Kenley Jansen Records His Sixth Save Of The Season
Kenley Jansen worked the ninth inning of Thursday's 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jansen entered the ninth inning with a 4-3 lead, throwing 14 of his 18 pitches for strikes. He allowed a base hit with one out before getting a strikeout for the second out, and he got Oneil Cruz to line out to end the game while the possible tying run was on first base. The 37-year-old right-hander has converted each of his six save chances and has not allowed a run in eight innings of work while maintaining a 26.7 percent strikeout percentage. With Ben Joyce (shoulder) also on the injured list, Jansen is relied upon even more for high-leverage work. He has also given the Angels no reason to doubt him as their primary closer moving forward. Next for the Angels is a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins on the road.
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