Craig Kimbrel earned the save after allowing one walk with three strikeouts in a scoreless inning of work against the Dodgers on Sunday. More Updated May 19 at 7:19 p.m. ET

Sergio Romo blew a save on Wednesday vs. the Phillies, allowing one run on two hits and one walk in an inning of work. More Updated May 8 at 7:17 p.m. ET

Rafael Soriano tossed a 1-2-3 inning on Wednesday vs. the Giants to earn his 13th save. More Updated May 22 at 7:29 p.m. ET

Jonathan Papelbon allowed one hit and fanned one in a scoreless inning on Sunday vs. the D-backs to earn his seventh save. More Updated May 12 at 8:33 p.m. ET

Pirates closer Jason Grilli allowed a run on two hits and a walk, but he held on to protect a 5-4 lead and pick up his 18th save of the season. More Updated May 21 at 11:02 p.m. ET

Joe Nathan fanned one in a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Wednesday vs. the A's to earn his 14th save. More Updated May 22 at 5:30 p.m. ET

Aroldis Chapman allowed one hit and fanned two in a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday vs. the Mets to earn a save. More Updated May 22 at 5:08 p.m. ET

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera earned his 16th save of the season, tossing a scoreless ninth inning in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Mariners. More Updated May 14 at 11:57 p.m. ET

Astros closer Jose Veras tossed a scoreless 11th inning in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Pirates, giving him his sixth save of the season. More Updated May 18 at 11:45 p.m. ET

Grant Balfour earned the save after allowing a walk in a scoreless inning of work against the Royals on Saturday. More Updated May 19 at 12:05 a.m. ET

Casey Janssen fanned two in a perfect inning of work to earn his sixth save of the season vs. Baltimore on Wednesday. More Updated April 24 at 4:21 p.m. ET

Edward Mujica notched the save after pitching a perfect inning against the Brewers on Sunday. More Updated May 19 at 5:40 p.m. ET

Indians stopper Chris Perez blew a save but managed to pick up a victory Saturday after he yielded a pair of solo homers with one strikeout in an inning of work. More Updated May 18 at 6:10 p.m. ET

Tom Wilhelmsen allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday vs. the Pirates to earn his ninth save. More Updated May 8 at 3:38 p.m. ET

Bobby Parnell earned the save after pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts against the Cubs on Sunday. More Updated May 19 at 6:04 p.m. ET

Orioles closer Jim Johnson earned a vulture win after tossing a scoreless 10th inning in Tuesday's win over the Yankees. More Updated May 22 at 12:55 a.m. ET

Huston Street earned the save on Saturday after walking two with one strikeout in a scoreless inning of work against the Nationals. More Updated May 18 at 11:08 p.m. ET

As excited as the Red Sox are to have Andrew Bailey back in the bullpen -- the closer was activated for Monday's game with the White Sox -- manager John Farrell will be careful not to overuse him at the outset. More Updated May 20 at 10:19 p.m. ET

Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt had an anti-inflammatory shot in his right groin on Wednesday, and expects to return to the mound Friday at San Francisco and avoid the 15-day disabled list. More Updated May 22 at 4:43 p.m. ET

Greg Holland blew a save after allowing one run on four hits and one walk in one inning vs. the White Sox on Monday. More Updated May 6 at 5:33 p.m. ET

Jose Valverde walked one in a scoreless ninth inning on Friday vs. the Rangers to earn his fourth save. More Updated May 17 at 11:50 p.m. ET

Twins closer Glen Perkins blew a save after he allowed a solo homer in the ninth inning against the Braves on Tuesday. More Updated May 22 at 12:23 a.m. ET

Addison Reed tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Friday vs. the Angels to earn his 14th save. More Updated May 18 at 2:00 a.m. ET

Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said Wednesday that right-hander John Axford could return to the closer role in the near future. More Updated April 25 at 1:15 a.m. ET

The Cubs are no longer going with a closer by committee. Kevin Gregg has won the job. More Updated May 8 at 3:16 p.m. ET

Asked about his ninth inning situation on Tuesday, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he knew who he wanted to use in certain situations but didn't want to anoint a closer. More Updated May 21 at 10:09 p.m. ET

Marlins right-hander Steve Cishek has struggled in the closer's role, especially against left-handed hitters, which has led to the Marlins deciding to close by matchups. More Updated May 22 at 10:12 p.m. ET

Fernando Rodney blew a save on Wednesday vs. the Rays when he allowed a solo home run and retired just one batter. More Updated May 22 at 8:29 p.m. ET

Just as it has done so many times before, Angels reliever Ryan Madson's comeback attempt has taken another unexpected twist. More Updated May 22 at 8:18 p.m. ET

An MRI on D-backs closer J.J. Putz's right elbow showed no major damage, according to a baseball source, and he's expected to avoid surgery. More Updated May 9 at 1:33 p.m. ET