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Vizcaino struck out the only batter he faced in Sunday's win over the Mets to notch his 10th save of the season.

The Braves headed into the ninth inning with a 5-0 lead, but Alexi Ogando gave up two runs on three hits in his 0.2 innings to set up the easy save opportunity. Vizcaino now has a 1.93 ERA and 45:15 K:BB in 32.2 innings on the year.

Nelson (5-6) allowed no runs on one hit and five walks while striking out one over five innings, but received no decision Sunday against the Nationals.

Nelson was nearly unhittable, but allowed five walks and burned through 91 pitches in his five innings. He's now held opponents to two or fewer runs in three of his last four starts, and his ERA rings in at 3.60. He'll make his next start Saturday at St. Louis.

Gomez retired the side in the ninth on nine pitches to earn his 20th save of the year in a 3-2 victory over the Giants on Saturday.

He induced two groundballs and then a popup to end the game. Unfortunately, it was just his third save this month, but that's more the result of few opportunities than anything else, as Philadelphia has a 6-18 record in June. Gomez is 20-for-22 in save opportunities with a 3.09 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 24 strikeouts in 35 innings in 2016.

Miller (2-7) gave up 11 hits, seven earned runs and a walk over six innings in Saturday's 11-6 loss to the Rockies.

The 25-year-old couldn't duplicate the success he'd seen in his first appearance back from injury against the Phillies last Monday, instead surrendering the most earned runs in a start all season. The setting certainly didn't do him any favors, but Miller also failed to help his own cause by sandwiching homers to Charlie Blackmon and Tony Wolters around RBI hits from Daniel Descalso, Wolters and Nolan Arenado. Miller's ERA is back up to 6.79, and he's yielded at least one homer in five of his last six trips to the mound. He'll look to rebound versus the Giants on Friday.

Rodney retired the Reds in order, striking out two batters, to earn his 17th save Saturday.

He threw nine of his 13 pitches for strikes, and after punching out Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips, Rodney was able to get Jay Bruce to line out to first. Rodney has four strikeouts in two innings against the Reds in this series. Although he is 0-1, Rodney is 17-for-17 in save chances with a 0.31 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 33 strikeouts in 28.2 innings this season.

Pomeranz (7-7) threw seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits, one walk while striking out six in a 3-0 victory over the Reds on Saturday.

The left-hander has certainly had more dominating strikeout performances, but owners couldn't have asked for a better bounce back after he allowed five runs and five walks on June 14 and then three homers in his last start on June 19. For good measure, Pomeranz also went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and two RBI. He may only have a .500 record, but he has a .190 batting average against, 2.76 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 102 strikeouts in 88 innings. His next start will be Saturday against the Yankees.

Castro was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, Nick Groke of the Denver Post reports.

His most recent stint at the big league level was forgettable, as Castro gave up five runs on eight hits in just 2.2 innings of work (six appearances). The 21-year-old Castro can dial his fastball up to over 96 mph on average and still profiles as a closer long term, but it's certainly no lock he'll see save chances this season.

Bracho was recalled from Triple-A Reno on Saturday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Zack Godley was sent packing after Friday's game, opening the door for Bracho to return for his third stint with the big league club this season. Bracho opened some eyes with his performance during a cup of coffee last year, but he's struggled in his six appearances with Arizona so far this year (five runs in six innings) and may ride the shuttle throughout most of the season.

Melancon struck out one and notched his 21st save in Friday's 8-6 victory over the Dodgers, surrendering only one hit in one inning.

The Pirates closer was locked in, needing only 12 pitches - 10 of which he threw for strikes - to dispose of the Dodgers. Melancon has now converted 21 of 22 save opportunities this season and hasn't given up an earned run since May 15.

Rodriguez is 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA and a 32:12 K:BB in 32.2 innings of relief for Double-A Reading.

Rodriguez lost his 40-man roster spot in the winter after a terrible season in 2015, but he has turned things around this year. The Phillies made an adjustment to his arm slot and how his foot lands when he finishes his delivery and both moves seem to have paid off. Rodriguez has been particularly tough on lefties, who have hit just .162 with 13 strikeouts and three walks in 12 innings. He could be promoted to Triple-A this summer and might even see time in the Phillies' pen later this year if he keeps pitching well.