MLB Player News

Murray was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday.

With Dalier Hinojosa (hand) landing on the DL, Murray will come up for his second stint at the major league level. He made eight appearances last year, allowing five runs over 7.2 innings, as part of the team's expanded September roster. He will likely work exclusively in the middle innings.

Mazzaro was called up by the Giants on Saturday, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reports.

He'll take Mike Broadway's spot in the bullpen after Broadway was sent to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday. The veteran righty reliever posted a 3.75 ERA last year with the Marlins, although he has never been overpowering. His 0.64 ERA in 14 innings with Sacramento likely prompted the promotion, but he is unlikely to see high-leverage looks with the big club.

Underwood (elbow) returned to the hill Friday for Double-A Tennessee, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out two over four innings.

The Cubs' top pitching prospect appears to be past the elbow stiffness that kept him back at extended spring training for the first month of the season. This is excellent news, as dynasty-league owners no longer have to worry about the injury turning into something more serious. Underwood should stay with Tennessee for most of the season, but could be heard from in single-season leagues in 2017.

Hernandez picked up his first win of the season Friday with two scoreless innings against the Indians. He struck out four and did not allow a hit or a walk.

Hernandez got off to a shaky start to the season, but has really turned things around of late. He has a 3.97 ERA and a 20:5 K:BB in 11.1 innings. Hector Neris is probably next in line for save chances if Jeanmar Gomez falters, but Hernandez is right behind him in the pecking order.

Melancon needed just two pitches - both strikes - to record the final out and notch a save in the Pirates 4-1 win over Cincinnati on Friday night.

The Pirates entered the ninth with a 4-0 lead, but Arquimedes Caminero allowed a pair of hits and a run to set up Melancon to come on and record his sixth save of the year. He has struggled a bit lately, allowing five hits, two walks, and two runs over his last three innings, but he remains one of the better bets to close games.

Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

Garcia has only appeared in one game with the Phillies this season, giving up one hit and no runs. With an MLB career ERA of 3.90, he will continue developing his game in Triple-A, but has the chance to get called back up later this season. Adam Morgan was called up to replace Garcia and will start Friday.

Hudson picked up his fourth hold of the season in Thursday's win over St. Louis.

Hudson lowered his ERA to 0.84 by pitching a scoreless inning with one strikeout. The righty has entrenched himself as Arizona's eighth inning guy, and figures to be a good source of holds the rest of the way. Of course, he'd also be the obvious choice to step in at closer if anything happened to incumbent Brad Ziegler.

Matzek (personal) will throw batting practice for the first time in extended spring training Friday, CBS Denver reports.

It's good to see Matzek making progress in his return from performance anxiety issues, but he still has a ways to go before returning to game action. If he can get through a few batting practice sessions, the next steps would be to throw in simulated games and rehab assignments before returning to the mound full-time. His timetable for return should become clearer once he makes the next step in his rehab process.

De La Rosa (3-3) dominated the Cardinals on Thursday, striking out 10 while allowing just two his and two walks over seven shutout frames.

After posting a 9.31 ERA over his first four appearances of the year, De La Rosa's won thrice in a row (a relief appearances and two starts). In that time, he's spun 14 innings with 19 strikeouts and just one run on five hits and four walks. Of course, fantasy owners have seen stretches of dominance from De La Rosa before, only to see him blow up in their faces. The strikeout upside is enticing, though, and he has a solid matchup on the docket against the Marlins on Monday.

Gomez gave up a single while capturing his seventh save of the season in Thursday's 3-0 win against the Nationals.

Manager Pete Mackanin was reluctant to call Gomez his closer at the beginning of the season, but there's no doubt about it now. Gomez is off to an incredible start as he remained a perfect seven-for-seven with his latest close. Entering the year, the righty had one save in his six-year career, but now appears to be one of the more reliable ninth-inning arms in the game (at least for now). Considering the Phillies are unlikely to win games by large margins, Gomez could see plenty of opportunities to rack up saves and be one of the great surprises in 2016.