Pagan earned his second hold Saturday in the Athletics' 7-3 win over the Angels, firing a scoreless two-thirds of an inning and recording a strikeout.
Pagan took over with one out in the seventh after Ryan Buchter allowed a solo home run to Luis Valbuena that brought the Angels within 4-3. The right-hander quickly disposed of Jefry Marte and Rene Rivera to prevent further damage and set the stage for Blake Treinen's two-inning save. Pagan appears to be settling into a groove, now having generated four straight scoreless efforts after giving up an earned run apiece in each of his first two appearances of the season.