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Romano allowed a hit and a walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers.

Romano made it interesting but was able to wiggle out of his own jam to earn his second save in as many appearances. He's now firmly in the closer conversation for the Rockies, though the team's overall struggles make this a risky bullpen for fantasy managers to pursue save chances. Romano has a 7.36 ERA, 1.91 WHIP and 17:7 K:BB through 11 innings between the Rockies and Angels this season, though he's pitched three scoreless frames since joining Colorado's big-league roster.

Lorenzen allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in a no-decision versus the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Considering the opponent, this was an admirable performance for Lorenzen, who has had more than his fair share of struggles this season. This was his longest outing since he went seven innings versus the Mets on April 24. The right-hander has allowed 15 runs (14 earned) over 31.1 innings across his last six starts. Overall, Lorenzen still has a 6.65 ERA, 1.79 WHIP and 72:35 K:BB through 92 innings across 20 games (19 starts) on the year. He is tentatively projected to make a road start versus the Giants over the weekend.

Miller earned a save against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, striking out two batters in a perfect inning.

Miller had a three-run cushion to work with when he entered in the ninth, and he mowed down a trio of Arizona batters on 14 pitches. The All-Star closer finished his outing with consecutive punchouts, marking the 24th time through 36 appearances that he's fanned multiple hitters. Miller has been arguably MLB's most dominant closer so far this season -- he ranks third in the league with 23 saves (without any blown saves) and holds a microscopic 0.96 ERA and 0.80 WHIP along with a dominant 69:13 K:BB across 37.2 frames.

Tolle (5-6) earned the win Tuesday against the White Sox, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out six over six scoreless innings.

Tolle threw 60 of his 91 pitches for strikes and generated 15 whiffs. After Boston handed him a lead in the second inning, the left-hander retired 15 of the final 16 batters he faced. It was a strong bounce-back performance after he was tagged for six runs over three innings in his previous start against Washington. Tolle now owns a 3.14 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 80:24 K:BB across 80.1 innings and is tentatively scheduled to make one more start before the All-Star break against the Mets.

McDonald (3-7) allowed eight runs on 11 hits and a walk while failing to record a strikeout over 2.1 innings as he took the loss Tuesday versus the Blue Jays.

After posting six innings of one-hit ball versus the Diamondbacks to begin July, McDonald followed it up with his worst start of the season. Consistency has been an issue for McDonald, as this was the third time in 12 starts he's allowed five or more runs. He's now at a 5.46 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 50:20 K:BB through 59.1 innings this season. McDonald is tentatively lined up for a home start versus the Rockies over the weekend.

Clement went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Giants.

Clement has gone 15-for-44 (.341) over his last 12 games since shaking off a hip issue that cost him some time in late June. The All-Star second baseman is now batting .298 with a .753 OPS, seven home runs, 30 RBI, 39 runs scored, 23 doubles, one triple and two stolen bases over 89 contests this season. Clement has been atop the lineup for the last two games, though it's unclear if he'll stay there once George Springer rejoins the starting nine.

Marquez (4-2) earned the win over Arizona on Tuesday, allowing an unearned run on three hits and three walks while striking out four batters over five innings.

Marquez threw just 56 pitches over three innings out of the bullpen in his return from a forearm injury last Thursday, so it wasn't clear how much depth he'd be able to give San Diego on Tuesday. The veteran hurler ended up covering five frames on 82 pitches, 51 of which were strikes. That he was able to go long enough to qualify for the win was especially notable given how poorly his outing started; Marquez needed 32 pitches to get through a first inning that began with three consecutive Diamondbacks hitters reaching base. Meanwhile, Jhony Brito, who was called up from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday and was expected to work in bulk relief, ended up throwing just 17 pitches across 1.2 perfect frames. It remains to be seen how San Diego will deploy the two hurlers moving forward, and it's possible they'll work in some sort of a piggyback situation the next time the rotation spot comes up, presumably this Sunday versus Toronto.

Clase went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Giants.

This was Clase's first start of the season since his call-up last Wednesday. The outfielder delivered a big hit early on, going deep off Trevor McDonald in the second inning. Clase potentially has a clearer path to playing time moving forward, as Yohendrick Pinango was demoted to Triple-A Buffalo ahead of Tuesday's contest. Clase could get a share of the playing time in left field while Jesus Sanchez (ankle) remains on the injured list.

Miles allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out one without walking a batter over four innings in a no-decision versus the Giants on Tuesday.

Miles threw 55 pitches (38 strikes) in this outing. He was relatively efficient despite giving up seven hits, and the Giants weren't able to piece much together off him. This performance did end Miles' nine-inning scoreless streak, a span in which he had a 12:3 K:BB. The right-hander is at a 2.95 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 56:17 K:BB through 58 innings over 25 appearances (three starts) this season. Miles and Patrick Corbin currently appear to be working in a tandem, though that could change if Miles continues to stretch out.

Osuna went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, an additional run and a walk Tuesday in an 8-3 victory against the Angels.

With Texas holding a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning, Osuna broke things open by belting a 364-foot, three-run blast to right field. It was his first homer of the campaign in his 57th game. Osuna went deep just twice across 63 regular-season contests last year, so he's clearly not someone to expect big power from, though he did hit 18 homers in 102 contests across two minor-league levels in 2024. He profiles as a light-hitting contact bat in the majors, and through 182 plate appearances this season he's slashing .252/.343/.296 with four doubles, 20 runs, 18 RBI, four stolen bases and a 15:25 BB:K.