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Vizcaino walked one and struck out two in the ninth inning to earn his first save of the season Wednesday against the Cubs.

Amidst concerns about the health of his shoulder, Vizcaino managed to secure the win for the Braves. He did labor a bit, requiring 19 pitches to retire the side and hitting the strike zone with 12 of them. He was sitting at 96 mph with his fastball, about two ticks below his average velocity from last season.

Richards (0-1) allowed three earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out seven across six innings to take the loss Wednesday against the Mets.

Richards stumbled in the second and third innings, surrendering three extra-base hits in that span, including a home run to opposing pitcher Jacob deGrom. However, he was fairly sharp thereafter, allowing just two batters to reach base in his final three innings of work. Richards has recorded a quality start in each of his two outings to begin the season and he's whiffed 11 batters in 12 innings of work.

Diaz recorded only one out to earn his third save of the season Wednesday against the Marlins.

Diaz got Curtis Granderson -- who represented the tying run -- to fly out to end the game. He was called in after the Luis Avilan and Robert Gsellman allowed a combined four runs to the Marlins in the ninth inning. Diaz already has three saves this season, pitching just 2.2 innings to earn them.

Robertson (0-1) took the loss in Wednesday's 9-8 game against the Nationals as he gave up a hit and three walks while failing to record an out.

Robertson's season has gotten off to a disastrous start as he has allowed four runs over two innings, and has given up at least one run in each of his three appearances. Wednesday's performance was especially unsightly, as he served up a leadoff single before walking the next three hitters to end the game. The 33-year-old will need to straighten things out if he is going to be in the mix for regular save chances for the Phillies.

Dominguez was charged with a blown save against the Nationals after allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits during the eighth inning Wednesday. He recorded two strikeouts and did not walk a batter.

Dominguez may have been working in a setup role but nonetheless gets the blown save as he was unable to hold a two-run lead during the eighth inning. David Robertson's early-season struggles continued; he entered with the game tied during the ninth and gave up a hit and three walks, including a bases-loaded walk to end the game. Robertson's issues could lead to increased ninth-inning chances for Dominguez, but he should continue to be a high-leverage option for the Phillies, regardless.

Manager Craig Counsell said Nelson (shoulder) will not appear in a minor-league game next week as originally reported, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.

Nelson will not be ready to begin an official rehab assignment for a while longer. He is scheduled pitch in simulated games in extended spring training in the near future, though, so a rehab assignment may not be too far off.

Jansen allowed an unearned run but posted his second save of the season in a 6-5 victory against the Giants on Tuesday.

The Dodgers' closer didn't start the frame, but the first two Giants hitters reached base, and with the tying run on deck, the Dodgers turned to Jansen in a four-run game. Both of the inherited runners scored along with the baserunner that reached because of Jansen's error, but the 31-year-old still recorded the save without an earned run charged to his record. Jansen hasn't allowed an earned run while recording two saves and three strikeouts in the first three outings to open the year.

Wilson allowed one hit and struck out one across 1.2 scoreless innings to earn the save Tuesday against the Marlins.

Wilson was brought in with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning and induced a groundout and strikeout to close the frame with limited damage. He then remained in for the ninth inning to pick up the save, but not without allowing two runners to reach base. Wilson's save chances are likely to be few and far between this season, with this chance coming after Edwin Diaz threw 29 pitches Monday.

Hader picked up the save with a scoreless inning Tuesday as the Brewers defeated the Reds 4-3, permitting just one walk and no hits while striking out two.

Hader allowed a leadoff walk to Jose Iglesias, but he retired the next three batters to nail down the save for Milwaukee. The 24-year old is now 4-for-4 in save chances and has a 10:1 K:BB this season.

Edwards was told recently by the league office that his new hesitation delivery was an illegal move and he won't utilize it moving forward, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Edwards had been working on a toe-tap, hesitation delivery since February, but Rangers manager Chris Woodward reportedly complained about the move after the teams met to begin the season, and the league office agreed with Woodward that it would constitute a balk. Edwards went back to a more orthodox delivery for his appearance Monday against the Braves and pitched a scoreless frame, which was much better than his three-run implosion against the Rangers on Saturday, so perhaps the forced changed in mechanics is a positive development for the righty.