June 21, 2025
Bautista struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning to come away with the save in Friday's 5-3 win over the Yankees.
AnalysisBautista needed 17 pitches (11 strikes) to convert the save opportunity, forcing a flyout from
Trent Grisham before striking out
Aaron Judge and
Jazz Chisholm. Bautista has converted on each of his last nine save opportunities, and over that span he sports a 0.82 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 19:6 K:BB across 11 innings. His 16 saves are tied with
Emmanuel Clase and
Trevor Megill for eighth most in the majors this season.