Zych was credited with his first save of the season in Monday's 6-5 win over the Athletics, firing a scoreless two-thirds of an inning while issuing a walk and recording a strikeout.
The young right-hander was rather unexpectedly called on to put out the fire started by closer Edwin Diaz, who unraveled by issuing four walks while getting just one out to open the ninth. Zych couldn't have walked into a more high-leverage scenario, as he faced Khris Davis with the bases loaded to open his appearance. He induced an RBI groundout from the slugger and then closed out the win by striking out Adam Rosales looking following an intentional walk of Yonder Alonso. Zych has bounced back nicely from offseason biceps tendon transfer surgery, compiling a 2.45 ERA, a pair of victories, a hold and Monday's save. The one blemish has been some spotty control, as he's issued six free passes over 11 innings.