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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Earns 16th save
Dennis 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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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Blows third save
Dennis 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 Pittsburgh 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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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Notches 15th save
Dennis 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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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Converts 14th save
Dennis 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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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Works scoreless inning
Dennis Santana threw a scoreless inning while not allowing a baserunner and striking out one Tuesday against the Orioles.Santana entered the game in the ninth inning with score tied 2-2. He retired the side in order on only 10 pitches, and he has posted a 2.35 ERA and 0.85 WHIP across 15.1 frames since being tagged for five runs by the Rockies on Aug. 1. Santana should continue to serve as Pittsburgh's closer through the end of the campaign.
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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Grabs 13th save
Dennis Santana earned the save in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over the Dodgers, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.Santana's now 13-for-15 in save opportunities this season while converting his last seven chances, and he's given up just two earned runs over 11 appearances in that stretch. His ERA is down to 2.40 with a 0.92 WHIP and 49:15 K:BB across 60 innings this year.
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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Secures 12th save
Dennis Santana gave up one run on one hit and one walk in the ninth inning Tuesday to record his 12th save of the season in a 9-7 win over the Dodgers.The right-hander had plenty of cushion, allowing him to convert his sixth straight save chance. Since a shaky five-run outing at Coors Field in his first appearance following David Bednar's trade to the Yankees, Santana has looked the part of the Pittsburgh Pirates' closer, posting a 2.92 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 8:4 K:BB over his last 12.1 innings.
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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Earns 11th save
Dennis Santana collected the save in Friday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox, allowing one walk while striking out two batters in one scoreless inning.Santana was brought in for the ninth to protect the Pittsburgh Pirates' two-run lead. He yielded a walk to Nick Sogard, but Santana rebounded by striking out Ceddanne Rafaela before getting Connor Wong to pop out to first base. Santana has converted each of his last five save opportunities and has yielded just one earned run over his last nine innings.
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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Snares 10th save
Dennis 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 Pittsburgh 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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Pirates' Dennis Santana: Closes out win
Dennis Santana allowed one hit and one walk while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning Sunday against the Rockies.Santana entered the game in the ninth inning to protect a four-run lead. He allowed a double and a walk with two outs but managed to turn in his sixth consecutive scoreless outing. Santana briefly struggled after taking over the closer role, but he has converted four of his last five save chances while striking out eight across his last 10 appearances.
Dennis Santana
#60 RP / Pittsburgh Pirates / EXP: 8YRS Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 lb Age: 29 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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