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Santana earned the save in Saturday's 3-1 win over Atlanta, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning. Santana was called upon to protect a two-run lead in the ninth and did so on 19 pitches. The 29-year-old has bounced back from a blown save Wednesday with back-to-back scoreless outings and has now held opponents off the board in 10 of his past 11 appearances. For the season, he's 16-for-19 in save chances with a 2.18 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 60:17 K:BB across 70.1 innings.
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Santana gave up a run on two hits in 1.1 innings Wednesday to blow his third save of the season in a 4-3 extra-innings win over the Reds. He struck out two without walking a batter. The right-hander got taken deep by Tyler Stephenson in the ninth inning to tie the game at 2-2, only for the Pirates to pull out the win in the 11th. Santana may not have a classic closer's arsenal, averaging 94.8 mph on his fastball, but he's been very effective this year in a high-leverage role, recording four wins, 15 saves and 12 holds with a 2.24 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 58:17 K:BB through 68.1 innings.
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Santana allowed a walk in a scoreless inning Tuesday while earning a save over the Reds. He struck out one batter. Santana forced a game-ending double play after issuing a one-out walk to Elly De La Cruz. It was Santana's 15th save in 17 chances, and he's now converted nine straight dating back to early August. During that stretch, he's produced a stellar 1.00 ERA over 18 frames. Santana now owns a 2.15 ERA with a 56:17 K:BB through 67 innings for the year.
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Santana earned the save in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Athletics, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning. Santana was tasked with preserving a team shutout and needed just 10 pitches to close it out. The 29-year-old has now converted eight straight saves dating back to Aug. 8 while allowing only two earned runs over 17 appearances in that span. For the season, he's 14-for-16 in save chances with a 2.18 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 55:16 K:BB across 66 innings.
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Santana picked up the save Wednesday against St. Louis, allowing one walk and no hits with one strikeout during a scoreless ninth inning. Santana shut the door on the Cardinals to close out the Pirates' 2-1 win, walking Thomas Saggese with two outs before getting Pedro Pages to ground out. It was a bounce-back effort for Santana, who surrendered a run and took the loss Monday in St. Louis. That run is the only one he's allowed in his past eight innings of work. Santana has converted on 10 of his 12 save chances this season and has a 2.37 ERA and 0.91 WHIP.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 70 | 0 | 70.3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 60 | 17 | 44 | 2.17 | 0.86 |
| 2024 | NYY-PIT | 62 | 0 | 71.7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 21 | 57 | 3.89 | 1.08 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/27 | @  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9/26 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/24 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 2 | 1.80 | 0 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 9/23 | @ |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9/20 | vs  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/17 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/13 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
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| 3/26 | @  |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/28 | @ |
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| 3/29 | @ |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/30 | @ |
6:40 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/31 | @ |
6:40 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/01 | @ |
12:40 PM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/03 | vs  |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |