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Kimbrel allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Giants.

Kimbrel picked up his second save in three appearances against the Giants this weekend. Dating back to July 9, the Dodgers' closer has pitched six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out six in that span. He's now 17-for-20 in save chances this year despite a middling 3.97 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 49:14 K:BB through 34 innings overall.

Pressly pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Mariners.

Pressly was on the paternity list for the last three days to be with his family after the birth of his daughter. He immediately retook the closer role and locked down his 20th save of the season with a drama-free outing Sunday. Even more impressively, Pressly has now pitched 10 consecutive innings without allowing a baserunner, and he's struck out 17 while picking up six saves and two wins in that span. The closer's dominant run has shrunk his ERA to 2.79 with a 0.90 WHIP and 32:8 K:BB across 29 innings this year.

Hader picked up a save Sunday, allowing a run on two hits while striking out two in a 10-9 victory over Colorado.

After striking out the first two batters, Hader gave up a triple and a single to cut the lead to one. With Kris Bryant at the plate, Hader got behind in the count 2-0 before getting Bryant to softly ground out, ending the game. Hader has earned the save in three of his last four opportunities despite allowing 13 runs over his last 6.1 frames. The lefty has seen his ERA jump from 1.05 on July 3 to 4.50 after Sunday's outing. With the Brewers battling for a spot in the postseason, manager Craig Counsell may be less patient with Hader if his struggles continue.

Brazoban had his contract selected by the Marlins on Sunday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Brazoban has a 3.18 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 59:16 K:BB across 45.1 innings for Triple-A Jacksonville this year, and he'll now receive his first look in the majors. The 32-year-old should fill a low-leverage role while up with the Marlins.

Bender (back) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Bender has already been on the injured list for nearly 60 days, so the transaction won't affect his return timeline. The 27-year-old began a rehab assignment in mid-July, and he could rejoin the Marlins after making a couple more outings in the minors.

Brigham had his contract selected by the Marlins on Sunday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Brigham lost his spot on Miami's 40-man roster during the offseason, but he'll now receive his first look in the majors of 2022. The right-hander has a 3.96 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 62:20 K:BB across 38.2 innings for Triple-A Jacksonville this season.

Santos was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Santos had a brief stint in the majors during early May and is now back up with the Giants. He covered 1.2 scoreless frames in his lone appearance for San Francisco, and he has a 3.70 ERA in 23 appearances for Sacramento.

Uceta was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Sunday.

Uceta has been up in the majors the past couple weeks and made two appearances for Arizona during that stretch, and he allowed one earned run across 3.2 innings. The right-hander has covered 30.1 frames for Reno this year with a 4.15 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 40:16 K:BB.

Naile was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

The right-hander was demoted to Memphis in early July and will rejoin the big-league club after Steven Matz (knee) was placed on the 15-day IL. Naile has appeared in three games for the Cardinals this season and has yet to allow a run over 4.2 innings.

Mushinski was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The 26-year-old was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Thursday after missing time with an elbow injury, and he'll head to the minors with Ryan Pressly returning from the paternity list. Mushinski delivered a scoreless inning Saturday and has given up three earned runs with an 8:3 K:BB across 7.1 innings for Houston this year.