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Melancon gave up two hits but struck out the side in the 11th inning Tuesday to record his third save of the season in a 2-1 win over the Royals.

His 3.86 ERA and 1.93 WHIP still carry the weight of his blowup back on Opening Day, but Melancon's now tossed four consecutive scoreless appearances while converting three straight saves. The 32-year-old has four straight seasons with a sub-1.00 WHIP coming into 2017, so expect those ratios to improve as the campaign progresses.

Nelson (1-0) coughed up seven runs on nine hits and walk while striking out three over 5.1 innings but escaped with a no-decision in Tuesday's 9-7 loss to the Cubs,

After tossing a pair of quality starts to begin the season, the right-hander fell back to earth with a thud Tuesday, giving up two-run homers to Kyle Schwarber and Miguel Montero as part of the Cubs' onslaught. While Nelson's 16:3 K:BB through 18.1 innings so far is strong, serving up home runs remain an issue for the 27-year-old, one that will make it tough for him to outperform his career 4.38 ERA. His next start will come Sunday at home against the Cardinals.

Montero (0-2) gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits while getting just one out in the 10th inning of Tuesday's 6-2 loss to Philadelphia.

Montero has been bombarded by opposing hitters to the tune of a 9.45 ERA and 3.60 WHIP through 6.2 innings. Sometimes, the raw numbers really paint the picture: Montero has given up 16 hits and eight walks in his six appearances. He doesn't grade as a major-league pitcher right now, so don't be surprised to see the Mets send him to Triple-A soon.

Following Tuesday's game against the Braves, manager Dusty Baker announced that the team may consider removing Treinen from the closer role, Jamal Collier of MLB.com reports.

Despite escaping with a 3-1 win over the Braves, manager Dusty Baker vocalized his frustrations with the team's current closer situation. Treinen was removed from Tuesday's contest after allowing an earned run on two hits and two walks while only recording one out to begin the inning. He was replaced by Shawn Kelley, who retired the final two batters. If the team were to make a change, Kelley and Koda Glover would be the likely beneficiaries.

Fields was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

Fields was optioned to the minors Friday after Pedro Baez came off the disabled list, but will return to the Dodgers after Grant Dayton hit the DL with an intercostal strain Tuesday. Fields will round out the back-end of the Dodgers' bullpen.

White, 22, has allowed zero earned runs and just one hit through his first nine innings for High-A Rancho Cucamonga in 2017.

White has fanned 11 batters over that span while walking four. The 6-foot-4 righty could end up being a steal for the Dodgers after being selected in the second round of last year's draft.

Manager Bryan Price said that Adleman will start Friday's game against the Cubs, C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The 29-year-old made his season debut Sunday against the Brewers and completed four innings with just one run against him. This strong start apparently prompted the Reds to hand him a spot start in place of Sal Romano, who was sent back to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday. Adleman will take the mound opposite former Cy Young Award-winner Jake Arrieta in Friday's bout.

Hoover scattered two hits and struck out three batters over two scoreless innings en route to collecting his first win of the season in a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers on Monday.

Issues with keeping the ball in the park had doomed Hoover over his last three seasons with the Reds, and though he doesn't benefit much from calling Chase Field his home park these days, he's quickly cemented himself as one of the top setup options to closer Fernando Rodney. Hoover has supplied a 2.70 ERA and 8:1 K:BB ratio over 6.2 innings on the season, with only one of the seven hits he's allowed going for extra bases.

Rodney threw a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to earn his fifth save of the year in Monday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.

Despite an ugly 8.53 ERA with six runs allowed in 6.1 innings, Rodney is shockingly 5-for-5 in save chances this year. The 40-year-old veteran often makes things interesting while attempting to close out games with his high-wire act, but his perfect ledger so far doesn't have him in any danger of losing his job anytime soon. Rodney is susceptible to baserunners and long balls, so he can damage your ratios while being a cheap source of saves.

Barraclough has allowed one run over seven innings to begin 2017.

Barraclough already has an 11.6 K/9 this season, but he'll have to strike out even more hitters if he wants to match the 14.6 mark he posted in 2016. Across 72.2 innings last season, the 26-year-old posted a 2.85 ERA. He and Brad Ziegler have both been performing well as the bridge to closer A.J. Ramos; Barraclough has typically pitched the seventh inning, but don't be surprised to see him in the eighth if the Marlins start getting more length out of their starters.