Edwin Diaz Shuts Down Yanks to Secure Tenth Save
Edwin Diaz fired a clean ninth inning in Saturday's 3-2 win over the New York Yankees to earn his tenth save of the season. He allowed no hits and struck out two in the perfect inning. The 31-year-old was summoned in the bottom of the ninth to protect a one-run lead after shortstop Francisco Lindor drove in Luisangel Acuna on a sac fly earlier in the frame. Diaz started by striking out Austin Wells and made quick work of Ben Rice before squaring off against the otherworldly Aaron Judge. After a seven-pitch at-bat, he finally got Judge to strike out swinging on a high fastball, and notably touched 100 MPH during the battle. After a shaky start to 2025, Diaz has been superb, ripping off eight straight appearances without allowing a run, and four straight without yielding a hit. He holds an 11:2 K:BB ratio over that stretch (8 1/3 innings).
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