Mariners reliever Carson Smith came on with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, and worked a perfect 1 1/3 innings to record his fifth save of the season on Saturday. Smith struck out two batters to pick up the four-out save and preserve the 6-3 win over the Astros.
Smith is a perfect 5-for-5 in save chances since taking over the closer role earlier this month. Despite being scored upon in two of his last five appearances, the young right-hander owns an impressive 1.52 ERA on the season.