Pete Fairbanks Notches 12th Save Tuesday
1 year agoTampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks picked up his 12th save of the season in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Marlins. Fairbanks came in to pitch the ninth inning up by three and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts. While he has missed some time throughout the season due to injury, Fairbanks has been excellent when healthy and has blown just one save opportunity with a 1.99 ERA and 10.32 K/9 rate. Even more encouraging, Jason Adam, who had been serving as a committee-mate has not earned a save since the middle of June. Fairbanks always seemed to have the edge, but he seems to be trending toward a traditional closer's role at this time.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com