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Rainey (lower leg) tossed a 20-pitch bullpen session Monday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

According to Dougherty, Rainey was throwing from a distance shorter than the standard 60 feet to home plate, so he has yet to complete a traditional bullpen session since landing on the injured list in late June with a stress reaction in his right tibia. That said, the Nationals believe Rainey is ahead of schedule in his recovery from the injury. A firmer target date for Rainey's return from the IL should emerge once he's facing hitters in live batting practice, but based on where he currently stands in his throwing program, he'll be hard pressed to make it back before the end of July.

Garcia (2-2) struck out two batters over 1.1 perfect innings as he earned the win over the Dodgers on Monday.

Garcia entered with two outs in the fifth to face the left-handed Cody Bellinger and took care of business. He came back out for the sixth and induced a quick groundout before striking out the final two batters he faced. The 28-year-old has collected two wins and two holds in his last four outings, and he's held the opposition scoreless in his last six appearances -- a 6.1-inning span in which he's struck out 10 while allowing just one hit and one walk. For the year, he owns a 3.13 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 40:12 K:BB over 31.2 innings.

Trivino allowed a run on one hit and one walk while striking out a batter over two innings Monday as he picked up his 15th save of the year in a 4-1 win over the Angels.

Trivino came in and tossed a perfect eighth inning after starter Cole Irvin began the frame by allowing a single to Adam Eaton. The 29-year-old right-hander ran into a bit of trouble in the ninth, allowing a one-out RBI double to rookie Brandon Marsh, but he closed out the rest of the inning without any further issues. Trivino has converted each of his last eight save chances, and he owns a 1.96 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 41:22 K:BB over 46 innings.

Banda (1-0) gave up two unearned runs on four hits over 1.1 innings of relief Monday, blowing the save but recording the win in a 15-11 extra-innings victory over the Reds.

Added to the roster Monday, Banda was called into action immediately after Edwin Diaz blew the save in the ninth inning, but the southpaw allowed Cincy's phantom runner to score in both the 10th and 11th. Given his career 5.81 ERA in the majors, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Banda shuffled back to Triple-A to make room for a fresh bullpen arm, but if he does stick around, he'll likely remain in a long-relief role.

May struck out one while recording the final two outs of the 11th inning in Monday's 15-11 win over the Reds, picking up his third save of the season.

Edwin Diaz blew the save in the ninth and has failed to convert his last three chances, and that's opened the door for May to notch saves in his last two appearances. The former Twin has only been scored upon once in his last 14 games, posting a 1.32 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 19:6 K:BB in 13.2 innings over that stretch. While Seth Lugo could also factor into the late-inning mix if the Mets make a change at closer, May figures to get the first shot at replacing Diaz.

Diaz gave up one run on a hit and a walk in the ninth inning of Monday's 15-11 extra-innings win over the Reds, blowing his fourth save of the season. He struck out two.

The last thing Mets fans wanted to see was the return of Bad Edwin, but that's exactly what's happened, as the right-hander blew his third straight save chance when Jesse Winker drove in the tying run Monday with a double. Diaz has coughed up seven runs over those three appearances, taking the loss in two of them, and the rough stretch has ballooned his ERA from 2.86 to to 4.30. Trevor May wound up recording the save in the 11th, and he could be in line for more save opportunities if Diaz can't right the ship quickly.

Yarbrough (6-4) took the loss Monday as the Rays dropped a 6-1 decision to the Orioles, coughing up six runs on eight hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out five.

Baltimore didn't hit the southpaw particularly hard, as a first-inning double by Ryan Mountcastle was the only extra-base hit Yarbrough gave up, but given how little run support he got, he had no margin for error. Yarbrough has lasted six innings only once in his last five outings, and he carries a 4.59 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 84:19 K:BB through 102 frames on the season.

Stanek allowed one run on one hit and two walks while striking out two over the eighth inning in Monday's 4-3 win over Cleveland.

Stanek was called upon to shepherd a two-run lead to closer Ryan Pressly, but he ran into trouble by walking two batters. After allowing a run on a single, he was able to strike out Bradley Zimmer on five pitches to record his 12th hold of the season. Other than a five-run kerfuffle against the Orioles on June 29, Stanek has been a trusted late-inning source out of the bullpen for Houston since mid-June. He entered Monday's contest having held the opposition scoreless in 12 of his last 13 appearances.

Mejia (1-5) allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks over 4.1 innings Monday, striking out eight and taking a loss against the Astros.

Mejia allowed RBI base hits in the first and fourth innings before coughing up a two-run shot to Yordan Alvarez in the fifth, knocking him out of the contest. He's given up at least four runs in four of his last five outings, driving his ERA up to 7.53 through 34.2 innings. He's also lost five straight decisions dating back to June 9. Mejia is currently projected to face the Rays at home this weekend.

Pressly walked one batter and struck out another in a scoreless ninth inning Monday, earning a save over Cleveland.

Pressly walked Roberto Perez to open the inning but quickly worked around it to earn his 17th save of the season. The 32-year-old righty has now converted his last 10 save chances and is currently riding a 12-inning scoreless streak, lowering his season ERA to 1.38 through 39 innings. He hasn't been charged with an earned run in 16 innings since the start of June.