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Pressly earned a save Monday after holding the Mariners scoreless with one hit and a strikeout.

Tasked with protecting a three-run lead in the ninth inning, Pressly gave up a leadoff single to Taylor Trammell, who was thrown out after Sam Haggerty reached first on a fielder's choice. Pressly then sent Jose Marmolejos down on strikes before forcing J.P. Crawford to ground out as he finished off his second save of the season. Across 10 innings, Pressly sports a 0.90 ERA and 1.30 WHIP.

Lakins pitched a scoreless seventh inning with one walk and no strikeouts to earn a hold in Monday's 4-2 win over the Yankees.

Lakins continued his strong start to the year with a nearly clean inning Monday. He's allowed just one unearned run in seven appearances this season. The right-hander has a 0.84 WHIP, 5:4 K:BB and 1-1 record through seven innings. Monday was his first hold of the year, which could mean he's in line for more high-leverage work.

Manaea (3-1) picked up the win Monday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks over five innings in a 2-1 victory over the Rays. He struck out six.

The lefty won his third straight decision but wasn't efficient enough to rack up his fourth straight quality start, exiting the game after 100 pitches (61 strikes). Manaea will take a 2.83 ERA and 28:7 K:BB through 28.2 innings into his next outing Saturday at home against the Orioles.

Scott pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing one run on three walks with one strikeout to earn a hold in Monday's 4-2 win over the Yankees.

Scott was a bit sloppy in this outing, but Cesar Valdez relieved him and the latter was able to escape a bases-loaded jam to end the eighth inning. The 26-year-old Scott has a 3.12 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and five holds in 8.2 innings. He's also taken two losses and carries an 11:10 K:BB, so there could be some regression looming in the near future.

Smith walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Monday to record his fifth save of the season in an 8-7 win over the Cubs.

The veteran southpaw continues to battle his control and has now walked seven batters in 10 innings, but he's only given up five hits and has fanned 15, helping to limit the damage. Smith is a perfect 5-for-5 on save chances to begin the season with a 3.60 ERA.

Valdez gave up one hit and struck out one over 1.1 scoreless innings to record his fifth save of the season in Monday's 4-2 win over the Yankees.

The 36-year-old changeup specialist continues to thrive as the O's closer. Valdez is 5-for-6 in save chances with a 0.84 ERA and 11:1 K:BB through 10.1 innings, and as long as he remains effective, manager Brandon Hyde has little reason to look to anyone else in the ninth inning.

Bednar has registered a 2.35 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 8:3 K:BB in 7.2 innings.

He's kept opponents scoreless in nine of 10 outings, picking up a pair of holds. The righty's throwing his fastball hard (96.7 mph) and often (60.3 percent). Pittsburgh has developed a pecking order that typically features Kyle Crick in the eighth inning and Richard Rodriguez in the ninth, but Bednar is showing that his spring training effectiveness was no fluke. Should the team trade Crick or Rodriguez, the 26-year-old figures to get a late-inning look. He did pitch the ninth inning of Sunday's win in Minnesota in a four-run game.

Neris allowed one hit and a run while earning a save over the Phillies on Monday.

Neris came into the game with a runner already on first so he wasn't charged with the run that scored on Dylan Carlson's groundout. He's now 4-for-5 in save chances with a 1.86 ERA over 9.2 innings this season.

Garcia was optioned to the Yankees' alternate training site after Monday's start against the Orioles, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports. He took the loss after allowing two runs on three hits and three walks while striking out four over four innings.

Baltimore got to Garcia early, as he surrendered a solo home run in the first inning and an RBI double in the second. He struggled to find his command, issuing three free passes and throwing 40 of 65 pitches for strikes. New York should transition back to a traditional five-man rotation following Garcia's demotion.

Staumont picked up the save after walking one and striking out one in a scoreless inning Monday against the Tigers.

Staumont retired the first two batters without issue before walking Miguel Cabrera, but he managed to seal the deal by inducing a flyball for the final out of the contest. Kansas City currently has a number of options out of the bullpen to deploy in the closer's role, though Staumont appears to be gaining some favor with his skipper after having his number called in two straight save chances.