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Diaz picked up the save after allowing one walk in a scoreless ninth inning Monday against the Braves.

Diaz issued a walk to Freddie Freeman with one out in the ninth inning, but he was able to quickly retire the next two batters to nail down the save. The right-hander is a perfect 6-for-6 in save situations this season despite an unimpressive 3.86 ERA across 16.1 innings.

Rogers picked up the save after allowing a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Monday against the Reds.

Rogers gave up a single to begin the frame, but he induced a ground ball for a double play and retired the final batter on a flyout to center field. The right-hander has been locked in of late, piecing together 10 consecutive scoreless outings, giving up five hits and fanning three over that stretch (10 innings). Rogers was called on to get his second save in as many days after Jake McGee blew a save and took a loss in his two most recent outings.

White was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

White has appeared in just four games in the month of May, surrendering eight runs (one earned) while fanning three over four innings of relief work. He'll head to the minors to make room for the activation of David Price (hamstring) off the injured list.

Cabrera, who fired 1.2 scoreless innings during which he allowed three hits and a walk while recording two strikeouts in a loss to the Padres on Sunday, now has five consecutive scoreless appearances spanning 6.2 innings.

The left-hander has whittled his ERA and WHIP down to 2.21 and 1.08, respectively, in the process and is also now up to six holds for the season. Cabrera has also already matched 2020's tally of 19 appearances and projects to continue in a high-volume later-inning role, making him a valuable commodity in formats that count holds.

Vesia was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Vesia made three relief appearances during his stint in the majors and allowed five runs (three earned) on a hit and five walks while striking out seven in four innings. His removal from the major-league roster was part of a transaction to make room for Albert Pujols and Yoshi Tsutsugo.

Rolison was promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Rolison began the minor-league season with Double-A Hartford and made enough progress with his changeup and delivery to receive a promotion early in the year. The left-hander made three starts for Double-A Hartford this year and posted a 3.07 ERA, 20:2 K:BB and 0.89 WHIP in 14.2 innings. Rolison is one of Colorado's top pitching prospects and could make his major-league debut at some point in 2021.

Davidson will start Tuesday's game against the Mets, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Davidson was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, and the team later revealed that Huascar Ynoa will miss at least two months after he broke his hand Sunday. As a result, Davidson will take the mound for Tuesday's matchup, while the rest of Atlanta's starters will get an extra day of rest. Bryse Wilson and Kyle Wright could also be options to fill in as starters in the coming months, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Davidson was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.

Davidson was on the big-league roster for a single day in mid-April but didn't get into a game. He made his major-league debut last season, giving up seven runs (two earned) in 1.2 innings of work. In a pair of Triple-A starts this season, he's fared far better, allowing just a single run on seven hits over 14 frames. Fellow lefty Jesse Biddle was optioned in a corresponding move. Davidson has been almost exclusively a starter in the minors, but there's no obvious spot for him in the rotation at the moment, so he'll likely be taking Biddle's bullpen job for now.

Biddle was designated for assignment Monday.

Biddle spent a month in Atlanta's bullpen, and the team has evidently seen enough. He allowed 10 runs in 10.2 innings, striking out 11 while walking eight. The fact that he throws left-handed could earn him another look elsewhere, but he now owns an 8.24 ERA in 39.1 innings across the last three seasons.

Holmes threw two scoreless innings in a 4-1 loss to the Giants on Sunday, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one.

The right-hander's 3.66 ERA in 19.2 innings includes a five-run outing in which he recorded only one out on April 6. Otherwise, he's allowed just one earned run in 18 appearances. Holmes has walked only six batters, posting a 1.22 WHIP. Prior to 2021, he'd walked 59 batters en route to a career 1.75 WHIP in 77.2 innings. The team has yet to deploy him in many high-leverage spots -- he has zero holds or saves -- but the 28-year-old has taken positive strides following his offseason non-tender.