He was charged with a blown save.

The right-hander was unavailable Saturday after he tweaked something in his leg, but it was apparently a short-term issue. Scrubb wasn't very effective Sunday, as he gave up a game-tying two-run home run to David Dahl in the seventh inning. The 26-year-old reliever owns a 4.70 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 6:4 K:BB across 7.2 innings after he began the season on the injured list with a shoulder injury.

Raley (2-2) pitched a perfect eighth inning and earned the win Sunday versus Texas. He struck out three.

The 32-year-old did his part to keep the game tied at 2-2 in the top of the eighth inning, and Houston's offense rallied for the lead in the bottom of the frame. Raley has been inconsistent for much of the season with a 7.31 ERA and 1.31 WHIP across 16 innings. He's given up at least one run in nine of his 19 outings while adding a save and three holds.