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Reyes saved Tuesday's 3-2 victory against the Dodgers, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk with one strikeout in the ninth inning.

Reyes was called upon after St. Louis took a one-run lead in the top of the ninth and delivered his 16th save, good for second in baseball. The Cardinals' closer owns a microscopic 0.62 ERA, though his 1.38 WHIP -- the result of a startling 26 walks in 29 innings -- is cause for some concern.

Gallegos (3-1) picked up the win in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Dodgers after allowing two runs on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts across two innings.

Gallegos was brought in for the seventh with St. Louis holding a 2-0 edge and promptly surrendered a Matt Beaty two-run homer to tie the game. An Edmundo Sosa RBI single in the top of the ninth eventually put Gallegos in line for the win. Though he's been charged with blown saves in two of his last three appearances (and a career-worst four times overall), Gallegos is still in the midst of another strong season with a 2.45 ERA, 0.76 WHIP and 39:8 K:BB in 33 innings.

Sewald (2-1) took the loss Tuesday against Oakland after allowing three runs on a hit and two walks without recording an out.

Sewald was one of three pitchers Seattle deployed in a seventh inning that saw Oakland score six times. He entered with a one-run lead and a runner on third, and promptly allowed a single followed by two walks before being removed. Daniel Zamora came in and allowed all three runners to score, which resulted in a disastrous outing for Sewald, whose ERA quadrupled from 1.00 to 4.00.

Zimmermann (3-3) earned the win Tuesday versus the Twins after allowing two runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks over 5.1 innings.

The 26-year-old set a season high with the seven strikeouts and has given up three runs across 10.1 innings with a 13:3 K:BB in his past two starts. Zimmermann has a 4.96 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 43:15 K:BB over 49 innings (10 starts) in 2021.

Karinchak earned the save Tuesday against the White Sox despite giving up two runs on four hits with one strikeout and one walk during the ninth inning.

The right-hander only picked up the save because he was staked a three-run lead, and he escaped by inducing a bases-loaded groundout. Karinchak was electric through his first 21 outings of the season with a 0.44 ERA, 0.48 WHIP and 38:7 K:BB, but he's now surrendered nine runs (seven earned) on nine hits with a 6:6 K:BB across his past five appearances.

Crowe (0-4) was charged with the loss Tuesday against the Royals after surrendering eight runs on eight hits and a pair of walks while striking out three across four innings.

Crowe started off strong, holding the Royals to a single run over the first three innings. It was all downhill from there, starting with a two-run homer by Salvador Perez in the fourth. After loading up the bases with no outs in the fifth, Crowe remained in the game to face one more batter and served up a first-pitch grand slam to Andrew Benintendi. The right-hander, who was lifted after 1.1 innings in his last start, has given up 15 runs in his last 10.1 frames and remains winless on the season.

Weathers (2-2) was charged with the loss against the Cubs on Tuesday after giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out two across five innings.

All of his damage came via a pair of home runs, including a two-run shot by Patrick Wisdom in the second inning and a two-run homer by Willson Contreras in the fifth. Weathers, who was facing the Cubs for the first time in his career, tossed 88 pitches (57 for strikes), eclipsing the 80-pitch mark for the second time this season. The southpaw has now completed at least four innings in each of his four starts since returning to the rotation. Through 13 appearances (seven starts) this year, Weather has compiled a a sturdy 2.06 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. He's projected to take the mound again Monday for a rematch with the Cubs.

Kimbrel struck out all three batters he faced and recorded the save in Tuesday's win over the Padres.

Kimbrel was dominant as he picked up his 13th save of the season, which has been the norm so far for the veteran reliever. He now has a miniscule 0.78 ERA across 23 innings of work, and he's displayed great swing-and-miss stuff with 39 strikeouts already. Kimbrel has turned back the clock so far in 2021, looking like the perennial All-Star that he was earlier in his career.

Mejia will start Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Eli Morgan was originally scheduled to start Wednesday, but Mejia will instead pitch for Cleveland. Mejia has covered five innings out of the bullpen since being promoted May 18, but he began the season at Triple-A and allowed two runs on six hits with a 10:5 K:BB over nine innings (two starts).

Morgan won't start Wednesday against the White Sox as previously scheduled, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

The team announced after Tuesday's contest that Jean Carlos Mejia will instead start Wednesday, with no additional details offered. Mejia began the season at Triple-A and started two games before being promoted May 18, so Morgan isn't a safe bet to piggyback him.