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Leclerc allowed one hit and struck out two over 2.2 scoreless innings in Sunday's 7-3 loss to Tampa Bay.

Leclerc, pitching for the first time in eight days, came on in the fourth inning after the Rays chased starter Martin Perez. Leclerc opened the season as the Rangers' closer, but has dropped to a middle-long relief role. He hasn't allowed a run over his last seven innings, but manager Bruce Bochy continues to use other arms when games are on the line.

Puk picked up the save Sunday against the White Sox. He pitched a perfect inning.

Puk extended his scoreless inning streak to 4.2 frames (five appearances) while picking up his fourth perfect inning of the season to improve to seven-for-eight in save opportunities. Though he spent almost a month on the IL with an elbow injury, Puk hasn't shown any rust (0.00 ERA) and has reclaimed full closing duties from Dylan Floro.

Mantiply (hamstring) struck out two over a perfect inning Friday in a rehab appearance for Triple-A Reno.

Mantiply looks to be closing in on a return from the Diamondbacks' 15-day injured list after he was shut down in early May with a strained right hamstring. After facing hitters in live batting practice without issue, Mantiply began a rehab assignment with the Diamondbacks' rookie-level Arizona Complex League last Tuesday. He made one appearance in the ACL before advancing his rehab assignment to Reno.

Chafin allowed one hit and one walk over a third of an inning to earn a hold in Sunday's 7-5 win over Detroit.

Chafin entered with a save opportunity to begin the ninth inning but ceded a leadoff triple and one-out walk before giving way to Scott McGough. The former remains a reliable bullpen arm and will continue to get save chances along with McGough and Miguel Castro. Since a two-game hiccup in early May, Chafin has a 1.56 ERA with 12 strikeouts, four walks and seven holds over nine innings (12 appearances).

Long picked up the save Sunday against the Brewers. He allowed one hit over one-third of a scoreless inning.

Long was thrust into a bases-loaded situation with two outs and four runs of cushion but managed to shut down the Brewers' comeback efforts to claim his second save of the season. Though Long gave up a single to Abraham Toro that plated two runs, he managed to retire his next batter to improve to a perfect 2-for-2 in save opportunities in 2023.

Kolarek allowed one hit and struck out two batters over 1.1 scoreless innings against Philadelphia on Sunday.

In his first appearance of the campaign, Kolarek gave up a run-scoring single to the first batter he faced before retiring four straight Phillies. The southpaw was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City earlier in the day and figures to fill a low-leverage role for Los Angeles while he's up with the big club. Kolarek spent most of last season in the minors, but he's had success with the Dodgers in the past, as he posted a minuscule 0.95 ERA and 0.79 WHIP over 19 innings with the team in 2020.

Martin struck out two batters in a perfect 10th inning and earned a save over the Yankees on Sunday.

Martin fired 11 of 13 pitches for strikes to close out the 3-2 win to help the Red Sox take the series against the Yankees. He picked up his first save of the year and lowered his ERA to 2.29 with a 16:2 K:BB and 12 holds through 20 appearances. It was Martin's first save chance since blowing an opportunity June 1. Kenley Jansen picked up the win after working a scoreless ninth frame.

Beck (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk over two innings Sunday, striking out two and earning a win over the Cubs.

Beck entered the game in the second inning following the opener John Brebbia. It wasn't the cleanest outing for Beck, as he needed 62 pitches to record just six outs. He allowed a run at the MLB level for the first time since May 22 and now owns a 3.73 ERA with a 28:5 K:BB through 31.1 innings.

Richards took a no-decision after working three scoreless innings as a starter in Saturday's 9-4 loss to the Twins. He struck out seven while allowing one hit and one walk.

Richards filled the rotation spot that had previously belonged to the since-optioned Alek Manoah, but because he had worked out of the bullpen in each of his previous 21 outings this season, Richards' workload was monitored carefully. He still managed to impress in the abbreviated outing, recording his nine outs on 53 pitches, including 16 which induced swings and misses. Richards will likely have a longer leash if the Blue Jays decide to have him make another start, though he could still struggle to work deep enough into the contest to qualify for a win

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said prior to Sunday's 11-3 win over the Royals that Coulombe has been dealing with an unspecified illness, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

Hyde noted that Coulombe was feeling under the weather Saturday, and though the left-hander was in uniform for Sunday's series finale, the Orioles ultimately stayed away from him. Regardless, Coulombe's ailment doesn't sound especially serious, so a trip to the injured list wouldn't seem likely at this juncture.