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Hader gave up a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday to record his 20th save of the season in a 2-1 win over the Cubs.

It was another dominant appearance for the southpaw, who hasn't given up a run since May 16 and has fanned multiple batters in seven of his last 11 games. Hader has yet to blow a save chance this season, which is not surprising given his stellar 0.55 ERA and 0.73 WHIP.

Hendriks gave up a run while walking one and striking out one in the ninth inning Tuesday to record his 21st save of the season in a 7-6 win over the Twins.

The right-hander wasn't at his sharpest, tossing only 12 of 23 pitches for strikes as he issued his first free pass since May 23, but he had just enough cushion to get the job done. Hendriks remains the AL leader in saves, sitting three ahead of Matt Barnes, and he'll take a 2.38 ERA, 0.76 WHIP and dazzling 52:4 K:BB through 34 innings into his next appearance.

Reyes earned the save against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, allowing one hit and striking out three over two scoreless frames.

The Cardinals went to Reyes earlier than usual in the contest, bringing the closer in to start the eighth inning in a one-run game. He ran into immediate trouble when the first two batters he faced reach base via an error and a single, but a well-timed strikeout followed by a double play got him out of the eighth unscathed. Reyes remained in the game for the ninth inning and faced much less stress, retiring the side in order on a flyout and a pair of strikeouts. The successful save conversion was Reyes' 19th in 19 attempts this season, and he lowered his ERA to 0.98 with the pair of shutout frames. While a 7.4 BB/9 means that Reyes has frequently pitched with runners on base this season, he has been able to limit the damage by racking up 50 strikeouts in 36.2 innings.

Abreu was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after Tuesday's win over the Angels.

The right-hander was promoted from Triple-A over the weekend and will return there after delivering two scoreless frames Tuesday. Abreu has a 2.13 ERA across 12.2 big-league innings this season and figures to rejoin the Yankees later on this summer.

Santillan (1-2) allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out four across three innings to take the loss Tuesday against San Diego.

Santillan avoided disaster in the final outcome of his start, but he allowed multiple baserunners in all three innings that he worked. As a result, he needed 75 pitches to record his nine outs and has now failed to complete five innings in three of his four big-league starts. In total, Santillan has allowed seven earned runs across 16.2 innings with a 20:10 K:BB. With Sonny Gray (groin) projected to return to the rotation shortly, Santillan's role with the big-league club could be set to change.

Weathers will be recalled from Triple-A El Paso to start Thursday at Cincinnati, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The left-hander was demoted to Triple-A in mid-June but will rejoin the rotation Thursday with Dinelson Lamet (forearm) landing on the injured list over the weekend. Weathers has pitched well in 14 appearances (eight starts) for the Friars with a 2.47 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 34:13 K:BB across 47.1 innings.

Melancon did not allow a baserunner and struck out one across a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Tuesday against the Reds.

Melancon was handed only a one-run lead, though he had no issue locking down his 25th save of the season. In addition to his strikeout, he also generated two groundball outs to retire Shogo Akiyama, Tucker Barnhart and Jonathan India in order. Melancon has been stellar all season, highlighted by a 1.80 ERA and and 30 strikeouts across 35 innings. He's converted six straight saves and leads the majors with 25.

Alvarado earned a four-out save Tuesday against the Marlins. He allowed two runs on two hits and a walk while striking out one.

Alvarado came into the eighth inning with two outs and a 4-0 lead and immediately issued a free pass. He then allowed an inherited runner to score on a wild pitch. The ninth inning didn't start off much better for the left-hander, who surrendered a leadoff single to Jesus Aguilar followed by a two-run homer to Adam Duvall before settling down and escaping with the save. Despite recently being named the new closer by manager Joe Girardi, Alvarado has a lot more to prove if he's going to hold onto the role.

Rogers has thrown 6.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and no walks over his last eight appearances, netting two saves in the process.

Rogers has been part of a closing committee with Hansel Robles, but the 30-year-old southpaw has looked impressive of late and has gone 7-for-9 in save chances this year. He's sitting on an 11.8 K/9 and 1.4 BB/9, both career bests.

Lakins was removed from Tuesday's game against the Astros with right elbow discomfort, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

The right-hander covered 1.2 innings and surrendered a run on three walks and a hit prior to his exit. According to Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com, Lakins will undergo an MRI on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury.