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Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth inning to collect his 21st save of the season during Friday's win over Kansas City.

Jansen's ninth-inning success is resembling clockwork, as he's converted all 21 save opportunities with an elite 0.98 ERA, 0.57 WHIP and 13.8 K/9. With Los Angeles piling up wins in bunches, Jansen should have no trouble continuing to pad the saves column in the second half.

Rodney collected a one-out save -- his 22nd of the season -- during Friday's win over Cincinnati.

Rodney allowed four runs without recording an out to blow a 4-1 lead Thursday against the Dodgers, which was also his second consecutive blown save. While he rebounded Friday, Rodney should probably continue to be viewed as a volatile relief option in all fantasy settings. However, he clearly has a long leash.

Moore (3-9) served up five runs on 12 hits and struck out just one over 3.2 innings in a loss Friday to the Marlins.

Although Moore did give up a home run to Giancarlo Stanton, he was mostly singled to death, as only two of the 12 hits he allowed went for extra bases. He threw 51 strikes out of 70 pitches, but Moore was catching too much of the fat part of the plate and paid for it. His ERA is up to 6.04 and his time in the rotation may be getting short as Johnny Cueto and Madison Bumgarner are both nearing their returns to San Francisco's pitching staff.

Adleman (5-6) allowed four runs -- three earned -- on six hits and a walk while striking out four batters through five innings during Friday's loss to Arizona.

Adleman has now allowed 15 runs and seven home runs through his past four starts, and his ERA and WHIP are up to 4.71 and 1.33, respectively. The 29-year-old righty has flashed some upside this season, but he's far from a go-to fantasy asset. It's probably best to be selective with his matchups going forward in most settings, too.

Maurer struck out the side in his only inning of work to earn his 18th save of the season Friday against the Phillies.

Maurer was protecting a one-run lead and didn't leave anything to chance, as he didn't allow a Phillies batter to put the ball in play. Although he's allowed multiple runs to score in seven different outings this year to give him an inflated 5.77 ERA, he's only blown two of 19 save opportunities, making him a valuable fantasy asset.

Pivetta (2-4) allowed three runs on five hits while striking out nine over seven innings, but didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Padres.

Pivetta was victimized by three solo homers, two of which came off the bat of Austin Hedges, and he left the game trailing before the offense was able to take him off the hook for a potential loss. Although he's had a pair of stellar outings in his last five starts, his 4.73 ERA indicates the volatility that fantasy owners have to consider when placing him in lineups. He'll make his next start at a time yet to be determined after the All-Star break.

Sierra was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.

Sierra has been masterful as a part of Double-A Tulsa's bullpen this season, sporting a 2.49 ERA and an 11.5 K/9 in 50.2 innings pitched. If he can carry that success into his time at Triple-A, he could end up getting a call to the big leagues before the season's end.

Bowman notched his 15th hold in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Marlins, getting one out to close out the sixth.

Bowman needed only four pitches to get Giancarlo Stanton to ground into a fielder's choice with two on and the Cardinals clinging to a 3-2 lead. After a brief rough patch following an excellent start to the season, the young right-hander has settled back in, allowing only one earned run in his last 11 appearances and lowering his ERA from 4.71 to 3.89 in the process. Although he did see a recent save opportunity, Bowman's role continues to be the one he filled Thursday, one which has helped him garner the team lead in holds.

Montero will have his turn in the rotation skipped, allowing Zack Wheeler to start Saturday against the Cardinals, Marc Carig of Newsday reports.

With Wednesday's rainout giving the Mets' starters an extra day of rest and the All-Star break just days away, the team will go with Wheeler on Saturday and Steven Matz on Sunday, forcing Montero out of the rotation. In his fourth start on the season last Sunday, the right-hander allowed four earned runs on eight hits over 6.1 innings, but ended up taking the loss against Philadelphia. He'll likely be available out of the bullpen, since he began the season as a middle reliever.

Chafin walked two batters and recorded one of two outs via strikeout during his appearance in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Dodgers.

After Robbie Ray exited after six innings of one-run ball, Chafin took the hill for the seventh and put two batters on via walks and wasn't able to finish out the frame. Fortunately, Archie Bradley came on to strike out Justin Turner to record the final out of the inning and spare Chafin of any damage to his ERA. Thursday's outing aside, Chafin has been solid on the whole this season, maintaining a 1.86 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 39:10 K:BB over 29 innings.