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Rogers picked up his first save of the season Sunday against the Marlins after pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

Rogers tossed seven of his 11 pitches for strikes and closed the door on the Marlins with little trouble, retiring the three batters he faced -- Corey Dickerson, Miguel Rojas and Jorge Alfaro -- via groundouts. Rogers has not allowed a run in any of his last six outings and should operate as the Giants' closer while Jake McGee is on the COVID-19 list.

Foster (1-1) earned the win in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, allowing one hit and striking out two over 1.2 scoreless relief innings against Boston.

Michael Kopech started the game but was not expected to pitch much more than three innings. He was replaced by Foster after the first two batters reached base in the fourth inning, and Foster took care of Chicago's lead to qualify for the win. J.D. Martinez greeted him with a single that drove in Kopech's run, but he then retired Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and Marwin Gonzalez to limit the damage. Foster has been part of a slightly maligned bullpen to start 2021, but the group was effective against the Red Sox, MLB's top hitting team entering Sunday, throwing six scoreless innings over the 14 doubleheader frames.

Stiever was returned to the alternate training site after Sunday's doubleheader against the Red Sox.

Stiever was called up as the 27th man for Sunday's twin bill but didn't appear in either of the two games. The right-hander made his major-league debut last season and allowed seven runs in 6.1 innings.

Diaz allowed a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Sunday and earned a save over the Rockies.

It took Diaz a while to notch his first save, but he picked up two against Colorado this weekend. After Trevor Story knocked a two-out single, he was caught stealing to secure the game for the Mets. Diaz now owns a 3.18 ERA and 7:2 K:BB through 5.2 frames.

Soto (1-1) allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk to take the loss Sunday against the Athletics. He struck out two.

Tasked with keeping Oakland off the board in the bottom of the ninth in a 2-2 game, Soto started the frame with a strikeout. However, he gave up a one-out double to Matt Olson, who then scored the walkoff run on a fielding error by Jeimer Candelario at third base. The lefty reliever has been good for the Tigers with a 2.45 ERA through seven appearances, and he should see better results moving forward if he keeps pitching like this.

Feyereisen (0-1) allowed an unearned run on a hit and walk with one strikeout in one inning Sunday versus the Pirates. He took the extra-inning loss.

Feyereisen allowed a leadoff double by Colin Moran that scored Bryan Reynolds in the 10th inning. The 28-year-old Feyereisen has yet to allow an earned run this season -- both runs against him in eight appearances have come unearned. He has added seven strikeouts and a hold across eight innings. The right-hander is likely to continue in mainly low-leverage assignments.

Hendriks worked around one hit and struck out one to pick up the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over Boston in the first game of a doubleheader.

Hendriks allowed a two-out single to Christian Arroyo but had little stress beyond that for this second save of the season and first since April 2. He needed only 16 pitches and should be available to throw in the nightcap if needed.

Lakins (1-1) allowed a run on a hit and two walks with one strikeout in two-thirds of an inning to take the loss Sunday versus the Rangers.

Lakins didn't help his cause much by throwing two wild pitches and loading the bases in his appearance. This was the first time the right-hander allowed a run this season in four outings. He's added four strikeouts in 3.2 innings and will likely feature more frequently in middle-relief assignments.

King (1-0) allowed one hit and struck out one in one inning to earn the extra-inning win Sunday versus the Orioles.

King worked the 10th inning and earned the win when Nate Lowe hit a walkoff single to give the Rangers a 1-0 victory. Through seven innings, King has been a bit generous with baserunners -- he's allowed 10 hits and a walk but only one earned run. He has a hold and a blown save in addition to Sunday's victory.

The White Sox recalled Burdi from their alternate training site prior to the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Red Sox.

Burdi will give the Pale Hose another power arm out of the bullpen as the team looks to complete the doubleheader sweep after taking Game 1 by a score of 3-2. The White Sox cleared a spot on the active roster for Burdi by placing Lance Lynn (back) on the 10-day injured list. Burdi reached the majors for the first time in 2020 but was roughed up over his eight appearances, giving up nine earned runs on 11 hits, including four home runs.