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Marinaccio gave up a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday, recording his second save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Rangers.

Clay Holmes got the final two outs of the eighth inning after Wandy Peralta had created a bit of a mess, and with Michael King struggling of late, Marinaccio was summoned in the ninth instead to close things out. The second-year righty has earned his spot in the Yankees' high-leverage crew by not allowing an earned run since May 26, and over his last 12 appearances, Marinaccio has a 1.32 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 17:6 K:BB through 13.2 innings.

Holmes struck out one while recording two outs to pick up his fifth hold of the season in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Rangers.

Wandy Peralta gave up two singles to lead off the eighth inning, forcing manager Aaron Boone to turn to his closer early to shut down the rally. Holmes did make things dicey, pushing a runner to third base with a wild pitch, but he struck out Josh Jung to end the frame. The right-hander has returned to form in June with a 1.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 10:3 K:BB through nine innings, but Boone's willingness to deploy Holmes in high-leverage spots outside the ninth will likely continue to cost him save chances -- through his nine appearances this month, he has four saves, two holds and one win.

Blanco allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six batters over six innings in a no-decision against the Dodgers on Saturday.

It looked like Blanco could be in for a rough outing when Los Angeles hit two homers and put up three runs in the first inning, but the right-hander didn't allow any runs or hits over the remainder of his start. He finished with the second quality start of his career, both of which have come over his past three appearances. Blanco got the start Saturday as a result of Brandon Bielak being demoted to the minors, and the former likely showed enough in recovering from the rough first frame to remain in the rotation. He's tentatively scheduled for a difficult matchup on the road against Texas his next time out.

Phillips earned a save against the Astros on Saturday, allowing one hit in a scoreless inning.

After Los Angeles rallied for three runs to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, Phillips was tasked with closing out the win in the ninth. He immediately allowed the tying run to reach base on a Kyle Tucker single, but Tucker was wiped out on a double play, and Phillips finished things off by getting Yainer Diaz to fly out. Brusdar Graterol notched a save in the opener of the series Friday and continues to be a ninth-inning option, but Phillips is the more desirable Dodgers reliever for fantasy purposes, as he's notched three of the team's past four saves and hasn't been scored upon in any of his past five appearances.

Hoeing pitched five scoreless and hitless innings against Pittsburgh on Saturday, allowing three walks and striking out two batters in a no-decision.

Hoeing was a bit wild in issuing three walks and throwing just 36 of 65 pitches for a strike, but the Pirates didn't manage a single hit against him. The right-hander isn't yet fully stretched out as a starter, so he wasn't allowed to challenge for a no-hitter, but he undoubtedly turned some heads with the impressive performance. In two starts as a replacement for the injured Edward Cabrera (shoulder) in the rotation, Hoeing has tossed nine scoreless innings during which he's allowed just three hits. Johnny Cueto (biceps/ankle) could be ready to return to Miami as soon as next week, and it's unclear how that will affect Hoeing's spot in the rotation.

Graveman (3-3) allowed an earned run on two walks and two hits while striking out two across one inning to earn the win Saturday against the Red Sox.

Graveman entered the game in the top of the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He got two outs without incident but then allowed an infield single before losing control of the strike zone and allowing the tying run to score. Even after lucking into a win, it was a subpar outing from Graveman. However, he's been very effective this season and entered Saturday's game having turned in scoreless efforts in 20 of his last 21 appearances. Given that track record, he should continue to get save chances as long as Liam Hendriks (elbow) is sidelined.

Iglesias earned a save against the Reds on Saturday, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out three batters over one inning.

Iglesias had a three-run lead to work with when he entered in the bottom of the ninth, and he gave two back on consecutive one-out homers by Jake Fraley and Will Benson. However, Iglesias was able to recover by striking out the next two batters to close out the win. The veteran closer has been shaky of late, giving up seven runs over his past six innings, but he's converted two of three save chances during that span and isn't in immediate danger of losing his ninth-inning role.

Clase picked up the save Saturday against Milwaukee. He allowed one hit while striking out two over a scoreless inning.

Clase took care of business Saturday, punching out two of the four batters he faced to lock down his 23rd save of the year, tied for the most in MLB. The outing extended his scoreless inning streak to 11 appearances (11.1 innings) and marked his sixth multi-strikeout performance in nine games.

Moore (oblique) told reporters Saturday that he won't be activated off the injured list Monday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Moore threw a bullpen before Saturday's game against the Rockies, and he told reporters it went "OK" but not well enough to come off the 15-day IL come Monday. The left-hander said he needs at least one more session, and when that will come will be determined by how he feels Sunday. Once active, Moore should again be a high-leverage option for the Angels bullpen.

Harvey struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Padres.

Harvey has collected a save in each of his last two outings, though he had been tagged for four runs (three earned) in his three prior appearances. The right-hander is up to five saves this year, three of which have come since May 31. He has a 3.58 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 36:11 K:BB over 32.2 innings while adding five blown saves and 11 holds. Harvey is likely to continue to serve in the Nationals' closer committee, sharing ninth-inning work primarily with Kyle Finnegan.