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Fulmer was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Fulmer was effective in eight appearances with Oklahoma City, so the Dodgers decided to add him to the roster and demote fellow reliever Andre Jackson. Nine other relievers reside in the Dodgers' bullpen, but it seems likely the club will want to see how he fares in his return to the big leagues.

White was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

It's not immediately clear how long White will be sidelined, but he will be out of action for at least a few days. With White unavailable, Carson Fulmer was called up to join the Dodgers' bullpen.

Leiter was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Leiter has failed to impress in three starts and one relief appearance this season. He owns a 7.84 ERA and 1.74 WHIP, striking out just 20.4 percent of opposing batters while walking 14.3 percent. Locke St. John was recalled to take his place on the roster.

Reyes (shoulder) played catch at Busch Stadium on Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Reyes hit the 60-day injured list in late March due to a shoulder issue which had bothered him since the start of camp. While it's certainly a positive to see him throwing in some capacity, there are still several steps between playing catch from 60 feet and pitching in a major-league game.

Frias allowed one run on one hit and two walks over 1.2 innings in Friday's 6-2 win over St. Louis.

Frias was called up from Triple-A Reno after Arizona was short a couple of relievers that were added to the COVID-19-related injury list. He had been starting for the Aces, so his length came in handy Friday when starter Madison Bumgarner was pulled after five innings.

Jansen struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his sixth save of the season in a 6-3 win over the Rangers.

The long-time Dodgers closer hasn't missed a beat since signing with Atlanta in the offseason. Jansen is a perfect 6-for-6 in save chances to begin the year with a 37.5 percent strikeout rate that would be his highest mark since 2017 if he can keep it up.

Diaz struck out the side to earn a save over the Phillies on Friday.

Diaz needed just 13 pitches (11 strikes) to retire the heart of Philadelphia's lineup in order. The Mets used five pitchers in the combined no-hitter, beginning with Tylor Megill's five scoreless frames. Diaz has now converted three straight saves, lowering his season ERA to 1.80 through 10 innings.

Rogers picked up his eighth save of the season after getting two outs without allowing a baserunner or recording a strikeout Friday against the Pirates.

The save situation was created after Craig Stammen gave up a couple hits to start the ninth inning while the Padres were up 7-3. Rogers shut the door for his eighth save of the month, which slots him third in the majors behind Josh Hader and Jordan Romano.

Bender got two outs while allowing one hit to pick up his fifth save of the season Friday against the Mariners.

It didn't seem like there would be a save situation until Shawn Armstrong gave up three runs while recording just one out to start off the top of the ninth inning. Bender has now converted three straight saves without allowing a run after scuffling out of the gates to start the season.

Hernandez (2-1) gave up three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five in five innings Friday against the Mariners. He picked up the win.

He hung in for 97 pitches and was able to go just deep enough to qualify for the win. It wasn't the greatest outing from Hernandez, but it was his second best start out of four starts this season, and he probably did enough to hold his spot in the rotation for another turn. He lines up for a favorable home start against Arizona on Wednesday.