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Leone (1-2) picked up the win in Wednesday's victory over the Yankees, walking one and striking out one in a scoreless 10th inning.

The right-hander needed 11 pitches (eight strikes) to get through the top of the frame, with his free pass being of the intentional variety. Leone has settled into a middle-relief role with the Mets, getting scored upon only once in his last eight appearances and posting a 1.93 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB through 9.1 innings over that stretch, but his lack of high-leverage usage limits his fantasy appeal -- he has zero saves or holds on the season.

Fairbanks (hip) was activated Thursday from the 15-day injured list, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Fairbanks checked all of the necessary boxes in his lone rehab appearance Monday with the Rays' affiliate in the Florida Coast League, fanning two hitters in a perfect frame. He has battled a couple of different injuries this season but should jump right back into the saves mix for the current AL East leaders following a two-week absence to heal a bout of hip inflammation. Fairbanks, 29, boasts a 1.26 ERA and 48:8 K:BB in 35.2 major-league innings since the beginning of the 2022 campaign.

Zerpa (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Thursday.

Zerpa has been out all season so far while dealing with a tendon issue in his left shoulder. He's on the 60-day injured list, so he's eligible to return whenever ready. He's covered just 16 innings over two seasons in the majors, so there's a chance Zerpa could be optioned to the minors once he's healthy enough to return. Given the length of his absence, the southpaw will likely require multiple rehab outings to get up to speed.

Rogers (1-4) pitched a perfect inning and struck out one to earn the extra-inning win over the Cardinals on Wednesday.

The Giants were down to their last out at one point, but Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run home run to tie it in the ninth inning. Rogers kept it tied, and the team rallied again in the 10th. Rogers has strung together 8.1 consecutive scoreless innings, and it's been 12.2 frames since he last gave up an earned run. He's worked as a setup man to great effect with a 1.65 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 25:11 K:BB, 13 holds, two saves and a blown save over 32.2 innings this season. His 3.0 BB/9 and 3.63 FIP are both the worst marks of his career, however, which suggests he could see some regression.

Chavez woke up Thursday with a "very sore" left leg, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Chavez took a 99-mph one-hop comebacker off his shin while making a relief appearance Wednesday afternoon against the Tigers. X-rays came back negative, but he'll likely be unavailable for a portion of Atlanta's four-game series against the Rockies, which gets underway Thursday night at Truist Park. There's a possibility that he could be placed on the injured list.

Doval struck out two and worked around a walk in a scoreless inning en route to claiming his 18th save of the season Wednesday in the Giants' 8-5 extra-inning win over the Cardinals.

The Giants spotted Doval a three-run lead heading into the bottom of the 10th to provide the closer with plenty of cushion as he navigated a relatively low-stress save situation. Doval has now converted 18 of 19 save chances to date to go with sterling ratios (1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 24.4 K-BB%), making him one of the more valuable fantasy closers so far this season.

Voth (elbow) was given anti-inflammatories Thursday and will be shut down for one week, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Voth landed on the injured list Wednesday with right elbow inflammation, an issue which has apparently been bothering him since spring training, per Kubatko. The Orioles seem confident the injury is minor, and Voth could be back after spending the 15-day minumum on the shelf.

Romano picked up the save Wednesday against the Orioles, allowing one run on three hits with no walks over one inning. He struck out one.

Romano appeared to be cruising to his 19th save Wednesday, retiring the first two batters he faced in the ninth inning on a total of six pitches. He made things interesting after that, however, surrendering three consecutive singles, one of which led to a run being scored to pull the Orioles within two, with two runners on. However, the right-hander was able to stop the bleeding with a strikeout over Adam Frazier to end the game. The reliever has now converted each of his last nine save opportunities and trails only Emmanuel Clase (20) for the league lead.

Alvarado picked up the save in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning win over Arizona, allowing one walk and no hits while striking out one over a scoreless inning.

Alvarado made his third appearance since being reinstated from the injured list last Friday, but Wednesday's outing was his first save chance since May 3. Craig Kimbrel worked the ninth, but the two figure to split save opportunities moving forward now that they're both healthy. Kimbrel is a perfect 9-for-9 as a closer and has an elite 41:13 K:BB across 28 appearances (26 innings) but sports a questionable 4.85 ERA, while Alvarado is 6-for-8 as a closer but boasts better overall numbers (1.04 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 29:4 K:BB across 17.1 innings).

Snead (shoulder) allowed an earned run on two hits over one inning in Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Reno on Wednesday. He did not issue a walk or record a strikeout.

Making his first rehab appearance for the Aviators after a couple of outings for the Athletics' AZL team, Snead struggled a bit versus the higher caliber of competition. The left-hander did get through his one frame on a relatively efficient 15 pitches, however, and he's likely to return to the mound by the weekend for another appearance.