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De La Rosa (3-4) gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks over 5.2 innings Wednesday against Miami.

After two outstanding starts in a row at home, De La Rosa took his show on the road and it didn't work out very well. Of course, that's been the story of his career -- we've seen him go out there and look like he's putting it all together, but that's always followed by disappointing steps backward. Still, he does own a 32:10 K:BB in 29.1 innings, and that strikeout upside makes De La Rosa an ever-enticing gamble.

Barraclough tossed a scoreless inning in Tuesday's win over the Diamondbacks and maintains a pristine 0.00 ERA through 10 appearance (8.2 innings pitched) this season.

Barraclough failed to earn a spot in the Marlins' bullpen out of Spring Training but the right-hander has been lights out since his mid-April promotion. Barraclough has a strong 14:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the year while yielding .188 opponent batting average. He's compiled five holds on the young season and will continue to be tested in high-leverage situations so long as he continues to excel.

De La Rosa has gone away from his cutter and started using his slider more in his last two starts, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

In those last two outings, De La Rosa has pitched 13 innings and given up just one run on five hits while striking out 16. Catcher Chris Herrmann said he noticed that De La Rosa's cutter and slider looked similar, so he advised the righty to drop one of them. De La Rosa has shown flashes of brilliance before, but sustaining it has been the challenge. His next start comes Wednesday against the Marlins.

Jansen picked up a one-out save, his league-leading 10th of the season, Tuesday against the Rays.

He is now 10-for-10 in save chances and has allowed just one run in 11 innings this season. Jansen is about as dominant of a closer as there is in MLB right now.

Miller is not in danger of having his next start skipped or being removed from the rotation, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

The Diamondbacks paid a hefty price in the offseason to acquire Miller, sending 2015 No. 1 pick Dansby Swanson to the Braves, along with outfielder Ender Inciarte and pitching prospect Aaron Blair. But Miller has struggled mightily through six starts, posting a 8.49 ERA with 19 walks in 23.1 innings. Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said he thinks Miller might be putting pressure on himself to live up to expectations after the trade, but added there's been no thought of removing the righty from the rotation. His next start is scheduled for Saturday against the Braves.

Gomez earned his ninth save as he worked around a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Gomez now has five straight saves and six straight scoreless appearances to lower his ERA to a stellar 1.69. He owns a pristine 12:3 K:BB and has given up just one home run this year and has given up just one of his three runs in a save situation.

Rodney struck out two in a perfect ninth en route to his sixth save Tuesday against the Rockies.

That's back-to-back saves against the Rockies for Rodney, who came into a much less stressful situation with a 6-3 lead this time around. He has pitched very well in the closer role early on, albeit in limited opportunities.

Vizcaino picked up his third save with a clean inning, including a strikeout, Tuesday against the Mets.

Vizcaino rebounded from a tough luck blown save in which he allowed an unearned run Sunday against the Cubs. He has yet to give up an earned run in any of his four save opportunities this year. Even though the Braves haven't given him many chances to close out wins, he has been electric, with 16 strikeouts and a 0.87 ERA in 10.1 innings.

Rodney notched his fifth save by pitching a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout Monday against the Rockies.

Rodney was called in to protect San Diego's narrow 2-1 lead, and did so without issue. He is yet to give up an earned run this season, but San Diego's struggles have limited the 39-year-old closer to just five saves thus far.

Nelson (4-2) held the Angels to two runs on four hits and three walks over seven innings with six strikeouts in a win Monday night.

Nelson made one big mistake, a home run allowed to Mike Trout, but was otherwise sharp. He drew 10 swinging strikes and 11 ground-ball outs in holding the Angels lineup in check. Nelson's ground-ball rate is up to 53.8 percent, up from 50.6 percent in 2015 and 48.4 percent in 2014. His control has been shaky (17 walks in 38.1 innnings, 4.0 BB/9), but he'll have a margin of error to work with if he can keep throwing ground balls with regularity. Nelson's ERA is down to 3.05, exactly 2.5 runs better than the next best Brewers starter, Chase Anderson.