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Manager Pete Mackanin refused to call Gomez the Phillies' closer when asked Sunday, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports. "I don't want to jump to conclusions here," Mackanin said. "Let's keep playing it out until we see what happens."

Gomez has saves in each of the Phillies' last two wins, so it's likely that he'll continue to get save chances for the time being. It remains possible that the Phillies could turn to David Hernandez or Andrew Bailey (if he gets recalled from the minors this month) in the event that Gomez struggles.

Neris picked up his second hold of the season Sunday with two scoreless innings against the Mets.

Manager Pete Mackanin has Neris throwing his splitter more this season because of the good movement on the pitch. He struck out three and faced the minimum six batters in his outing Sunday. The 26-year-old righty has a 5:1 K:BB in 4.1 innings thus far.

Miller allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks across five innings pitched en route to a loss Sunday against the Cubs. He struck out six.

Miller faltered for the second straight start, serving up hittable pitches despite throwing 62% for strikes. The increase in strikeouts from his first start was a positive sign, but the fact that he has struggled in back-to-back home starts to begin his Arizona career is disconcerting. Miller will try to right the ship Saturday at San Diego.

Nelson (1-1) allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out nine over six innings, and earned the win Sunday against the Astros.

Despite giving up a pair of solo homers, Nelson otherwise held the Astros in check, and the offense gave him just enough run support to earn him the victory. Although his record sits at 1-1, Nelson has only allowed two runs in each of his first two starts of the season. He'll make his next start Friday at the Pirates.

Gomez picked up his second save in as many days by retiring the Mets in the ninth on Sunday. He allowed a hit and struck out a batter.

Often when a team says that they are going to use a committee, that remains true just as long until someone establishes himself as a reliable alternative. Gomez has converted his first two chances, whereas most of the bullpen has struggled this week, so Gomez could see the next few chances. He's been competent but not exactly dominant the last two seasons while pitching in relief, so he doesn't fit the mold of a prototypical closer.

Edgin was scheduled to begin his rehab assignment at High-A St. Lucie on Sunday, ESPN.com's Adam Rubin reports.

Edgin, who is recovering from March 2015 Tommy John surgery, will likely face a limited pitch count in his first appearance with St. Lucie. The reliever is expected to climb to several different levels of the farm system over the next couple of weeks while showing that he's fully healthy after the year-long absence. The Mets are hoping to activate Edgin from the 15-day DL in early May and use him out of the bullpen.

Pomeranz (1-0) allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out seven over five innings, and earned the win Saturday at the Rockies.

Pomeranz overcame Coors Field and gave up his only runs after being staked to a 7-0 lead. He left the contest after throwing only 81 pitches, and the bullpen easily held on to a 16-3 victory. He's looking to bounce back from a down season in 2015 in which he posted a 3.66 ERA with the Athletics. He'll make his next start Thursday at the Phillies.

Gomez picked up a save Saturday with a 1-2-3 ninth inning against the Mets.

Gomez needed just six pitches to get the save, the second of his career. He isn't your prototypical closer, but he should continue to see save chances if he keeps converting his opportunities.

Jensen earned his second save of the season in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning victory over the Giants by pitching a scoreless 10th inning and striking out a batter.

After the Dodgers took the lead in the top half of the frame, Jensen needed only 17 pitches, 12 of which he threw for strikes, to notch his second save in as many opportunities. The 28-year-old has already notched three whiffs in two innings of work, and figures to generate many similar box score lines over the course of the season.

De La Rosa logged an inning out of the bullpen Saturday, tossing a perfect frame with two strikeouts against the Cubs, but he is still in line to make his start Wednesday against the Dodgers, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Manager Chip Hale said he wanted to lighten the load on the bullpen Saturday, so De La Rosa got his normal throwing regimen in an actual game instead of on the side. This is an interesting tactic, to say the least, and it probably won't happen very often going forward. Of course, given his stuff, it wasn't surprising to see De La Rosa thrive in a short burst Saturday.