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Boxberger (4-3) allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in one inning, taking the loss Sunday versus San Francisco.

The right-hander allowed an RBI single to Tommy La Stella in the eighth inning, and that was the decisive play in the game. Boxberger's scoreless streak came to an end at 7.2 innings. He's seen a more significant role lately with Josh Hader on the COVID-19 injured list. Boxberger has a 2.66 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 58:21 K:BB with four saves, 15 holds and two blown saves in 47.1 innings overall.

Littell allowed just one walk and struck out one over two scoreless innings to earn the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over Milwaukee.

After getting called up Saturday, Littell was able to spare a San Francisco bullpen that had been leaned on heavily throughout the series versus Milwaukee. The right-hander protected a one-run lead for two innings to notch his first major-league save and just his third save at any level of professional baseball. Littell has a 3.16 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 27:17 K:BB and five holds through 37 innings this season. He's not likely to see many additional save chances going forward.

Wilson (2-5) allowed three runs on six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings, taking the loss Sunday versus Cincinnati.

Wilson has yielded four runs across 11 innings since he joined Pittsburgh at the trade deadline. The right-hander was fine Sunday outside of a three-run fourth inning, and the seven strikeouts were a season high. He's posted a 5.24 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 30:15 K:BB across 44.2 innings overall. Pittsburgh's not exactly brimming with talent in the rotation, so Wilson could remain in a starting role, which would have him in line to face Milwaukee next weekend.

Trivino fired a scoreless ninth inning, walking one and striking out one to earn the save in the win over the Rangers on Sunday.

Trivino hasn't allowed any earned runs in his last five appearances and has surrendered only two runs in his last 14.1 innings. The 29-year-old hasn't blown a save since May 31, and he's 18-for-20 in save opportunities this year. He carries a 1.88 ERA and 1.16 WHIP with 47 strikeouts in 52.2 innings.

Chargois (2-0) allowed two hits and a walk in 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win over the Orioles on Sunday.

Chargois has made four relief appearances since he was traded from the Mariners to the Rays, and he's tossed 4.1 scoreless innings to begin his time with his new club. The right-hander earned a hold in his last outing, and he was rewarded with his first win since June 9 in Sunday's appearance. Chargois now has a 2.62 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in 34.1 innings across 35 relief appearances in 2021.

Lovelady worked a perfect ninth inning Sunday, striking out two batters and earning a save over the Cardinals.

Lovelady had seen only one save chance in his career prior to Sunday's outing, a blown opportunity back in 2019. He quickly rolled through the ninth inning, striking out Tommy Edman and Paul DeJong on the way to his first career save. The 26-year-old southpaw owns a 4.50 ERA through 12 innings this season.

Lopez allowed two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out five in six innings in Sunday's loss to the Rays. He didn't factor into the decision.

Lopez got plenty of run support from the Orioles in Sunday's matchup and appeared to be heading toward his second straight win, but he was forced to settle for the no-decision after Baltimore's bullpen gave up seven runs across the seventh and eighth innings. The right-hander posted a 7.94 ERA and 2.03 WHIP in 11.1 innings during his first three starts after the All-Star break, but he's allowed just three runs in 12 innings across his last two outings. Lopez tentatively lines up to start on the road against Boston on Saturday.

Colome struck out one batter in a perfect ninth inning and earned a save over the Astros on Sunday.

Colome has converted all three save opportunities since Taylor Rogers (finger) was placed on the injured list at the end of July. He's riding a 4.1-inning scoreless streak, lowering his season ERA to 4.32 through 41.2 innings. He should continue getting most of the save chances as long as Rogers is out.

Martin allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in one inning to earn the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over Washington.

Will Smith had pitched three of the last four days and blew a save Saturday versus Washington, so Martin was brought in for Sunday's save chance. He gave up an RBI double to Ryan Zimmerman but worked out of trouble to convert his first save of the year. Martin has a 3.90 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 21:4 K:BB across 30 innings this season. Richard Rodriguez worked 1.1 scoreless innings for a hold, but it's unclear if the workflow Sunday is indicative of the current bullpen hierarchy in Atlanta or just a product of the matchups.

Luetge (4-2) allowed two unearned runs on two hits and a walk while striking out two in one inning to take the loss against the Mariners on Sunday.

Luetge was somewhat unlucky in his outing, as Abraham Toro reached on a fielding error to lead off the inning before he gave up a walk and a double. However, the runs that came across during the inning were the only two runs of the game, so the southpaw was forced to settle for his first loss since June 30. Luetge hasn't allowed any earned runs in 10.2 innings across his last nine outings, and he's posted a 2-1 record during that time.