Carlos Marmol said Monday that a civil suit against him in his native Dominican Republic was dropped. Marmol was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in January, but denied any wrongdoing and brought a countersuit alleging extortion. Police investigated the woman's claim, but found insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges. Marmol did not pay a settlement to resolve the case.

Carlos Marmol took his third loss after walking three and giving up four runs in one-third of an inning Saturday against the Diamondbacks. Marmol pitched really well for most of May, allowing one run and just two walks in 9 1/3 innings in his last nine appearances, but most of those gains were wiped out tonight. He doesn't seem like a very good bet for saves at this point.

Cubs manager Dale Sveum suggested that Carlos Marmol is unlikely to return to the closer role this season. "I hope not," Sveum said when asked if he thought there's a scenario where Marmol could be the closer again. With Kyuji Fujikawa out for the season, Marmol will remain in a setup role to Kevin Gregg . The 30-year-old right-hander has a 4.05 ERA in 22 relief appearances.

Carlos Marmol gave up a Josh Rutledge homer in the ninth inning Monday to ruin the Cubs' shutout bid in a 9-1 win over the Rockies. Marmol appeared on the verge of getting another look in the closer's role late last month before Kevin Gregg took over the job. He's given up four runs in 4 1/3 innings during May, and he'd seem to be behind both Gregg and Kyuji Fujikawa in line for save chances now.

After being handed a 4-2 lead, Carlos Marmol imploded in the eighth inning on Saturday, surrendering three runs without recording an out. Marmol entered the game and promptly walked Zack Cozart on four pitches. He followed that up with a five-pitch walk to Joey Votto to put the tying run on base. After getting ahead of Brandon Phillips 1-2, he hit him with a pitch to load the bases and was immediately pulled from the game. Hector Rondon came on in an effort to stop the bleeding, and allowed all three inherited runners to score. He's unlikely to see any save chances in the immediate future.

Carlos Marmol pitched a scoreless ninth in a one-run game to earn a save Thursday against the Marlins. Marmol walked Donovan Solano and gave up a single to Austin Kearns to start the ninth, but he rebounded to get Juan Pierre to ground out and Placido Polanco to fly out before he struck out Giancarlo Stanton to end it. Consider Marmol to be the favorite for saves in Chicago once again. Just don't expect anything to come easy.

Carlos Marmol pitched two more scoreless innings Monday and has now gone seven straight innings without allowing a run. Marmol did walk two tonight, but he's always walked plenty of batters. The problem when he imploded during the first week of the season was that he gave up six hits, two of them homers, in 1 2/3 innings. He's allowed just two hits in the seven innings since. It's quite possible he'll get a save opportunity soon.

Cubs manager Dale Sveum hasn't given up on the idea of Carlos Marmol returning as the closer. Marmol has delivered four straight scoreless appearances since being removed from the closer role, which has Sveum thinking about giving him another chance. "I would be lying to you if he wasn't working his way back into it," said Sveum. "He is throwing strikes and he is throwing his slider more and he's more consistent. So, yeah, he's working his way back. That was part of the deal." Sveum is relying on a committee approach with Kyuji Fujikawa (forearm) sidelined, but Shawn Camp blew a save Sunday and James Russell is primarily a matchup play. Marmol is worth a speculative add if you're desperate for saves, but there's no reason to think that he'll suddenly turn things around.

Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago reports that the Cubs long-range plan for Carlos Marmol includes returning him to the closer's role. Marmol was replaced by Kyuji Fujikawa as closer on Saturday after blowing a save, but the Cubs haven't ruled out him eventually returning to the job. "We want him to be our closer," pitching coach Chris Bosio said. "He understands the position he's in right now. We are going to put him where he can succeed."

Carlos Marmol has been replaced by Kyuji Fujikawa as the Cubs' closer. Marmol allowed a pair of homers while blowing a save Saturday and has given up at least one run in all three appearances this season. There's always the possibility that he could eventually get the job back, but don't bet on it.