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Jansen allowed a hit but converted a scoreless four-out save Wednesday against the Cubs.

The save was his 21st in 23 chances and pushed his ERA down to 2.37. It's just the fourth appearance of four outs or more for Jansen in 2018, three of which have been for saves. Even better for Jansen's owners, he only required 13 pitches to convert the save, so he should be available for Thursday's finale against the Cubs if necessary.

Dominguez struck out three over two perfect innings Wednesday to record his fifth save of the season in a 3-0 win over the Yankees.

He bounced back in impressive fashion from his first blown save of the year in his last appearance Sunday, striking out multiple batters for the sixth time in his last eight games. Dominguez now sports a 2.10 ERA and 34:4 K:BB through 25.2 innings on the season, and with Edubray Ramos (shoulder) on the shelf, Dominguez appears to have little competition for the closer role at the moment.

Suter (8-5) took the loss Wednesday as the Brewers fell 5-4 to the Royals, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk over six-plus innings while striking out six.

The left-hander was locked in a 1-0 pitcher's duel with Danny Duffy through six innings and in line for another victory, but after serving up a solo shot to Mike Moustakas to begin the seventh, Suter then loaded the bases without recording an out and had to watch two of the runners he left behind cross the plate. The result snaps his three-game winning streak, but Suter and his 4.28 ERA will look to rebound Monday at home against the Twins.

Iglesias worked a perfect ninth inning Wednesday to record his 15th save of the season in a 6-5 win over the Braves.

While he didn't notch a strikeout, the Braves couldn't get a ball out of the infield off Iglesias. He's a perfect 6-for-6 on save chances in June, posting a 2.31 ERA and 10:4 K:BB through 11.2 innings on the month.

Hoffman was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday, Nick Groke of The Athletic Denver reports.

Hoffman made five appearances for the Rockies after being called up June 8, but he was tagged for six earned runs over 5.1 innings -- to be fair, five earned runs came in one game -- so the team decided to send him down to open up room for returning relievers Mike Dunn and Scott Oberg. Hoffman figures to be back with the Rockies at some point this summer.

Curtis threw a pair of scoreless innings in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees, hitting a batter and allowing a hit and a walk while striking out one.

Curtis' 2.16 ERA is the lowest of the three lefties in the Philadelphia bullpen, outpacing Austin Davis (2.70) and Adam Morgan (5.57). That low ERA has come in 8.1 innings, however, and it isn't supported by his underlying numbers. He has more walks (8) than strikeouts (7), with ERA estimators such as SIERA and xFIP putting his deserved ERA north of 6.00. It would be quite surprising to see him move into a more important role any time soon.

Strahm struck out two as part of a scoreless seventh inning Tuesday and was credited with his second win of the season in the Padres' 3-2 victory over the Rangers.

Strahm's previous appearance had come in long relief following the early departure of Jordan Lyles (forearm), which seemed to signal that Strahm would receive the starting nod the next time Lyles' turn in the rotation came up. However, Strahm's usage out of the bullpen Tuesday probably indicates the Padres intend to take advantage of off days Thursday and next Monday and deploy a four-man rotation until a fifth starter is next required July 7 in Arizona. If Lyles isn't cleared to return from the DL by that date, Strahm would likely be viewed as the top candidate to fill the opening in the rotation.

Hader recorded a one-out save in Tuesday's victory over the Royals.

The Brewers had a four-run lead entering the ninth inning and still held that margin at the end of the contest, but because fellow reliever Jacob Barnes created a save situation by allowing two runners to reach base, and left-hander Alex Gordon was due up, manager Craig Counsell brought in Hader instead of Corey Knebel, and Hader ultimately shut the door after just two pitches. The save was Hader's first since May 11, and Knebel remains the Brewers' top option to close games moving forward.

Hernandez (0-5) allowed two runs on four hits and two walks across four innings while taking the loss Tuesday against the Diamondbacks. He struck out eight.

Hernandez hadn't recorded more than three strikeouts in a single outing this season, but he threw first-pitch strikes to 15 of 19 batters faced as he comfortably set a new career high in that category. Both runs came via back-to-back RBI doubles in the third inning which followed a hit batsman, but he was able to escape the frame and complete one more before his removal. Hernandez started in part due to Jose Urena's shoulder injury, but the latter could be back when he's first eligible, meaning Hernandez's time in the rotation could be coming to a close.

Iglesias tossed 1.1 scoreless innings to earn his 14th save of the season Tuesday against the Braves, allowing one hit and a pair of walks with one strikeout.

Atlanta mounted an offensive charge to pull within a pair of runs in the eighth inning before Iglesias came on to record the final out. He allowed two men to reach in the ninth, but one was erased by a double-play as he closed out the victory. Though saves are hard to come by for Iglesias at times, he's blown just two chances this season and owns an impressive 2.14 ERA to go along with a 1.07 WHIP.