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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Up to 28 saves
Alexis Diaz earned the save in Tuesday's 6-5 win over Atlanta, allowing one hit while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.Atlanta made things interesting in the ninth with a two-out single followed by a stolen base. However, Diaz proceeded to strike out Michael Harris, stranding the tying run on second to lock down his 28th save this season. The 27-year-old Diaz has now delivered seven straight scoreless appearances (seven innings), allowing just one hit while striking out seven in that span. His ERA is down to 4.14 on the year with a 1.27 WHIP and 54:28 K:BB across 54.1 innings.
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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Earns 27th save
Alexis Diaz pitched a perfect ninth inning Monday to pick up the save against Atlanta. He did not allow a hit or a walk and did not collect a strikeout.Diaz entered a 1-0 game and kept Atlanta off the bases for his 27th save and third in his last four appearances. Following a rough August where Diaz pitched a 7.00 ERA and blew two saves, Diaz has bounced back in September as he has yet to allow a hit in five appearances in the month. The 27-year-old has been up and down this season but remains one of the more reliable options for saves as he ranks ninth in MLB in that category.
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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Collects 26th save
Alexis Diaz tossed a clean ninth inning Sunday to pick up the save against the Mets. He struck out two.After going over three weeks without a save, Diaz collected his second in three appearances to raise his season total to 26. More importantly, it was the fourth straight clean appearance for Diaz, who held an ERA of 7.00 through 11 appearances in August but has allowed one baserunner and no runs thus far in September.
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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Grabs 25th save
Alexis Diaz picked up the save Thursday against Houston, striking out one without allowing any hits or walks.Diaz pitched a perfect ninth inning to earn his first save since Aug. 13, ending a streak of eight straight appearances without a save. The 27-year-old pitched to a 7.36 ERA over those prior eight outings, but he's now pitched clean innings in back-to-back appearances. With his 25th save of the season, Diaz becomes the sixth reliever with 25 or more saves in each of the last two seasons.
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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Blows save Thursday
Alexis Diaz allowed three runs on three hits and a walk while failing to record an out, taking a blown save in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Athletics.Diaz has blown his last two save chances and hasn't converted one since Aug. 13. He served up a solo home run to Lawrence Butler and a two-run single to Seth Brown before he was pulled from the contest, and Emilio Pagan was able to prevent any further damage. The Cincinnati Reds then rallied for three runs in their half of the frame to spare Diaz from the loss. Diaz is now 24-for-28 in save chances this year while pitching to a poor 4.86 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 46:28 K:BB across 46.1 innings. The homer he allowed Thursday was the career-high sixth he's given up this year, which is more concerning given this is also Diaz's smallest workload in his three-year career.
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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Yields walk-off homer
Alexis Diaz blew a save Sunday against Pittsburgh, allowing two runs on one hit and a hit-by-pitch over one-third of an inning.The Cincinnati Reds took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but Diaz couldn't get the job done. After getting Rowdy Tellez to ground out to start the frame, Diaz hit Bryan De La Cruz with a pitch then surrendered a walk-off two-run home run to Yasmani Grandal. The 27-year-old closer is now 24-for-27 in save opportunities this season, and the outing pushed his ERA from 4.00 to 4.37.
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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Earns 24th save
Alexis Diaz earned the save against the Cardinals on Tuesday, walking one and striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.Diaz was called upon to protect a 4-1 lead in the ninth and tallied his 24th save of the year on 18 pitches. The 27-year-old has nailed down 17 consecutive save chances and owns a 4.07 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 41:26 K:BB across 42 innings this season.
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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Perfect for 23rd save
Alexis Diaz picked up the save Sunday against Milwaukee, striking out two during a perfect ninth inning.Diaz needed only 14 pitches to retire Willy Adames, Garrett Mitchell and Joey Ortiz in order. The 27-year-old reliever has converted on 23 of his 25 save chances this season and has a 4.17 ERA with a 40:25 K:BB across 41 innings.
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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Yields run but secures save
Alexis Diaz earned a save against the Giants on Saturday, allowing one run on one hit over one inning.Diaz entered in the ninth frame with Cincinnati holding a three-run lead and surrendered a solo homer to Matt Chapman on his third pitch. However, the closer rebounded to retire the next three batters and nail down the save. Diaz has converted each of his past 15 save chances and is 22-for-24 in save situations overall this season.
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Reds' Alexis Diaz: Notches save No. 21
Alexis Diaz picked up the save Tuesday against Chicago, allowing one walk and no hits across a scoreless ninth inning.Diaz converted on his 14th consecutive save chance and fired his second consecutive hitless appearance. The 27-year-old has a 4.23 ERA in 38.1 innings but has generally been reliable in the ninth inning, having blown merely two saves. Diaz is one of eight closers with more than 20 saves on the season.
Alexis Diaz
#43 RP / Cincinnati Reds / EXP: 3YRS Height: 6-2 Weight: 224 lb Age: 28 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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- 62%
- Start
- 51%
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- NR