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Rodney allowed an unearned run on one hit while striking out one in his inning of work to record his second save of the year in Arizona's 3-2 victory over the Indians on Sunday.

After allowing an unearned run, Rodney nearly gave up a go-ahead long ball to Carlos Santana. Rodney's 0.31 ERA with the Padres in the first half of last year should be completely ignored. He posted a 5.89 ERA with the Marlins after his trade and is one of the most volatile closers in the game.

Jansen allowed two runs on three hits while striking out one in his inning of work in a non-save situation against the Rockies on Sunday.

Despite having only one save in Los Angeles' first six games of the year, Jansen remains an elite fantasy closer. The hiccup at Coors Field on Sunday is a minor blip on the radar.

Rusin (oblique) was activated from the 10-day disabled list Sunday, Jenny Cavnar of ROOT Sports reports.

Rusin missed the first week of the season with a sprained oblique, but the injury was never deemed too serious as the 30-year-old is set to return to the Rockies' bullpen following his short DL stint. He'll work in middle and long relief to begin the season.

Sewald had his contract selected from Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday, Antony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

With the Mets' bullpen getting used heavily through the first week of the season, Sewald was immediately thrust into action Saturday night and gave up two runs on three hits over 0.2 innings in his big-league debut. The 26-year-old's stay in the majors could be a brief one.

Magnifico was designated for assignment Sunday.

In order to add David Goforth to the major-league roster, Magnifico was hit with the DFA on Sunday. The hard-throwing reliever posted a 4.06 ERA and 22.4 percent strikeout rate with Triple-A Colorado Springs in 2016.

Stephenson made his 2017 debut Saturday against the Cardinals and allowed four runs on a whopping six walks (one intentional) over 1.2 innings. Reds manager Bryan Price told the Cincinnati Enquirer that Stephenson's control problems were due to a return of bad habits with his delivery.

About the only good that came out of Stephenson's outing was that four outs were recorded via strikeouts, indicating that he has good stuff. But he threw 33 balls as opposed to 26 strikes. The Reds will continue to keep him in low-leverage situations until he can considerably improve his command.

Gsellman (0-1) came out on the short end in his season debut Saturday, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven in five innings against the Marlins.

A popular preseason sleeper after he posted a 2.42 ERA and 42:15 K:BB over 44.2 innings last year, Gsellman suffered through some tough luck in this one, but it's also worth noting his tragic numbers in Triple-A before his call-up -- a 5.73 ERA and 1.49 WHIP. He also wasn't traditionally a prolific whiff artist in the minors. Of course, he's also young at 23 and a hard thrower, so it's not that tough to believe that Gsellman simply learned to control his raw stuff better upon arriving in the majors. Development happens, after all. However, with Steven Matz (elbow) targeting a May return, Gsellman will need to perform well to ensure that he retains a rotation spot. His next outing is scheduled for Thursday on the road against these same Marlins.

Suter has been optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

That's a quick up-and-down for Suter, who appeared in two games since he was called up Tuesday. The Brewers have yet to announced a corresponding move.

Murray (back) is on the 7-day DL at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

He left a game in late March with a lower-back injury, and is obviously not yet ready to return to game action. Murray will provide organizational bullpen depth once healthy.

Iglesias threw two shutout innings against the Cardinals on Friday en route to his second save of the season. He allowed one walk and struck out three batters.

After Michael Lorenzen worked the seventh, Iglesias entered the game and ultimately nailed down the win for rookie Amir Garrett. It was another dominant performance by Iglesias, who has thrown four scoreless frames with one hit allowed and six strikeouts through three appearances. Drew Storen got the save opportunity Thursday, but it seems fair to say at this point that Iglesias is the preferred ninth-inning option in this closer committee.