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Loaisiga pitched one inning against Detroit on Saturday, giving up a hit and a walk but no runs to earn his third hold.

The right-hander found himself in a bit of trouble after allowing a one-out single and a two-out walk, but he induced a groundball to get out of the jam. In doing so, Loaisiga earned his third hold in his past five appearances, and he also has a save during that stretch. He holds a 1.10 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 16:3 K:BB across 16.1 innings this season.

Andriese (0-1) suffered his first loss Saturday, allowing three runs on three hits and a walk while striking out one in one inning against Texas.

Andriese had been stellar out of the bullpen in a variety of roles until Saturday's blowup. He entered the game with a 1.42 ERA.

Fleming (1-3) took the loss Saturday as the Rays were downed 3-1 by the Astros, giving up three runs on three hits and five walks over six innings while striking out four.

The southpaw had walked only four batters in 14.2 innings coming into the weekend, but Fleming had trouble finding the plate Saturday and tossed just 59 of 98 pitches for strikes. Despite the inefficiency, he did record his first quality start in four trips to the mound. Fleming will take a 2.18 ERA and 12:9 K:BB through 20.2 innings into his next outing.

Rodriguez allowed a hit and two walks while striking out one over a scoreless eighth inning in Saturday's 8-6 win over the Red Sox.

Rodriguez pitched into and out of trouble, retiring Xander Bogaerts with the bases loaded to preserve the Rangers' lead. It was the fourth hold for Rodriguez, who has authored five straight scoreless outings and taken control of the setup role since coming off the injured list two weeks ago.

Pressly allowed one run on a hit and a walk over one inning to record his fourth save in Saturday's 3-1 win over Tampa Bay.

A three-run cushion gave Pressly wiggle room, and he used it. Houston's closer allowed the first two batters to board the bases but then induced three groundouts from the potential game-tying run. It was Pressly's fourth save in as many chances.

Bummer struck out two over a scoreless inning in Saturday's 7-3 win over Cleveland.

The White Sox's bullpen, projected as a strength entering the season, posted a 4.50 ERA and blew seven saves during April. Bummer has not been excluded from the struggles. He told Jared Wyllys of the Chicago Sun-Times that a dropoff in his performance this season is due to a mechanical issue. Bummer's strikeouts are down and walks up thus far in 2021, but he still has a respectable 2.08 ERA over 8.2 innings.

Romano (2-1) fired a perfect 10th inning while striking out one Saturday to earn the win over Atlanta.

Romano was able to prevent the runner at second base from scoring and struck out Austin Riley for the last out of the inning. His ERA is down to 2.70 in 6.2 innings. If the 28-year-old can put together more solid performances like this, there is a chance he could earn back some future save opportunities.

Chapman recorded two strikeouts and didn't allow a baserunner during the ninth inning to earn the save during Saturday's 6-4 win over Detroit.

The veteran lefty made quick work of the Tigers as he needed only seven pitches to retire the side in order. Chapman has converted all five save opportunities this season and has a 22:3 K:BB with only two hits allowed through nine innings.

Mills was recalled by the Mariners on Saturday.

Mills was sent to the alternate training site this spring after he allowed four runs on five hits and a walk while striking out two in 1.2 innings across two Cactus League appearances. The right-hander will now be available to make his major-league debut, but he should mainly pitch in lower-leverage situations.

Puk (biceps) threw a bullpen session Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Puk has been on the injured list since April 8, and the team will evaluate the southpaw Sunday to see how he responds to his most recent throwing session. The left-hander has made encouraging progress in his recovery so far, but it's not yet clear when he could return to game action.