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Montero gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out six over 6.1 innings Sunday against the Phillies.

Montero is now 1-5 on the season with a 5.63 ERA, although he had been excellent in his three June appearances (1.46 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 15 strikeouts in 12.1 IP). Assuming he remains in the rotation, he will make one more start before the All-Star break, next Saturday in St. Louis.

Pivetta gave up one run on one hit and four walks while striking out four in seven innings Sunday to pick up the win against the Mets.

Walks have been a bit of an issue for the rookie right-hander, as he has given up 27 free passes over his last 42 innings. However, the Mets could not square him up in this contest, so the walks did not come back to bite him the way they did when he walked five and gave up six runs over 2.2 innings in his previous start in Arizona. Pivetta's spot in the rotation should be safe for now, but he is a major ratio risk in standard leagues. He will make one more start before the All-Star break, going Friday at home against the Padres.

Santillan has thrown 11 consecutive scoreless innings for Low-A Dayton, including five shutout frames Friday against Fort Wayne, where he struck out eight.

So far this is the best campaign for Santillan, who has a 2.68 ERA and 1.16 WHIP with Dayton. He still walks too many batters (3.7 per nine innings at Dayton), but his strikeout rate has climbed and he's cut down on his homers allowed as well.

Rodney recorded the final two outs of Saturday's 6-2 win over the Rockies to notch his 21st save of the season.

The right-hander has yet to allow an unearned run since late April and continues to take advantage of the Diamondbacks' winning ways, with his 21 saves ranking second in the National League. Rodney only needed eight pitches to retire the two batters Saturday, so he should be available out of the bullpen again in Sunday's series finale.

Iglesias was perfect in 1.1 innings of work to earn his 15th save of the season Saturday against the Cubs.

Iglesias picked up his third save of the week after going a couple of weeks without an opportunity. He has now converted 15 of 16 save opportunities and sports an impressive 1.59 ERA to go along with 46 strikeouts in 41 innings. While he doesn't get too much work for the NL Central's last-place team, his ratios are still among some of the best for closers.

Bowman struck out the only batter he faced to register his first save of the season during Saturday's win over Washington.

Nothing about Bowman's stat line suggests he's a potential closing option for the Cardinals, as he sports a 4.15 ERA and 7.8 K/9 for the campaign. However, he is coming off a strong June (2.19 ERA, 1.05 WHIP over 12.1 innings), and the 26-year-old righty will probably continue to pitch in high-leverage situations going forward. His fantasy value is probably limited and fleeting.

Fields was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Fields allowed just one hit in three scoreless appearances for Oklahoma City before being summoned back to the big club. The 31-year-old owns a respectable 3.00 ERA and 32:8 K:BB through 27 innings with the Dodgers this season. Mike Freeman was sent down in a corresponding move.

Moore (3-8) allowed one run on four hits and six walks while striking out five over 5.2 innings, but didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the Pirates.

Moore was fortunate to hold the Bucs to just a single run in a game in which he allowed 10 runners to reach base, and since the offense only provided him with one run of support, he missed out on a chance to pick up his fourth win. Although he narrowly missed his second quality start over his last three outings, his 5.78 ERA makes him a risky fantasy option. He'll make his next start Friday against the Marlins.

Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.

He has a 2.00 ERA, 0.56 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB in nine innings in the majors this season, but gave up home runs in both of his last two outings, so he will head to the International League for a couple weeks before likely returning to Cincinnati. Saturday's starter Jackson Stephens was recalled in a corresponding move.

Lopez was sent back down to Double-A Biloxi on Friday.

Lopez joins the movement of relievers that the Brewers have been sending back and forth following his major-league debut against the Reds on Thursday. The right-hander went two innings in relief, allowing one earned run off four hits and one walk. He will continue fine-tuning his game at Biloxi, where he has accumulated a 4.70 ERA with a 75:27 K:BB this season in 67 innings of work. It is likely that Lopez finds himself back with the big-league club at some point yet again this summer in a similar situation.