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Cabrera (3-1) earned the win during Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Cubs, allowing one run on two hits and one walk with five strikeouts in four relief innings.

Cabrera relieved starter Adam Wainwright in the eighth and surrendered a run on back-to-back doubles to fall in line for the loss, but St. Louis rallied and manager Oliver Marmol stuck with the lefty the rest of the way. The 25-year-old fired 41 of 58 pitches for strikes with an impressive 10 of the swinging variety and should continue to see high-leverage innings out of St. Louis' bullpen with a 2.16 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 26:9 K:BB.

Leone pitched a perfect inning to earn a hold in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Marlins.

Leone protected a three-run lead in the seventh inning to extend his scoreless streak to 4.1 innings. He's picked a win in that span and owns a 3-0 record, 2.84 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 22:3 K:BB, five holds and a save through 20 appearances this year. He's often worked in the middle innings, but he's shown he can succeed in some high-leverage spots as well.

Bednar struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning to earn a save over Arizona on Sunday.

Bednar made his first appearance since May 30, when he coughed up two runs and earned a win over the Dodgers. He showed no signs of rust Sunday, needing just 13 pitches to retire the Diamondbacks in order and finish off the Pirates' combined shutout. The 27-year-old has now converted 10 of his 11 save chances while posting a 37:5 K:BB with a 1.33 ERA through 22 appearances.

Jansen allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in one inning to earn the save in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Rockies.

For his third straight outing and the sixth time in his last eight, Jansen surrendered a run, with Charlie Blackmon doing the damage on a solo home run this time. During that rough span, Jansen is 5-for-8 in save chances, accounting for all three of his blown saves on the season. He owns a 3.80 ERA, 1.01 WHIP And 33:8 K:BB through 23.2 innings with 14 saves on his ledger, ranking fifth in the majors.

Kimbrel (0-2) took the loss during Sunday's 5-4 defeat at the hands of the Mets, allowing an unearned run on one hit with three strikeouts in two innings.

Kimbrel tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning on 10 pitches but surrendered a leadoff double to J.D. Davis in the 10th that brought home placed runner Pete Alonso and stuck him with the loss. The outing was the 34-year-old's first of more than one inning, though his 19 pitches weren't excessive. The loss accentuates a rough five-game stretch that features six runs surrendered in six innings, two losses and one blown save.

Rogers allowed an unearned run on one hit to earn the save in Sunday's extra-inning win over Brewers.

Rogers gave up an RBI single to Andrew McCutchen, but he was fortunate to be pitching with a three-run lead at the time. The southpaw had taken three losses and two blown saves in his last four appearances since his most recent save prior to Sunday. The struggles have pushed Rogers to a 3.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 26:6 K:BB across 24 innings this year, and he's now 18-for-21 in save chances. He's still the Padres' closer, and Sunday's outing should instill a little more confidence going forward.

Martin (personal) was moved from the bereavement list to the restricted list Sunday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Sunday's move is procedural since players can't spend more than seven days on the bereavement list. Martin has been away from the team since May 29, and it's not yet clear when he'll return to action.

Arano left Sunday's game against the Reds with a lower-body injury, Andrew Golden of the Washington Post reports.

He tried to field a groundball and fell down awkwardly before walking off under his own power, albeit with a limp. The team should soon provide an official injury designation for Arano.

Hicks (forearm) is about a week from throwing off a mound, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

He threw for a second time Sunday and may throw another time or two before progressing to mound work. From there, a rehab assignment would be the next step, so a late-June return seems like the best-case scenario.

Junis (3-1) earned the victory Sunday in Miami, striking out eight in six innings while allowing a run on two hits and two walks.

Junis held the Marlins' lineup in check, allowing just a single and two walks through the first five innings. Garrett Cooper tagged him for a one-out solo shot in the sixth, but Junis came right back and struck out the final two batters he faced. The eight strikeouts were a season-high for the 29-year-old. Junis is easily having the best season of his career with a 2.51 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in 43 innings. His next start will likely be next weekend against the Dodgers.