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Melancon struck out two and did not allow a baserunner to earn the save Saturday against the Mets.

Melancon was called upon to protect a one-run lead, and he had no trouble doing so to pick up his first save of the season. He retired the Mets in order and generated swinging strikeouts against the final two batters he faced. Though this was his first save, Melancon has made four appearances this season, allowing one earned run across four frames. He appears to be locked into the closer role.

Phillips (1-0) was credited with the win over Cincinnati on Saturday, pitching a perfect inning during which he struck out one batter.

Julio Urias allowed just one hit over five scoreless innings but was relieved after throwing 65 pitches. Phillips came on in the sixth and made quick work of three batters, and he was tagged with the win as a result of Los Angeles tallying four runs in the bottom of the frame. After giving up two runs in his season debut against Colorado on April 10, Phillips has followed with 3.1 scoreless innings over his subsequent three appearances.

Peters (2-0) earned the win in relief Saturday against the Nationals after tossing two scoreless innings, walking two.

Peters has made two relief appearances this season and has come out with the win while hurling two frames in each one. His command wasn't sharp in this one, though, as he tossed only 10 of his 23 pitches for strikes, and in fact, he has posted a 2:3 K:BB so far this season -- albeit in a very limited sample size of four innings.

Wilson gave up two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out two across 4.1 innings Saturday against the Nationals. He didn't factor into the decision.

Wilson has not been involved in the decision in either of his first two starts of the campaign, but the early signs are not really encouraging -- he has given up multiple runs while failing to throw at least five innings in each of his first two appearances. He owns a 4:4 K:BB over his first 8.1 frames of work in 2022.

Cabrera allowed a run on one hit and struck out two in 1.2 innings to earn a hold in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Brewers.

Cabrera has allowed a run in each of his last two outings, but he's earned holds both times. The damage on his line Saturday came from a Victor Caratini solo home run in the eighth inning. Cabrera has a 6:2 K:BB across 3.2 innings, but he'll need to work on keeping the ball in the yard, though he allowed only three homers in 70 innings last season. For now, the southpaw remains behind Giovanny Gallegos in the closer hierarchy.

Wells allowed three hits and struck out three in two scoreless innings in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.

Wells is considered an option to make a spot start in place of John Means (elbow) Monday versus the Athletics. It's unclear if his multi-inning appearance Saturday will change those plans. Wells made one start with Triple-A Norfolk before he was summoned to Baltimore last Monday. He covered four innings with three strikeouts, a walk and a hit. He threw 32 pitches (29 strikes) Saturday, and even if he doesn't start, the southpaw could work in tandem with another pitcher as the Orioles try to patch the holes in their rotation.

Lakins (0-1) allowed four runs on five hits and a walk in one inning, taking the loss versus the Yankees on Saturday.

Lakins entered the game after a weather delay, and the Yankees promptly pummeled him. Josh Donaldson dealt the biggest blow with a two-run home run. That's not a great season debut for Lakins, who struggled to a 5.79 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 24:17 K:BB in 28 innings last year. He's been a reliever for most of his time at the upper levels of the minors, so he'll probably be limited to a multi-inning role while with the Orioles this season.

Gallegos converted a save against the Brewers on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out one over 1.1 scoreless innings.

After Milwaukee scored its first run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Gallegos was brought in to finish that frame and close things out in the ninth. The right-hander allowed a single to start off the final inning but escaped with the save by inducing a popout followed by a double play. Gallegos has converted both of his save chances on the season and has yet to allow a run through 3.1 innings.

Hearn (0-1) took the loss against the Angels on Saturday, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk over 3.2 innings. He struck out four.

Hearn made it through his first two frames without incident before serving up three runs on four singles and a walk in the top of the third. Texas bounced back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame, and Hearn was pulled in the fourth after giving up a two-out single. The southpaw hasn't yet pitched into the fifth inning this season, but he's at least posted a solid strikeout total with 10 across 7.2 frames. He's tentatively expected to take the mound on the road against Oakland on Friday.

Holmes earned the save against the Orioles on Saturday, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings during which he struck out one and didn't allow any hits or walks.

Holmes recorded the final out of the eighth inning, escaping an Orioles threat during which they brought the potential tying run to the plate. With usual closer Aroldis Chapman having pitched each of the past two days, manager Aaron Boone opted to leave Holmes in to close things out in the ninth. That proved to be a good call, as the right-hander got three quick outs for the first save of his career. Holmes recorded a career-best 12 holds in 2021 and has already picked up two this season, so he is clearly becoming a trusted bullpen arm for the Yankees. However, Chapman isn't in imminent danger of losing his ninth-inning role, so Holmes shouldn't be expected to find himself in many additional save situations moving forward.