Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Daniel Palencia nearing a return, Mason Miller snaps scoreless inning streak

In this week's Closer Report, Daniel Palencia and Jhoan Duran appear set to return from the injured list in the coming days, while the Marlins lose Pete Fairbanks. And Mason Miller saw his scoreless inning streak snapped at 34 2/3. We'll navigate through the closer chaos as we break down the last week in saves.

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Fantasy Baseball Steals Report: Luis Arraez runs now? And the Cubs’ running game woes Who is stealing bases, who isn’t, why, and how? James Schiano , 2026 Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings ▶ Tier 1 Mason Miller - San Diego Padres Andrés Muñoz - Seattle Mariners Cade Smith - Cleveland Guardians Ryan Helsley - Baltimore Orioles Jhoan Duran - Philadelphia Phillies Aroldis Chapman - Boston Red Sox Miller worked two saves this week with a pair of scoreless outings against the Rockies and Padres.

Already warmed up for a possible save against the Cubs on Monday, he went out for the ninth despite a four-run lead in a non-save situation. A controversial ball down the third-base line that was ruled foul put a runner on before a pair of hits brought two runs in, ending Miller's scoreless innings streak at 34 2/3 innings. It was a much better week for Muñoz, who worked back-to-back scoreless saves against the Cardinals on Friday and Saturday, then locked down a save with a clean inning against the Twins on Wednesday.