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Mayers was removed from Monday's game against Milwaukee due to an undisclosed injury, FOX Sports Midwest reports. He allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one over 0.2 innings prior to exiting.

Mayers never looked comfortable on the mound, and it resulted in a disastrous outing before he was lifted with an apparent injury in the sixth inning. He'll be considered day-to-day until the extent of the issue is determined.

Almonte was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

Almonte tossed 1.2 scoreless frames in his last appearance Friday against the Giants, but he'll head to Triple-A along with Yonathan Daza following this latest announcement. In corresponding moves, Drew Butera and Noel Cuevas were promoted to the big-league team.

Gallegos was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

Gallegos made two appearances during his time with the Cardinals, allowing one run while striking out four batters in 1.2 innings of work. The right-hander will be a candidate to rejoin the big-league bullpen down the line when a fresh arm is needed.

Robertson was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with right elbow soreness, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

This comes as a bit of a surprise, as Robertson fired a pair of scoreless innings in Sunday's win over the Marlins. The severity of the issue remains unclear; the 34-year-old doesn't seem overly worried at the moment but is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Tuesday, according to Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Drew Anderson was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Robertson's place in the bullpen, while Seranthony Dominguez and Hector Neris are candidates to get save opportunities while the veteran right-hander is on the shelf.

Anderson gave up a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless inning of relief during Sunday's extra-innings loss to the Phillies.

The 28-year-old has been very impressive in his first taste of the majors, posting a 1.17 ERA and eye-popping 16:2 K:BB through 7.2 innings. Anderson is still being restricted to low-leverage spots -- he was the sixth reliever Don Mattingly turned to in Sunday's 14-inning affair -- but the unheralded right-hander is averaging 95.5 mph with his fastball, and if he keeps blowing hitters away, he'll gain a more prominent role in the Miami bullpen quickly.

Kinley walked two and struck out one in 1.2 scoreless innings of relief during Sunday's extra-innings loss to the Phillies.

The right-hander has been solid for the Marlins so far, posting a 0.96 ERA and 9:4 K:BB through 9.1 innings over eight appearances. Kinley is still in a low-leverage role -- he has just one hold -- which makes him difficult to roster even in deep NL-only formats, but if he remains effective he could work his way into Miami's set-up crew.

Jackson gave up two hits and struck out one in two-thirds of an inning during Sunday's win over the Mets.

After Johnny Venters gave up two hits with one out in the eighth inning, Jackson entered the game and allowed both inherited runners to score. The right-hander did extend his own scoreless streak to seven appearances and 7.1 innings, however, and Jackson's 12:2 K:BB over that stretch has made him one of Atlanta's more reliable middle-relief options. His low-leverage role limits his fantasy upside -- he has just one win and one hold -- but in deep NL-only formats, he could have some marginal value if he keeps racking up Ks.

Arano faced six batters and struck them all out to pick up the win Sunday against the Marlins.

Arano entered a tie game in the bottom of the 12th and proceeded to mow down Marlins' hitters until Jean Segura eventually won the game with a 14th-inning homer. It was a very encouraging outing for a pitcher whose horrendous 45.00 spring ERA sent him unexpectedly to Triple-A to begin the season. He's now thrown four scoreless innings with a 58.3 percent strikeout rate.

Burdi hurled a scoreless seventh inning Sunday, allowing one hit while striking out one batter against the Nationals.

The Rule 5 pick is becoming more important to the team's bullpen by the day. He's compiled five consecutive scoreless outings after giving up three runs in his first three appearances. Burdi holds an impressive 13:1 K:BB in 6.2 innings and could move into a higher-leverage situation due to Keone Kela and Richard Rodriguez's inconsistencies.

Hicks allowed one hit in 1.1 innings and earned the save in Sunday's 9-5 win over Cincinnati.

Hicks has locked down his last three save opportunities with two of them being four-out closures. The 22-year-old has a strong hold on the closing job and is taking full advantage of it so far.