Athletics pitcher Jesse Chavez earned his first save of the season Saturday in odd fashion, working 3 2/3 innings in Oakland's 5-0 win over the Royals.
Chavez came on with one out in the fifth after starter Jesse Hahn was forced to leave with a finger injury. Chavez worked strong and efficiently, tossing six strikeouts with just one walk in his outing. Chavez allowed four hits but kept his ERA a perfect 0.00.
"Chavy is the guy for that," said A's manager Bob Melvin to MLB.com. "We got [Tyler] Clippard up at the end, but for him to finish that up and give the bullpen a rest … that was terrific."