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Klein struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Padres.

Tanner Scott had pitched the previous two days, while top setup man Alex Vesia was deployed to get the final out of the eighth inning. Klein has featured more regularly in high-leverage spots since late May, and he's doing fairly well. He's allowed four runs over 11.1 innings while adding a 16:6 K:BB since the start of June. For the season, he's at a 2.29 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 41:13 K:BB through 35.1 innings. He's picked up two saves and 11 holds.

Kilian notched a save against the Rockies on Saturday, allowing one run on two hits and no walks while striking out two batters over one inning.

Kilian inherited a relatively easy opportunity, taking the ball with San Francisco up three runs in the ninth inning. The right-hander didn't have the smoothest outing, as a pair of singles resulted in a Rockies run and brought the tying run to the plate. However, Kilian was able to strike out Troy Johnston to extinguish the threat and send the Giants home with a win. Kilian recorded his fourth save over his past five outings and increased his total to eight saves on the campaign. It hasn't been seamless for Kilian -- he's given up six earned runs over that five-appearance stretch -- but he seems to have a fairly solid hold on San Francisco's closer role.

O'Brien secured the save Saturday against the Cubs, allowing no runs on no hits and one walk in the ninth innings. He struck out one.

That makes it nine straight successful conversions in save situations for O'Brien, who's been pretty reliable as the St. Louis closer. Through 36.1 innings, the 31-year-old right-hander has a 3.72 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 35:12 K:BB with 22 saves in 26 opportunities. O'Brien now stands alone atop the National League for the lead in saves after entering Saturday in a three-way tie with Jhoan Duran and Mason Miller.

Sewald allowed a run on one hit and struck out two over one inning to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Brewers.

Sewald had another shaky appearance, but he was able to uphold the lead. He's given up seven runs over his last 5.2 innings, but he's converted all three of his save chances in that span. On the season, the closer has a 4.50 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 35:8 K:BB through 32 innings while converting 20 of 21 save opportunities.

Manaea (1-4) took the loss Saturday against Atlanta, allowing six runs on six hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out four.

Manaea might have been able to push for a quality start Saturday if not for a key third-inning dropped ball by Tyrone Taylor in the outfield, which allowed Atlanta to score three runs. The 34-year-old southpaw tossed 38 pitches in the frame en route to reaching a season-high 108 on the evening, but the six runs given up were still a season worst. Manaea is set to take a 5.16 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 68:23 K:BB over 68 innings into a fairly soft home matchup against the Royals his next time out.

Quantrill (3-1) took the loss Saturday, giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk over five innings as the Rangers were blanked 3-0 by the Tigers. He struck out two.

The right-hander didn't pitch poorly, tossing 42 of 66 pitches for strikes before exiting the mound, but Texas' hitters managed only three hits -- giving Quantrill no margin for error after Riley Greene swatted a two-run homer in the first inning. The workload was Quantrill's largest of the year, both in terms of innings and pitch count, and through three starts since moving into the rotation he's produced a 2.45 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 8:2 K:BB over 11 innings. He lines up to get one more start before the All-Star break, at home next weekend against the Astros.

Fitzpatrick had Tommy John surgery over the past week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Fitzpatrick was diagnosed with a left UCL strain in early June, necessitating this week's surgery. He'll now be sidelined for the remainder of the current campaign and much of 2027, though he could return in the second half of next season.

Milwaukee recalled Yoho from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.

Yoho had been sent down to Nashville on June 25, but he'll now be back with the Brewers to take the bullpen spot of Joel Kuhnel, who was placed on the 15-day IL due to a shoulder injury. Yoho compiled a 6.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 8:3 K:BB across six innings in his previous five appearances for Milwaukee this season, and he'll likely take on a low-leverage relief role while he's up in the majors.

The Brewers placed Kuhnel on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 3, due to a right shoulder injury.

Kuhnel has been struggling of late, giving up five runs (four earned) over three innings across his past three starts. It's not clear if the shoulder issue was to blame to any extent, but he's now going to be out through at least the All-Star break. The Brewers recalled Craig Yoho from Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move to fill Kuhnel's spot in the bullpen.

The Cubs designated Wilson for assignment Saturday.

Wilson joined Chicago as a waiver claim June 24 and made two appearances for the team. In his first outing, he impressed with 4.1 scoreless innings, but the right-hander then got pounded for seven runs across 3.1 frames against St. Louis on Friday. He's now lost his spot in Chicago's bullpen (and on the team's 40-man roster) in favor of Jake Woodford, who was inked to a major-league contract Saturday.