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Bard struck out two in a perfect ninth inning against the Reds on Saturday en route to his sixth save of the season.

Tasked with preserving a one-run lead, Bard made quick work of the Reds' 2-4 hitters, retiring the side in order on eight pitches (seven strikes). Bard now has a 2.25 ERA this season and is 6-for-7 in save chances. Alex Colome has grabbed a couple saves, but Bard looks like the clear No. 1 option in the Colorado bullpen.

Romano tossed a scoreless ninth inning and picked up his 10th save of the season in Saturday's victory over the Astros.

Romano needed just nine pitches -- all strikes -- to retire the Astros in order and tie Milwaukee's Josh Hader for the league lead in saves. Romano has now tossed 11.1 innings this season and has allowed just eight hits and two walks to date.

Hendriks (back) tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Saturday's 4-0 victory over the Angels.

Hendriks did not enter in a save situation, but with the White Sox up only four runs and Hendriks not having pitched since April 24, he got the call and sealed the deal. Hendriks was a bit rusty, throwing only 11 of his 20 pitches for strikes, but consider him good to go moving forward.

Jackson was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Jackson was called up earlier in the week, but the Dodgers decided to remove him from the roster so they could get a look at fellow reliever Carson Fulmer. Jackson will likely be among the top options the next time the Dodgers need to add a reliever to the roster.

Fulmer was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Fulmer was effective in eight appearances with Oklahoma City, so the Dodgers decided to add him to the roster and demote fellow reliever Andre Jackson. Nine other relievers reside in the Dodgers' bullpen, but it seems likely the club will want to see how he fares in his return to the big leagues.

White was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

It's not immediately clear how long White will be sidelined, but he will be out of action for at least a few days. With White unavailable, Carson Fulmer was called up to join the Dodgers' bullpen.

Winder will start Sunday's game against the Rays, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

The Twins are down a couple starters at the moment, so Winder will get a chance to make his first big-league start. He tossed four innings and 5.1 innings of relief in his last two appearances, so he could stay out there long enough to qualify for the win if he is put in position to do so.

Fleming will start Sunday's game against Twins, radio broadcaster Steve Carney reports.

Fleming has worked as a starter and as a reliever this season, and he will start Sunday for the second time. Don't expect him to be out there too long, as he has not gone more than 3.1 innings in any of his four appearances to date.

Puk, who fired two scoreless innings during which he allowed a hit and recorded four strikeouts in a loss to the Guardians on Friday, now has an 0.96 ERA and 0.86 WHIP across his first six appearances.

The big left-hander may have found his home as a member of the bullpen for the time being, as he's allowed just one earned run across 9.1 innings while posting an 11:2 K:BB. Puk has logged four appearances of more than one inning -- including three of two frames apiece -- and he's encouragingly displayed much better control than he did during two prior big-league stints.

Brentz was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left flexor strain Saturday.

Brentz was ineffective against the Yankees on Friday, allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits while failing to record an out. It's possible his injury contributed to his struggles, and he'll be sidelined for at least 10 days. It's not yet clear how much time the southpaw is expected to miss, but right-hander Matt Peacock was recalled from Triple-A Omaha to provide an additional arm in the bullpen.