Pete Fairbanks Secures The Save on Thursday
1 year agoTampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks picked up the save on Thursday when he worked a scoreless ninth inning while picking up one strikeout in a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. Fairbanks was activated from the 15-day injured list on Thursday after missing three weeks with hip inflammation and the Rays wasted no time in getting their 29-year-old stopper on the mound. Jason Adam worked the eighth inning and gave way to Fairbanks who worked a scoreless ninth to secure his sixth save of the season. Fairbanks looks to be the preferred closer option in Tampa but he will concede the occasional opportunity to Adam and company as is customary with the Rays. He now has a stellar 1.42 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and 11:5 K/BB ratio over 12 2/3 innings on the season.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com