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Iglesias (1-4) allowed three runs on three over 1.1 innings against the Phillies on Sunday. He struck out one, blew the save and was handed a loss.

Iglesias entered the game in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and coughed up a game-tying grand slam to Bryce Harper. In the ninth, he put two runners on base before Jimmy Herget allowed a walkoff homer off the bat of Bryson Stott. Iglesias was charged with his fourth loss of the year (all since May 14) while his ERA jumped to 4.91 through 18.1 innings.

Herget yielded a walkoff home run in Sunday's loss to the Phillies. He did not record an out.

Herget entered the ninth inning after Raisel Iglesias put two runners on base and promptly served up a walkoff three-run shot to Bryson Stott. His season ERA swelled to 3.12 with an impressive 26:3 K:BB through 19 appearances.

Cabrera (3-1) earned the win during Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Cubs, allowing one run on two hits and one walk with five strikeouts in four relief innings.

Cabrera relieved starter Adam Wainwright in the eighth and surrendered a run on back-to-back doubles to fall in line for the loss, but St. Louis rallied and manager Oliver Marmol stuck with the lefty the rest of the way. The 25-year-old fired 41 of 58 pitches for strikes with an impressive 10 of the swinging variety and should continue to see high-leverage innings out of St. Louis' bullpen with a 2.16 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 26:9 K:BB.

Leone pitched a perfect inning to earn a hold in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Marlins.

Leone protected a three-run lead in the seventh inning to extend his scoreless streak to 4.1 innings. He's picked a win in that span and owns a 3-0 record, 2.84 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 22:3 K:BB, five holds and a save through 20 appearances this year. He's often worked in the middle innings, but he's shown he can succeed in some high-leverage spots as well.

Hendriks earned the save, striking out one in the ninth inning of a 6-5 win Sunday in Tampa Bay.

Hendriks needed only nine pitches to retire the bottom three batters in the Tampa Bay lineup in order. After blowing consecutive save opportunities in mid-May, the veteran has converted seven straight save chances. He's held opponents scoreless over his last eight outings, striking out 13 and allowing only four hits and two walks in 8.1 innings.

Hentges walked two in one-third of a scoreless inning to earn a hold in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Orioles.

Hentges has seen limited usage, making just four appearances since May 13. He's covered just 2.1 innings in those outings. The usage is puzzling, as the southpaw has been solid with a 1.10 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and 19:2 K:BB across 16.1 innings in 16 appearances. Hentges is likely ticketed for low-leverage work, and it seems unlikely he'd be an option as a potential spot starter given that he hasn't logged more than three outs in an appearance since May 4.

Bednar struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning to earn a save over Arizona on Sunday.

Bednar made his first appearance since May 30, when he coughed up two runs and earned a win over the Dodgers. He showed no signs of rust Sunday, needing just 13 pitches to retire the Diamondbacks in order and finish off the Pirates' combined shutout. The 27-year-old has now converted 10 of his 11 save chances while posting a 37:5 K:BB with a 1.33 ERA through 22 appearances.

Mata (elbow) began a rehab assignment at Single-A Salem on Saturday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Mata was pitching in extended spring training last month, but he returned to minor-league game action Saturday and allowed an unearned run on no hits and two walks while striking out two in two innings. He generated 10 swings and misses during the outing and is expected to continue his rehab assignment at High-A Greenville this week.

Jansen allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in one inning to earn the save in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Rockies.

For his third straight outing and the sixth time in his last eight, Jansen surrendered a run, with Charlie Blackmon doing the damage on a solo home run this time. During that rough span, Jansen is 5-for-8 in save chances, accounting for all three of his blown saves on the season. He owns a 3.80 ERA, 1.01 WHIP And 33:8 K:BB through 23.2 innings with 14 saves on his ledger, ranking fifth in the majors.

Yarbrough (0-3) took the loss Sunday against the White Sox, allowing six runs on eight hits and two walks in 1.2 innings.

Yarbrough was roughed up for four runs in the first inning and, after allowing two runs, was removed with two outs and the bases loaded in the second. It was the first time in 56 big-league starts that the lefty failed to complete two innings. The outing raised his ERA to 5.65 and WHIP to 1.53. He tentatively lines up to make his next start Saturday or Sunday in Minnesota, though Yarbrough could be moved to the bullpen if the Rays elect to keep a five-man rotation intact when Shane Baz (elbow) likely returns from the 60-day injured list this weekend.