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Maton earned a save against the Red Sox on Monday, striking out two batters in a perfect ninth inning. Primary closer Edwin Diaz had pitched four times in five days coming into Monday, so he was held out with the Mets ahead by three runs entering the top of the ninth. Maton filled Diaz's usual role well, fanning two batters and retiring the side in order on 12 pitches. This was Maton's first save as a member of the Mets, but he's been very good in a high-leverage role since moving to New York from Tampa Bay on July 9, racking up eight holds and posting a 1.77 ERA along with a 22:5 K:BB over 20.1 frames.
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Maton (2-2) picked up the win Thursday in a 3-2 extra-inning victory over Atlanta, throwing a scoreless 10th inning without a walk or a strikeout. The right-hander got a bit lucky in the top of the 10th -- Ramon Laureano began the frame as the phantom runner and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt, but when Atlanta tried to bring him home with a suicide squeeze, Jarred Kelenic couldn't get his bat on a Maton pitch that was nowhere near the strike zone and Laureano got caught in a rundown. Maton has been a solid addition to the Mets' bullpen so far, posting a 1.50 ERA, 0.50 WHIP and 7:1 K:BB through six innings with three holds in seven appearances, plus Thursday's win.
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Maton picked up the save over the Mets on Saturday, pitching a scoreless ninth inning while issuing one walk. Maton entered the contest with a two-run lead in the top of the ninth and needed six pitches to retire the leadoff batter before surrendering a walk to Harrison Bader. However, the right-hander was able to record the final two outs following the free pass to secure his first save of the season. Maton has now pitched two scoreless innings over his last two appearances after being tagged with the loss against the White Sox a week ago. However, he also needed 19 pitches to get through each of those two outings.
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Maton (0-2) allowed two runs (one earned) on one hit across one-third of an inning to blow the save and take the loss Saturday against the White Sox. Maton entered the game in the 10th inning with a one-run lead and recorded the first out without incident. However, he served up a two-run home run to Andrew Benintendi one batter later to take his second loss of the campaign. The outing also increased Maton's ERA to 7.59 for the season, though the majority of that damage came from one outing. He also entered Saturday's game having turned in five consecutive scoreless appearances.
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Maton signed a contract with the Rays on Saturday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. The 2023 campaign was Maton's best season to date with a 3.00 ERA and 1.12 WHIP alongside a 74:25 K:BB through 66 innings with the Astros. The presence of Pete Fairbanks and Jason Adam will likely prevent Maton from receiving many save opportunities with his new club, but his impressive strikeout rate should allow him to remain an option in high-leverage situations.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NYM | 71 | 0 | 64.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 24 | 47 | 3.65 | 1.10 |
| 2023 | HOU | 68 | 0 | 66.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 74 | 25 | 49 | 3.00 | 1.12 |
| 2022 | HOU | 67 | 0 | 65.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 24 | 58 | 3.83 | 1.24 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/30 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 9/29 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 9/28 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 9/22 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/18 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 9/15 | @ |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/13 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |