Felix Bautista Earns Four-Out Save Tuesday
2 years agoBaltimore Orioles closer Felix Bautista earned his eighth save of the season in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Rays. Bautista entered the game in the eighth inning up by two with two outs and a runner on second. He allowed the runner to advance to third on a wild pitch and allowed a walk before ending the half-inning with a strikeout. He then allowed back-to-back walks to start the ninth inning before getting a double play and a fly-out to end the game. The 27-year-old has now converted eight of 11 save opportunities with a 1.59 ERA, 15.88 K/9 rate, and 6.88 BB/9 rate. Bautista's fastball-splitter combo is excellent when working, but he has had trouble locating his pitches to this point. This understandably may make fantasy managers nervous, but Bautista should continue to be a higher-end fantasy option on a strong team as long as he continues to negate his walks with strikeouts.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com