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O'Brien earned the save Tuesday against Atlanta, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.

O'Brien entered the ninth with a two-run lead and worked around a Matt Olson double to lock down his 21st save of the season. The right-hander has now converted all seven of his save opportunities in June, though the results haven't always been clean, as he had allowed six runs over his previous nine innings entering Tuesday. His 21 saves are tied for the National League lead alongside Mason Miller and Jhoan Duran. O'Brien now owns a 3.82 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 34:11 K:BB across 35.1 innings this season.

Hill (shoulder) began throwing weighted balls Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

This marks Hill's first activity since landing on the injured list. He hopes to begin playing catch soon.

Pfaadt (1-1) allowed one run on three hits and a walk while striking out two over 5.1 innings to earn the win over the Giants on Tuesday.

Pfaadt had a good game, and he likely had some more left in the tank after throwing just 66 pitches (42 strikes). He had been stretching back out at Triple-A Reno after a stint in the Diamondbacks' bullpen following his shaky start to the season. The right-hander is now at a 5.40 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 33:18 K:BB through 43.1 innings over 14 appearances (four starts) in the majors this season. Pfaadt is tentatively scheduled for a road start in San Diego if he gets another turn through the rotation.

Rolison retired the only batter he faced to record the save in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Padres.

The lefty Rolison was tapped for a matchup against Jackson Merrill to end the game. As he's done all season, the southpaw shut the door against a left-handed batter, and this time it earned him his first career MLB save. Rolison is limiting lefties to a .152 batting average, and he's recorded 17 strikeouts across 14.1 innings in those matchups. That's helped stake the reliever to a stellar 1.97 ERA overall this year. Rolison isn't Chicago's first option for saves at the moment, but he's quickly earning trust in the team's bullpen.

Williams earned the save in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jays, allowing one hit without recording a walk or strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.

Williams was summoned to finish a team shutout for the Mets and worked around a two-out single to do so. It capped a strong June for the 31-year-old, who yielded just one earned run over nine outings while converting all four of his save chances. For the year, he's 12-for-13 in save opportunities with a 4.13 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 41:16 K:BB across 28.1 innings.

The Rockies reinstated Gordon (hip) from the injured list ahead of his start Tuesday against the Marlins.

Gordon has been on the shelf since June 5 due to a hip impingement, but he'll now return to the Rockies' rotation after throwing four shutout innings during his lone rehab outing at Triple-A Albuquerque last Wednesday. He threw just 38 pitches during his minor-league appearance, so he could be subjected to a workload restriction during his first start back in the majors. Sean Sullivan was optioned to Albuquerque in a corresponding move.

The Dodgers designated Hernandez for assignment Tuesday.

Hernandez will lose his place on both the 26-man and 40-man rosters after turning in an 8.15 ERA and 1.75 WHIP alongside a 15:12 K:BB through 17.2 innings with the Dodgers. Wyatt Mills was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.

The Dodgers recalled Mills from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

Mills owns a 2.64 ERA and 1.19 WHIP through 30.2 innings at Triple-A Oklahoma City, and he'll now return to the Dodgers to give the big club a fresh bullpen arm, replacing Jonathan Hernandez.

The Marlins recalled Brzykcy from Triple-A Jacksonville on Tuesday.

The right-hander was optioned to Jacksonville on Friday but will quickly return to the big leagues since Anthony Bender (shin) was placed on the injured list. Bryzkcy hasn't pitched in the majors this season across his two short stints with the Marlins. He has a 3.86 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 32:19 K:BB across 30.1 innings at Triple-A.

The Marlins placed Bender on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right shin stress reaction.

Bender has given up just one earned run while punching out 16 batters in 10.2 innings this month, but the Marlins will now be without his services through the All-Star break following his move to the injured list. Zach Brzykcy will come up from Triple-A to fill the opening in Miami's bullpen; meanwhile, Michael Petersen, John King and Calvin Faucher are likely to receive an uptick in high-leverage opportunities.