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Hader pitched a scoreless ninth inning Monday, allowing a walk but striking out one for his second save of the year in a 3-1 win over the Padres.

Hader's only blemish in the inning was surrendering a walk to Fernando Tatis to give the Padres a slim chance to make some noise with Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer following him up in the order. However, the hard-throwing left-hander closed the door and continued his stellar start to the season, as he's now thrown 4.2 scoreless innings and a 9:2 K:BB.

Munoz (elbow), whose rehabilitation process from Tommy John surgery was halted in March due to a setback, still hasn't resumed throwing, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

The 22-year-old fireballer boasts a 105 mph fastball, so there's undoubtedly plenty of anticipation with respect to seeing him in game action. However, while the Mariners had hoped at one point that would be possible by early June, Munoz's extended pause is beginning to put that timeline in some doubt.

Weathers has earned another start and will remain in the starting rotation for the time being, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Weathers worked 3.2 scoreless frames in his last outing Friday against the Dodgers, and even with the return of Dinelson Lamet (elbow) arriving later in the week, the club plans to keep the southpaw in the rotation moving forward. Lin notes that the Padres may elect to roll with a six-man rotation temporarily as a result of this decision.

Trivino (1-0) notched his first win in a victory over the Tigers on Sunday, allowing one hit and no walks over a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out one.

The right-handed closer successfully preserved a 2-2 tie in the top half of the ninth and then was rewarded with his first victory when Matt Olson came home with the winning run on a fielding error. So far, so good for Trivino in his ninth-inning role, as he's converted both save chances in addition to garnering Sunday's win, all within the last six days.

Misiewicz was credited with his first hold in a win over the Astros on Sunday, hitting a batter and recording a strikeout to close out the seventh inning.

Two days after grabbing his second win of the season, Misiewicz worked around a plunking of Jason Castro by striking out Kyle Tucker to close out the frame. Misiewicz is still sporting an unblemished ERA through six appearances (five innings) while generating a 5:0 K:BB.

Kittredge served as the opener in Sunday's win over the Yankees, allowing an earned run on one hit and no walks over 1.2 innings while recording three strikeouts.

The versatile Kittredge's one hiccup was the second-inning solo home run he surrendered to Giancarlo Stanton, but he was other wise effective over a 21-pitch outing. The right-hander got 15 of his offerings into the strike zone, with six of those coming on swings and misses. Stanton's round tripper was the first run against Kittredge in four appearances, and only the second one he'd allowed all season over the seven innings covering his five trips to the mound.

Gott's contract was selected by the Giants on Monday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Gott has been working at the Giants' alternate training site since the start of the regular season, but he'll now join the major-league bullpen as part of a shuffle after Steven Duggar and Chadwick Tromp were sent down Monday. Gott made 15 relief appearances for San Francisco last year and recorded four saves while posting a 10.03 ERA and 1.80 WHIP in 11.2 innings.

Moore was placed on the injured list Monday for an unspecified reason, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Although the Phillies haven't officially provided an injury designation for Moore, the southpaw is apparently sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports. It's not clear whether Moore has tested positive for the virus, but he'll be eligible to return to the team as soon as he clears the league's health and safety protocols. If Moore remains sidelined through Friday, Vince Velasquez is likely to take his place as the starter for Friday's game against the Rockies.

Alvarado was placed on the injured list Monday for an unspecified reason, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The Phillies placed two coaches in the league's health and safety protocols, and Alvarado was one of three Phillies to land on the injured list. The fact that the team didn't provide a reason for Alvarado's placement on the IL suggests that he could be on the COVID-19 injured list. If that's the case, Alvarado will be eligible to return once he clears the league's health and safety protocols as long as he doesn't test positive for the virus. Alvarado has posted a 1.59 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB in 5.2 innings this year.

Graterol was charged with a blown save against San Diego on Sunday, allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning.

Graterol was summoned from the team's alternate site Sunday after missing the beginning of the campaign while working his arm back into game shape. He was summoned in the seventh inning with Los Angeles staked to a 2-1 lead, but the right-hander gave up a single and a double to allow the tying run to score. The rust is understandable given Graterol's long layoff, and he should get plenty of opportunities to pitch in meaningful situations moving forward.