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King allowed two hits across a scoreless seventh inning Thursday against the Mariners.

King split 2024 evenly between Houston and Triple-A Sugar Land, but he broke camp with the big-league club this season and has excelled. He has held opponents scoreless in 21 of his 23 appearances and has also tallied 10 holds, the second-highest mark on the team.

Megill picked up the save in Thursday's 8-5 win over the Pirates after throwing a clean ninth inning. He struck out one.

It was a spotless inning of work for Megill but not for the Brewers, who saw Carlos Rodriguez give up two earned runs in the frame. Megill allowed one of those runs to come across via a groundout, but it was still his 10th consecutive outing without being charged with an earned run. The hard-throwing right-hander has strengthened his hold on Milwaukee's closing job after a rocky beginning in 2025, having converted each of his last six save chances while posting a 0.93 ERA and 9:4 K:BB across his last 9.2 innings.

Finnegan allowed an unearned run on two hits over one inning, taking a blown save in Thursday's 8-7 extra-inning win over Atlanta.

An error allowed Atlanta to continue its push in the ninth inning, and Matt Olson ultimately doubled home Luke Williams to force extras. Finnegan has made 19 appearances this season, and he's 15-for-18 in save chances after this outing. That speaks to the Nationals' reliance on close wins given their 23-27 record, and while Finnegan hasn't been elite, he's had plenty of opportunities to close out games. He hasn't been scored on in back-to-back appearances yet, but he also hasn't stretched a scoreless streak beyond a 4.2-inning stretch from April 6-15. Finnegan has a 2.41 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 17:7 K:BB over 18.2 innings this season as Washington's closer.

Montes De Oca was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday, Alex D'Agostino of SI.com reports.

Montes De Oca had his contract selected Friday but did not appear in a game while up in the majors. Justin Martinez (shoulder) is expected to be activated from the injured list in the corresponding move.

The Brewers designated Payamps for assignment Thursday.

After turning in a 2.78 ERA and 1.01 WHIP across his first two seasons with the Brewers, Payamps hasn't been anywhere near as effective in 2025, giving up 17 earned runs in only 18.1 innings. His poor performance will ultimately cost him his spot on the 26-man and 40-man rosters, though his previous success could make him a waiver target for other teams in need of bullpen help.

The Brewers optioned McGee to Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.

McGee made just one appearance after being called up May 18. He allowed no baserunners and struck out a batter across a full inning of relief. The 27-year-old is set to return to Nashville with Carlos Rodriguez getting recalled from Triple-A.

Hoffman picked up his third blown save of the season, surrendering two runs on two hits while striking out one in Thursday's 7-6 extra-innings win against the Padres.

The month of May continues to be a struggle for Hoffman with all three of his blown saves coming in the last couple weeks. In his last eight appearances, the 31-year-old has allowed 13 runs, and his ERA has ballooned up to 6.04 after an April that saw him finish at 1.17. Hoffman's 13.7 K/9 is still elite, so his closer spot perhaps isn't in danger just yet, but he'll likely have to regain his footing soon to retain the closer role over the likes of Yimi Garcia and Chad Green.

Suarez blew his second straight save opportunity Thursday, surrendering one unearned run and two hits while striking out one in a 7-6 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays.

It's the second blown save in a row for Suarez, though the run he allowed was unearned since it was the automatic runner that scored in the 10th inning. After picking up another strikeout Thursday, Suarez has punched out 22 batters in 20 innings and has a 2.70 ERA and 0.85 WHIP. Even after Thursday's blown save, the right-hander is 15-for-17 closing ball games, which gives him second most saves in MLB.

Romano earned the save in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Rockies, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.

Romano has now turned in nine consecutive scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while striking out 13 in that span. After a rough start to the season, Romano has reaffirmed his grip on the Phillies' closer job following the suspension of Jose Alvarado. Overall, the 32-year-old Romano sports a 6.87 ERA with a 1.36 WHIP and 22:7 K:BB across 18.1 innings this year while converting six of his eight save chances.

Weaver struck out one batter and didn't allow a baserunner in the ninth inning to pick up the save Thursday during a 1-0 victory over the Rangers.

Weaver has been lights out through his first 21 appearances this season, surrendering just one run across 22.2 innings. That continued Thursday as the 31-year-old needed only 10 pitches to notch his seventh save of the season in eight tries. Weaver worked in all three games of the series versus Texas, which could make him unavailable for the first game of the Rockies series Friday.