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Pivetta allowed one run on three hits over six innings Wednesday for Double-A Reading. He struck out seven and walked three.

Pivetta is now 3-2 with a 3.89 ERA and a 38:14 K:BB in 37 innings for Reading this season. He came over to the Phillies last year in the Jonathan Papelbon trade with the Nationals. He is a potential mid or back of the rotation starter if he can develop his offspeed stuff and harness his control.

Rodney recorded saves in both ends of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Cubs, pitching a scoreless inning each time and working around a hit in the latter outing.

There have been a lot of two-save days in MLB history, but they don't happen very often these days because there are no scheduled doubleheaders anymore, so this is a modern-day rarity for Rodney. Of course, that hasn't been the only rare thing about him this year, as the veteran closer has yet to give up an earned run in 14 innings and owns a sparkling 0.93 WHIP; that mark hasn't been lower than 1.34 in any of the past three seasons, but Rodney's generating a ton of soft contact and pop-ups at the tender age of 39.

Pomeranz (4-3) shut out the Cubs over six innings Wednesday, striking out 10 while allowing three hits and three walks.

Injuries and a move to the bullpen derailed the start of Pomeranz's career, but changing home venues to San Diego has proven to be a boon for the 27-year-old lefty, who now has two double-digit-strikeout games this year and a whopping 51 whiffs in 40 innings -- a top-10 total in the National League. His too-good BABIP and strand rate will see some regression, so Pomeranz won't be able to maintain his startlingly good 1.80 ERA, but he's clearly arrived as a more-than-legit MLB starter. The question now is whether he'll be able to avoid breaking down over the course of the season, as Pomeranz has never remotely approached 200 innings and tossed just 86 last year.

Melancon allowed a hit and a walk, but recorded a strikeout and put away the Reds with a scoreless ninth Wednesday for his 10th save of the year.

Melancon remains a steady closing option even though his WHIP remains a bit inflated from the norm -- not that anyone's complaining about a 1.14 mark, but that's still well higher than the 0.87-0.96 range he's been in for the past three seasons. The Pirates play plenty of close games and should win a lot of them, meaning Melancon should again rack up the saves after converting a whopping 51 of 53 last year. His underwhelming strikeout rate keeps him from being among the truly elite closers, though he's making up for that with volume.

Rodney stayed perfect, recording his ninth save in as many tries in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cubs on Wednesday.

He retired the side in order with two ground balls and a fly out. Rodney has yet to give up a run this season and has only yielded 12 base runners in 13 frames. After such a nightmarish start to the 2015 season, Rodney has been a pleasant surprise for owners this season, and he should continue recording saves for the time being.

Edwards was recalled to serve as the 26th man for Wednesday's doubleheader against the Padres.

The right-hander has a 2.38 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP in 11 appearances for Triple-A Iowa while he hasn't conceded a run in his last four appearances. Last season, Edwards made five appearances for the Cubs, giving up two earned runs in 4.2 innings. Edwards should head back down to Iowa after Wednesday's doubleheader.

Sierra had a solid third pro start, tossing six scoreless innings with two hits allowed Tuesday for High-A Rancho Cucamonga.

The six scoreless lowered Sierra's ERA to 5.40 in 15 innings. He's been a bit wild with a 15:7 K:BB, but the 24-year-old could contribute in some capacity for the Dodgers in the second half.

Robles surrendered a walk-off home run to Trayce Thompson on Tuesday, which raised his ERA to 1.93 on the year.

Robles has rightly earned a large role in the Mets' bullpen, pitching anywhere from the sixth to the ninth inning, depending on the score. He retired the first two batters but had a 96-mph fastball tail back over the inner half of the plate, which Thompson blasted over the left-center field wall. The home run was the first allowed this season by Robles, who will continue to pitch in high-leverage situations.

Gomez allowed a run on two hits but still locked down his 12th save Tuesday against Atlanta.

Freddie Freeman got Gomez for a solo home run, but he was able to work around a two-out single to finish the game for a one-run victory. Gomez blew his first and only save of the season May 4 and the run he allowed Tuesday was just the fourth he has allowed in a save situation this season. Even with the home run, Gomez owns a solid 2.75 ERA.

De La Rosa was excellent in Tuesday's win over Colorado, allowing just one run with six strikeouts and one walk in 7.1 strong innings.

The right-hander pounded the zone Tuesday, throwing 70% of his pitches for strikes, and he recorded all but four of his outs via strikeout or ground ball. De La Rosa has been stellar in four appearances since being moved into the starting rotation, with a 2.08 ERA across 26 innings, and he will look to keep it rolling Sunday versus the Giants.