Manager Brandon Hyde said Givens will be used in "high-leverage situations" but did not commit to naming him the closer, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

Givens signed a one-year deal with the Orioles on Friday to avoid arbitration, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Givens tossed a perfect ninth inning to lock down his ninth save in a 6-3 win over the Yankees Sunday.

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.Baltimore Orioles closer Mychal Givens picked up his eighth save of the season in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Blue Jays. Givens pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning with no strikeouts and needed just eight pitches to secure the win. The 28-year-old now has a 4.33 ERA with 74 strikeouts and 30 walks in 70 2/3 innings pitched this season. Givens has no fantasy value for the rest of this season but could be an interesting option for next season if he can maintain the closer's role and return to his solid form of the previous few seasons.

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.Baltimore Orioles closer Mychal Givens earned his seventh save of the season in Thursday's 5-3 win over the A's. Givens entered the game in the eighth inning with a one-run lead, one out, and the bases loaded. He was able to escape the jam with a strikeout and flyout, and then pitched a clean ninth inning with a strikeout and a walk. Givens' final stat line was 1 2/3 innings pitched with no runs on no hits and a walk with two strikeouts. The 28-year-old has now converted seven of 11 save opportunities and has a 4.39 ERA. At this point in the season, fantasy players should not need to rely on Givens.

Givens (0-7) recorded the last five outs in Thursday's victory over the Athletics to earn the save. He struck out two and walked one.

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Baltimore Orioles closer Mychal Givens fell to 0-7 in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Royals. Givens entered the game in the bottom of the ninth inning up by a run and proceeded to give up a walk and a walk-off home run to end the game. He has now converted five of nine save opportunities and has a 4.76 ERA in 62 1/3 IP this season. While he is the O's closer for now, Givens has not been very effective in the role this season and should only be owned by those desperate for saves, and maybe not even then.

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Baltimore Orioles closer Mychal Givens notched his fifth save of the season on Wednesday against the Blue Jays. Givens entered the game up by five runs in the top of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and two outs and struck out Teoscar Hernandez to end the game. He has now converted five of eight save opportunities and has a 4.50 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 62 innings pitched on the season. Givens' numbers are not inspiring and the team he plays on does not afford him many save opportunities, so his fantasy upside is pretty limited. However, it appears that Givens has the closer position for now so he is worth a look in deep categories leagues that count saves.

Givens struck out the only batter he faced to record his fifth save of the season in Wednesday's 10-5 win over the Blue Jays.

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Baltimore Orioles closer Mychal Givens pitched a clean ninth inning on Tuesday against the Mets to pick up his fourth save of the season. Givens pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. He has now converted four of six save opportunities with a 4.73 ERA in 59 innings this season. While Givens is worth a look in deep saves leagues, his lackluster performance coupled with his low potential for save opportunities limits his fantasy value in most leagues.

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Baltimore Orioles closer Mychal Givens picked up his third save of the season in Wednesday's 5-4 game against the Rays. Givens pitched a clean ninth inning, allowing no runs, hits, or walks with no strikeouts. Hopefully, he can find success into his new role now that things have settled with the O's roster. Givens is worth a look in deep leagues that value saves. His upside will be limited by the number of save opportunities he is likely to see.

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Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Mychal Givens picked up his second save of the season in Sunday's 9-6 game against the Rangers. Givens came on to get the final out in the eighth inning and then pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing no hits or walks with a strikeout. The 28-year-old appears to be the O's closer after the trade deadline and has pitched well in the past. However, his 4.72 ERA and 1.45 WHIP this season are not encouraging, and the number of save opportunities he may get is questionable given the teams' poor offensive production this season. Givens is worth a look in deep categories leagues that value saves.

Givens struck out one batter in 1.1 perfect innings of work Sunday, earning his second save of the season in the 9-6 win over Texas.

Givens appears to be the leading candidate to serve as Baltimore's closer after Brad Brach was traded to the Braves on Sunday in exchange for international signing bonus slot money.

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The Cleveland Indians have discussed relief pitcher Mychal Givens with the Baltimore Orioles, according to a source. The Indians are prioritizing controllable relief pitchers that can pitch multiple innings. Givens isn't the most attractive relief arm, but the Indians need all the help they can get in their beleaguered bullpen with Andrew Miller still injured. The Orioles right-hander hasn't impressed this year with a 4.40 ERA and 1.40 WHIP, but he is striking out 10.5 hitters per nine innings. He's 0-6 on the year. A trade to Cleveland wouldn't make him fantasy relevant, though.

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Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Mychal Givens was charged with his third loss of the season Monday against the Red Sox. Givens entered the game tied in the 11th inning with runners on first and second and two outs. He walked the bases loaded, but got a strikeout to get out of the inning. He stayed on to work the 12th but gave up two runs on two hits and a hit batsman. His final line for the night was two runs on two hits with a walk, a hit batsman and a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings. Givens has posted a career-high 4.36 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in 33 innings pitched with an 0-3 record, one save and seven holds on the season. He is an important member of the Orioles bullpen but is not all that valuable to fantasy players.

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Baltimore Orioles reliever Mychal Givens notched his third hold of the season as the Orioles beat the White Sox 3-2 on Monday. Givens is posting another solid year as a key piece in the Baltimore bullpen, as he now has a 2.84 ERA to go along with 31 strikeouts in 25 innings. In Monday's game, Givens went two innings without allowing a walk or a hit and struck out two. The 28-year-old righty will continue to be a solid ratios contributor with a decent ERA, WHIP and K/9, but with only one save to go along with the three holds, he isn't an overly valuable piece in saves and holds leagues until he gains a more important place in the back of the Baltimore bullpen.

Givens picked up his first save of the season Saturday against the Rays, allowing one hit while striking out one batter across 1.2 innings.

Givens has notched three strikeouts without allowing a run in 2.1 frames this season.

Givens will split save opportunities with Brad Brach and Darren O'Day, Eduardo A. Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Givens appears likely to be one of the primary setup options in the Baltimore bullpen to begin the season with Brad Brach expected to handle the closer role while Zach Britton (Achilles) is on the disabled list.

Manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday that Givens is one of four relievers who could close games while Zach Britton (Achilles) is out, Rich Dubroff of PressBoxonline.com reports.

Givens allowed a run on one hit and a walk while failing to record an out Friday against the Yankees.

Givens (7-1) blew the save and was handed the loss Friday against Detroit after allowing three hits, including the eventual game-winning grand slam.

Givens pitched a perfect eighth inning Wednesday against the Royals en route to his career-high 18th hold of the year.

Givens pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts to record his seventh win of the season during Sunday's victory over Houston.

Givens allowed a hit and struck out three over two scoreless innings against Minnesota on Saturday to earn his 15th hold of the season.

Givens allowed one run and struck out 13 across 12.2 innings in June.

Givens gave up one hit in a scoreless 11th inning Wednesday to pick up his sixth win of the season in a 9-6 victory over the Pirates.

Givens has allowed seven runs in 12.2 innings since May 6.

Givens will take on a larger role in late-inning, high-leverage situations due to the ripple effect caused by closer Zach Britton (forearm) hitting the DL, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Givens is 3-0 while sporting a 0.84 ERA and 0.94 WHIP through eight relief appearances this season.

Givens pitched 1.2 innings and struck out two, but was charged with a blown save after allowing two hits, including a game-tying double in Monday's Opening Day game against Toronto.

Givens pitched one inning, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out three in Friday's WBC opener for Team USA against Columbia.

Givens will play for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Givens will get more high-leverage opportunities with Darren O'Day (shoulder) on the disabled list, Rich Dubroff of CSN Mid-Atlantic reports.

Givens could be placed on the paternity list as his wife is due July 11, CSN Mid-Atlantic reports.

Givens (4-0) pitched two scoreless innings in relief to pick up the win against Boston on Thursday. He allowed two hits and struck out three.

Givens is dominating right-handers this season, but left-handers are 14-for-30 against him through Monday's game.

Givens pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits while striking out one in Wednesday's matchup with Minnesota.

Givens threw a scoreless frame Wednesday, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out a batter in Baltimore's 4-3, 10-inning victory over Toronto.

Givens struck out the side on nine pitches in one inning of work in Saturday's Grapefruit League game.

Givens allowed a run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in Sunday's loss to the Rays.

Givens will return from Double-A Bowie in advance of Monday's game, taking the spot of Chaz Roe, who will be placed on the DL, MASN reports.

Givens was optioned to Double-A Bowie on Thursday.

Givens was recalled from Double-A Bowie on Friday.

Givens was optioned to Double-A Bowie on Thursday, Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com reports.

Givens had his contract selected by the Orioles on Saturday.

Givens has dominated Double-A in the first two months of the season and the Orioles may bypass Triple-A and call him up at some point this summer, according to MASN Sports.

Givens was promoted to Double-A Bowie on Saturday, Eduardo Encina of the Baltimore Sun reports.