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Jansen struck out one to record a one-out save in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Phillies.

The elite closer is now 7-for-7 in save chances this year and has a nice 15.8 K/9 in 9.2 frames. Jansen's ERA dropped to 1.86 on the year after the three-pitch outing. The hard-throwing right-hander is of the best closing options in the game for fantasy owners.

Pivetta (0-1) allowed two runs on nine hits (one home run) while walking one and striking out five over five innings in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers.

Pivetta was making his major league debut, and he didn't look half bad while filling the temporary rotation spot vacated by Aaron Nola (back). The 24-year-old Pivetta could be one-and-done as far as spot starts, as Nola is expected back in short order. If Pivetta is forced to make any more starts, he's a risky fantasy streamer despite Sunday's decent outing.

Melancon allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits (one home run) while walking none and striking out one in one inning as he blew his second save of the season in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Padres.

Melancon blew his first save on Opening Day and had then tossed eight scoreless outings, including five saves, before his blowup against the Friars. The right-hander allowed a two-run homer to pinch hitter Hector Sanchez. It's not the start Melancon's owners were hoping for, but the season is still young, and the Giants will give him plenty of rope. He remains one of the more attractive fantasy firemen for the long haul.

Blach allowed three hits while walking two and striking out one over seven scoreless innings for a no-decision in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Padres.

While filling in for Madison Bumgarner (ribs, shoulder) in the rotation, Blach has filled in admirably, allowing just two runs in 12 innings in his two starts so far. He's not striking out many batters (five in 17.2 innings), though, so don't rely on him as anything more than a streaming option in NL-only leagues.

Iglesias threw two scoreless innings Sunday against the Cardinals to get his fourth save of the year. He allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two.

The Reds' bullpen usage patterns may have cost Iglesias a couple of saves, but his owners also got 14.1 innings of elite ratios, 16 strikeouts and a win in one month. If he can maintain that sort of pace, that's 85-90 innings and around 95-100 strikeouts.

Hudson recorded only one out Sunday while giving up five runs on four hits and one home run against the Marlins.

Hudson saw his ERA jump from 5.59 to 9.90 because of the outing, which was a fitting way to end a relatively dismal first month of the season. The 30-year-old still operates as Pittsburgh's primary setup man and has recorded seven holds, but he's allowed 11 runs over 10 innings.

Kontos has allowed four runs over eight innings of relief to begin the season entering Sunday's game against the Padres.

Kontos has allowed runs in only two of his 11 appearances, with eight runs and four strikeouts. The 31-year-old usually enters the game in the later innings, and so far, there is no reason to believe Kontos will not continue to appear in those higher-leverage situations.

Gearrin tossed two scoreless innings while striking out four in a 12-4 loss to the Padres.

The veteran reliever was called upon to calm a bullpen that surrendered 11 runs, and he did just that with two scoreless frames. Gearrin has provided strong results early on, posting a 1.08 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 8.1 innings. He also has walked eight batters over that span, something he will have to work on if he wants to avoid a huge regression. The Giants have several late-inning righties they rely on, so Gearrin isn't anything more than a middle-relief option at this point.

Pivetta was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and will draw the start for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

With Aaron Nola on the disabled list with a lower-back strain, Pivetta was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to serve as a temporary rotation arm. The 24-year-old draws a tough matchup against the Dodgers, as the team has posted a .782 OPS against right-handed pitching this season.

Robles walked one and struck out four in 1.2 scoreless innings Saturday to run his record to 4-0 in a win over the Nationals.

Zack Wheeler failed to complete five innings in his start, and while Josh Edgin finished off the fifth, the official scorer judged Robles to be the Mets' most effective reliever, thus earning the win. There's no telling how many more wins he'll be able to vulture, but the 26-year-old's 1.84 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 10.4 K/9 through 14.2 innings give him plenty of fantasy value even if he doesn't find his way into another victory.