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Jackson allowed two hits and fanned two batters across two scoreless innings to earn the save Sunday against Arizona.

Jackson got himself out of a jam in the eighth inning, inducing a ground ball for the final out of the frame with runners on second and third. He managed to cruise through the ninth, retiring the side in order. Jackson has now converted on back-to-back save opportunities, and he'll continue to see chances with A.J. Minter out of the picture for the time being.

Smith picked up the save after striking out two in the ninth inning Sunday against Cincinnati.

Smith got Nick Senzel to pop out to begin the inning, and he fanned the final two batters to secure the victory. The southpaw picked up three saves during San Francisco's four-game weekend series, and he now owns a 2.87 ERA with 17 strikeouts through 15.2 frames.

Hudson allowed three runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out two over six innings Sunday in a no-decision.

Hudson got off to a shaky start while surrendering three runs in the first inning, but he settled down with five scoreless frames afterward. The right-hander has faced some tough luck of late, picking up two straight losses entering the day despite surrendering just three earned runs over that stretch, and the bullpen let him down Sunday by coughing up a 6-3 lead in the seventh inning. Hudson is 2-3 with a 4.61 ERA and 31 punchouts over 41 innings this year.

Nelson (shoulder) will make his third minor-league rehab start Friday at Triple-A San Antonio, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Nelson completed his second rehab outing with the Missions on Saturday and allowed three runs on five hits and one walk across 5.1 innings. The 29-year-old had five strikeouts and threw 84 pitches as he continues to build up his arm strength, and he illustrated significantly better control than his first appearance. The Brewers will decide the next step in his rehab following Friday's outing, though a return to the majors appears to be on the horizon.

Alexander has been recently dealing with left hip tightness, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Alexander failed to record an out in each of his past two outings, though both appearances were limited to one batter. The 29-year-old believes he sustained the injury while compensating for the hamstring injury he dealt with at the start of May. Alexander should be considered day-to-day for now, and it's unclear if he's available out of the bullpen Sunday versus the Nationals.

Venditte cleared waivers Sunday and was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento.

The Giants will keep Venditte in the organization after removing him from their 40-man roster Thursday, when he was designated for assignment. Venditte has handled mostly low-leverage work across 68 career big-league innings, during which he's posted a 5.03 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.

Iglesias threw a perfect ninth inning Saturday against the Giants, striking out two batters to get his eighth save of the year.

Iglesias has had three scoreless outings since complaining about his usage patterns, converting two save chances in the process. He's up to 31 strikeouts in 19.2 innings, striking out batters at a pace far exceeding his previous seasons.

Hernandez threw two scoreless innings Saturday against the Giants, striking out five of the six batters he faced to notch his sixth hold of the season. With the outing, Hernandez lowered his ERA to 2.89 and his WHIP to 1.34, and he now has a 22:9 K:BB over 18.2 innings.

Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani didn't have his best stuff, but the bullpen came up huge with five scoreless innings. Hernandez probably won't be available for Sunday's game, though he might be used in a pinch if the game goes really deep, as the Reds are off Monday.

Yates struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his 16th save of the season in a 4-3 win over the Rockies.

He needed just 12 pitches to dispatch Ian Desmond, David Dahl and Ryan McMahon. Yates has yet to blow a save opportunity this year and now boasts a 1.35 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and dominant 37:8 K:BB through 20 innings, and his 16 saves leads the majors.

Diaz notched his 10th save of the year with a scoreless ninth inning Saturday versus the Marlins. He allowed one hit with one strikeout and one walk.

Diaz put a pair of runners on base to bring the tying run to the plate with two outs, but he was able to record the final out quickly with a three-pitch at-bat. The 25-year-old remains a perfect 10-for-10 in save chances and has a 2.30 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 25:5 K:BB over 15.2 innings.