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Kilian earned his third save of the season in Sunday's 8-5 win over the White Sox, striking out the side in a scoreless ninth inning.

Kilian made easy work of the the top of the order for the White Sox, as the right-hander got every batter he faced to strike out swinging. It was the first time this season that he logged three strikeouts in a game, and he has collected all three of his saves over his last six outings. Kilian looks to be the Giants' preferred closer, with Erik Miller and Matt Gage also in the mix for opportunities.

Gordon is expected to start Monday's contest on the mound against the Dodgers, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Gordon will draw a tough test in his first start of the 2026 campaign, squaring off with the back-to-back World Series champions on the road to open a three-game series. The 28-year-old surrendered seven runs on 12 hits and a walk while punching out five batters over 6.1 frames in bulk relief Tuesday against the Rangers, and he owns an inflated 6.59 ERA over 27.1 innings in seven appearances this season.

Phillips took a no-decision during Sunday's 4-0 win over the Mets, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks in 3.2 innings. He struck out four.

Phillips fared well in his first start of the season, matching a season high in punchouts. The 28-year-old also worked efficiently, throwing 37 of his 59 pitches for strikes. Per Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com, manager Clayton McCullough confirmed following Sunday's contest that Phillips is staying in Miami's rotation for now, so the right-hander could push his pitch count in to the 60-to-70 range the next time his turn comes up next weekend in a rematch with the Mets at Citi Field. Phillips holds a 1.07 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 31:18 K:BB over 33.2 innings on the season, but he might be tough to depend on as a streaming option until he's fully stretched out for a normal starter's workload.

Soto earned the save in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jays, allowing one walk with one strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.

Soto was able to preserve a three-run lead in the ninth inning despite walking one and hitting another batter while throwing just 10 of 22 pitches for strikes. So far in May, the southpaw has converted four of five save chances and held opponents scoreless in seven of nine appearances. For the year, he's recorded five saves and six holds to go along with a 2.22 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 30:10 K:BB across 24.1 innings.

The Nationals recalled Poulin from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.

Poulin was demoted to Triple-A on Wednesday, but the Nationals were able to bring him back just four days later because Jake Irvin (shoulder) was moved to the injured list in a corresponding move. The 30-year-old will provide Washington with a fourth left-handed option in the bullpen behind Richard Lovelady, Mitchell Parker and Andrew Alvarez.

The Cardinals optioned Fernandez to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

Fernandez was up as the 27th man during Saturday's doubleheader in Cincinnati and turned in a stellar two-inning appearance in the second game, retiring all six batters he faced (four via strikeout). This is likely to be a temporary move, as Fernandez is a good bet to be recalled once Brycen Mautz is sent down following a spot start Sunday. Fernandez is having a nice bounce-back season out of the Cards' bullpen, posting a 1.17 ERA and 13:2 K:BB over 7.2 innings.

The Brewers recalled Rodriguez from Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.

Rodriguez appeared in two April games before being sent down to Triple-A, but the right-hander will get another chance with the big club after Robert Gasser was optioned to Nashville. Across eight games (five starts) in Triple-A this season, Rodriguez has an 8.03 ERA, 2.44 WHIP and 26:21 K:BB across 24.2 innings.

The Cardinals optioned Svanson to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

Svanson will be moved off the 26-man active roster as the Cardinals make room for their starting pitcher for Sunday's game against the Reds, Brycen Mautz, who was called up from Triple-A. Though he looked like a candidate to earn a high-leverage role in the St. Louis bullpen coming out of spring training, Svanson squandered that opportunity after posting a 8.77 ERA, 1.95 WHIP and 26:15 K:BB across 25.2 innings to begin the season. He'll look to iron out his command issues in the minors.

Sewald struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Rockies.

Sewald has three saves and a win over his last four outings, a span where he's logged four scoreless innings and a 3:1 K:BB. The closer is clicking, aside from a handful of shaky outings, which have mainly come in non-save situations. He's posted a 3.72 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 22:6 K:BB while converting 12 of his 13 save opportunities over 19.1 innings this season.

Miller struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Athletics.

Miller locked things down in the ninth inning against his former team. He hasn't allowed an earned run over his last 9.1 innings, giving up just one unearned run, four hits and seven walks while striking out 19 in that span. The closer is up to 16 saves this season, and he's added a sparkling 0.76 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 47:9 K:BB through 23.2 innings. As long as he stays healthy, Miller is on pace to easily surpass his career-high 28 saves from 2024 with the Athletics.