Paredes notched his first save Tuesday in Oakland, allowing two hits with one walk and one strikeout in a scoreless 10th inning.
Paredes got the job done after being called upon to protect an 8-7 lead, but the 22-year-old right-hander didn't make things easy on himself. He took 29 pitches to get three outs, finally sealing the deal by getting Jed Lowrie to fly out with the count full and the bases loaded. Keep in mind Paredes didn't enter the game until after Cam Bedrosian worked a scoreless bottom of the ninth in a tie game, and Blake Parker was unavailable after making several appearances over the past week.