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Rodney picked up his a four-out save despite allowing a run on two hits in Tuesday's win over Baltimore.

Rodney got out of a bases loaded jam with two outs in the eighth inning and a one-run lead, and the only run he gave up was a meaningless one on an infield single after the Padres gave him three runs to work with in the top of the ninth. He is now 15-for-15 in save opportunities and has a 0.34 ERA, performance reminiscent of his amazing 2012 run with Tampa Bay (0.60 ERA, 48 saves).

Boscan (1-1) was awful in Tuesday's blowout loss to the Giants, allowing seven runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in just three innings.

This is the opposite of what the Pirates had in mind when they called Boscan up from Triple-A Indianapolis to make a spot start. He's not likely to earn another look anytime soon after this disaster.

Strop pitched a perfect eighth inning against the Cardinals on Tuesday, striking out two batters in what ended up being a 4-3 loss.

Strop has been racking up the strikeouts the past few weeks, striking out at least one batter in each of his past nine appearances. Despite the loss Tuesday, Strop and the Cubs have had plenty of late-inning leads to defend. They hold the best record in baseball at 47-22 while outscoring their opponents 369-200.

Estevez came in with a four-run lead in the ninth inning Tuesday and pitched a scoreless inning against the Yankees, allowing just one hit.

While it doesn't count as a save, Estevez continues to prove himself as the go-to guy at the back of the Rockies bullpen with closer Jake McGee (knee) on the disabled list. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning Monday as well, and has been flawless since McGee went on the DL on June 10.

Hudson picked up his first save with a clean ninth inning Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Brad Ziegler pitched in each of the last three games, so Hudson was given the save opportunity Tuesday. Hudson has been fantastic out of the bullpen with a 1.55 ERA and 0.76 WHIP and has solidified himself as Arizona's next closer option should Ziegler falter or fall to injury.

Matzek was outrighted to High-A Modesto on Tuesday.

Matzek missed the start of the 2016 season as he battled an anxiety issue and was optioned to High-A Modesto immediately following his reinstatement on May 19. The Rockies are now choosing to outright the left-hander, meaning he'll stay with High-A Modesto, but be removed from the 40-man roster. This allows the Rockies to make an addition to their roster, which they would be presumably inclined to do in the coming days.

Iglesias (shoulder) was activated off the 15-day disabled list Tuesday.

The Reds get one of their most talented young pitchers back on the roster with the return of Iglesias. The Opening Day starter only made five starts this season before a shoulder impingement landed him on the shelf. He was effective in those five starts, however, notching a 3.49 ERA (backed up by a 3.65 FIP) to go with a 1.45 WHIP. He also struck out more than one batter per inning during that stretch (9.2 K/9). He will be used out of the bullpen for now in order to preserve his shoulder.

Boscan was called up Tuesday and will start against San Francisco, Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Boscan will make his first major league start Tuesday against Johnny Cueto and the Giants. The 26-year-old went 5-5 with a 3.33 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with Triple-A Indianapolis this season. In a corresponding roster move, Curtis Partch was optioned to the minors.

Neris tossed two scoreless innings in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Diamondbacks. He gave up one hit, struck out four and did not walk a batter.

Neris now has back-to-back scoreless outings with five strikeouts and no walks over five innings. Hopefully he is back on track after struggling earlier this month due to a lack of command with his splitter.

Jansen picked up his 20th save behind a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts in Monday's win over Washington.

Jansen has been electric all season. He lowered his ERA to 1.53 and now has a spicy 35:4 K:BB in just 29.1 innings. He continues to be one of the best relievers in baseball and will surely deserve it if he is rewarded with his first All-Star appearance in 2016.