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Miller picked up the save Sunday against the Yankees, striking out three and walking one in a scoreless ninth inning.

Miller struck out Ben Rice looking with a runner on first to notch his 33rd save on the season. The All-Star reliever had his first two blown saves of the year in August but now has a win and a save during his two appearances in September. This adds on to Miller's stellar year, as he's 33-for-35 in save opportunities with a 1.19 ERA and extraordinary 16.56 K/9 through 60.1 innings.

Ginkel struck out the side to earn his third save of the season Sunday against Houston.

With Paul Sewald out of the picture in Arizona, Ginkel is in the mix as one of Arizona's favorites for saves. The right-hander has been scored upon on just one occasion over his last nine outings, successfully converting each of his last three save opportunities. Through 59.2 innings, he has a 4.07 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 61:16 K:BB.

Gordon allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out four over 4.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Cardinals on Sunday.

Gordon was able to avoid giving up a home run, but a decent start fell apart in the fifth frame. Since the beginning of August, he's given up 20 runs (18 earned) over 35.1 innings across seven games, providing uneven performances, though the Coors Field effect has had a large role in that. Overall, he has a 5.40 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 76:17 K:BB through 93.1 innings over 21 games (nine starts). Gordon is projected to make his next appearance in Detroit.

Soriano allowed a hit and struck out one without being charged with a run over one-third of an inning to earn the save in Sunday's 10-8 win over the Rockies.

Ryne Stanek wasn't able to keep things under control in a non-save situation, prompting Soriano to come in for damage control. While a Jake McCarthy single plated two inherited runners, Soriano was able to strike out Troy Johnston to preserve the lead. Soriano is up to three saves this year while adding 21 holds and seven blown saves as part of the Cardinals' setup crew. He's maintained a 4.26 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 62:30 K:BB across 61.1 innings, though he's been charged with 11 runs over his last 13.1 frames.

Pivetta (forearm) will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start Monday's game against the Nationals, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Pivetta has been cleared to take the mound in a big-league game for the first time since April 12 after throwing 4.1 scoreless innings and punching out seven in a rehab start with Triple-A El Paso on Aug. 30. Last month, it looked like Pivetta's season might be over when he removed himself from a minor-league game in the middle of an at-bat, but he has progressed without setbacks since. He built up to 64 pitches in his final rehab outing last Sunday.

Hjerpe (1-0) struck out six over four perfect innings of relief to earn the win over the Rockies on Sunday.

Hjerpe entered the contest in the fourth inning and set down 12 straight Rockies on a total of 54 pitches (41 strikes). Big-league debuts don't get much better than that. Across four levels of the minors this season, Hjerpe posted a 3.00 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 61:32 K:BB over 42 innings as he worked his way back from Tommy John surgery. Hjerpe is poised to serve as a piggyback option as the Cardinals cut Kyle Leahy's innings back down the stretch. The duo could work as a tandem for likely three more turns through the rotation, with the next one tentatively projected to be at home versus the White Sox next weekend.

Iglesias earned the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Phillies, allowing one hit and no walks with one strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.

Iglesias was summoned to protect a one-run lead and worked around a leadoff single to close things out. The 36-year-old has now held opponents scoreless in seven straight outings, and he's converted seven straight saves since Aug. 16. For the year, he's 31-for-34 in save chances with a 2.72 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 55:16 K:BB across 53 innings.

Pagan earned the save in Sunday's 12-8 win over the Brewers, retiring the only batter he faced in the ninth inning.

Pagan entered a four-run game with two outs and runners on the corners in the ninth inning and induced a game-ending groundout to earn his 22nd save of the campaign. The veteran closer extended his streak of successful saves to 16, with his last blown save coming May 4. On the year, he's 22-for-25 in save opportunities with a 3.93 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 37:10 K:BB across 36.2 innings.

Senga earned the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Giants, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Senga is now 6-for-6 in save chances since taking over the closing role in the absence of Devin Williams (shoulder). He's allowed just two earned runs in his last 12.1 innings, yielding six hits while striking out 13 in that span. Senga has managed to revitalize his season since moving to the bullpen, though he'll likely move into a setup role with Williams expected back later this month.

Perdomo didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Mets, allowing three hits and a walk across six scoreless innings. He struck out four.

Perdomo was stellar in his first major-league start, as he needed just 83 pitches to make it through six scoreless innings. It was quite a performance for the 24-year-old southpaw, who posted a 5.10 ERA across 47.2 innings in nine starts with Triple-A Sacramento this season. While it may have been just a spot start for Perdomo, he certainly made a case Sunday for another look in San Francisco's rotation.