Diaz recorded a five-out save Friday for his 11th of the season in a 3-1 win at the White Sox.
Diaz showed none of the problems he had in his previous few outings with mechanics and control, needing 17 pitches to close it out. He entered with the bases loaded in the eighth and was out of the jam in four pitches. He then struck out the side in the ninth. It's also encouraging that manager Scott Servais turned to his best reliever in the highest leverage situation even though it wasn't the ninth inning (though part of it was because of a thin and overworked bullpen).