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Diaz earned a save against the Royals on Monday, striking out one batter over one scoreless inning.

Diaz entered Monday having blown both of his save chances and allowing four runs over two innings across his past three outings. Manager Dave Roberts continued to stick with him, and the veteran closer came through with a clean inning on 12 pitches (eight strikes). It was just the third time through 13 appearances with Los Angeles that Diaz has completed an outing without allowing any hits or walks. He's posted just six saves in nine chances while compiling an ugly 9.82 ERA and 2.27 WHIP over 13 appearances, but the Dodgers seem intent on allowing their prized free-agent acquisition to work through his struggles.

Miller earned a save against the Brewers on Monday, issuing one walk and striking out one batter over one scoreless inning.

Miller was handed the ball in the top of the ninth inning with San Diego nursing a one-run lead. He retired the first two batters he faced before issuing a walk to William Contreras. Miller got out of the frame when pinch runner Brandon Lockridge was thrown out trying to steal second base. The All-Star closer posted his 30th save of the campaign, tied for second most in the majors behind Bryan Baker (34). It's the first time in Miller's career that he's reached the 30-save mark.

Smith allowed a run on one hit and one walk over one inning to take a blown save in Monday's 6-3 extra-inning loss to the Astros.

Smith was tasked with protecting a one-run lead in the ninth inning and couldn't get the job done. The right-hander has received first dibs on closing duties after the Giants' trade-deadline sell-off, but he's converted just one of two chances, and he's allowed three runs over 5.1 innings in August. Overall, he has a 3.09 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 27:12 K:BB through 23.1 innings while adding two saves, six holds and two blown saves.

Tidwell allowed one run on four hits and a walk while striking out six over 5.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Astros on Monday.

Tidwell performed well, throwing 62 of 96 pitches for strikes, but he came up an out shy of his first career quality start. He's done well with three runs allowed over 10.2 innings over his first two starts this year, and he'll likely get the chance to end the campaign in the rotation. Overall, he's at a 2.78 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 19:5 K:BB through 22.2 innings over 10 games (two starts) in the majors. He's projected for a home start versus the Rockies over the weekend.

Bowlan secured the save against the Cardinals on Monday, throwing a clean ninth inning. He struck out one.

The Phillies likely didn't have Jhoan Duran available after the closer worked Saturday and Sunday, but Bowlan filled in effectively Monday with his first save in four attempts this year. Bowlan, who has turned in five consecutive scoreless outings, has been reliable out of the Philadelphia bullpen in 2026, posting a 2.74 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 53:10 K:BB with eight holds over 42.2 innings.

Romero (abdomen) is expected to be activated from the 15-day injured list before the end of August, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Romero was dealt from the Cardinals to the Brewers at the deadline, but he's been on the shelf since July 14 due to appendicitis. While initial injury updates while he was with the Cardinals pointed to a mid-August return, McCalvy notes that Romero still needs to successfully make it through several side sessions and a rehab assignment, which should set him up for his Milwaukee debut before the end of the month.

The Dodgers designated Hernandez for assignment Monday.

The Dodgers shuffled their bullpen Monday, swapping out Hernandez and Kyle Hurt for Seth Halvorsen and Charlie Barnes. Hernandez has tossed 4.2 scoreless innings over his last three major-league outings and has a 6.45 ERA and 1.43 WHIP over 22.1 innings this season.

The Dodgers optioned Hurt to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday.

Hurt made four appearances since being promoted to the big leagues August 1, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out seven across five innings. However, he'll be sent back to Triple-A in favor of a fresh arm. Seth Halvorsen was recalled from Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.

The Dodgers selected Barnes' contract from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday.

The Dodgers shuffled their bullpen for fresh arms Monday, bringing up both Barnes and Seth Halvorsen while Kyle Hurt was optioned to Triple-A and Jonathan Hernandez was designated for assignment. Barnes has a 6.92 ERA and 1.85 WHIP over 13 innings across five major-league appearances on the season.

Pivetta (forearm) threw off a mound Monday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

It's not clear as to how many pitches Pivetta threw during Monday's throwing session, but it's a good sign that he was able to get back on the mound after exiting his last rehab appearance Tuesday due to tightness in his right elbow. He'll presumably be re-evaluated over the course of the next few days to determine the next step in his rehab.