Glen Perkins tallied his 16th save of 2013 in the Twins' win over the Tigers on Saturday night.

Perkins pitched a perfect ninth inning, retiring all three batters he faced. He has a stellar 2.45 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 36/6 K/BB ratio in 25 2/3 innings this season.

Glen Perkins slammed the door on the Nationals in the 11th inning on Saturday, protecting a one-run lead and earning his 13th save of the season.

Perkins did allow a two-out single to Ian Desmond to put the tying run on base, but he dispatched Anthony Rendon on a fly out to end the game. Perkins has now converted 13-of-15 save chances on the season while posting a 2.78 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 34/6 K/BB ratio over 22 2/3 innings. He's a very solid closer and remains undervalued in many fantasy leagues.

Glen Perkins rebounded from a blown save on Tuesday night to notch his 11th save against the Brewers on Wednesday.

Perkins clearly didn't let the blown save get him down, as he came back 24 hours later to close out the Brewers for his 11th save in 13 chances. The left-hander did it while striking out two batters, another positive sign for Perkins owners. Tuesday's hiccup was just that, a hiccup. He'll be fine.

Glen Perkins blew his second save of the season Tuesday, allowing a run on two hits, a walk and a hit batsman against the Brewers.

Perkins put the winning run on with a hit-by-pitch, illustrating the left-hander's struggles on the night. The blown save was Perkins' second in his last four appearances, but he's still converted 10-of-12 opportunities on the year. He's locked in as the Twins' closer, and it'll take more than a couple rough outings to change that.

Glen Perkins blew his first save of the season in Tuesday's 5-4, extra-innings loss to the Braves.

Minnesota is having about as much success in Atlanta as they did during the 1991 World Series. Perkins was summoned in the ninth inning and recorded two quick outs before Evan Gattis blasted a 412-foot bomb over the left-field fence. The 30-year-old lefty remains a lighthouse in the dark night that is Minnesota's pitching corps. Perkins saved 16 games last year while registering a 2.56 ERA and now has eight saves, a 3.45 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 25/5 K/BB rate over 16 appearances in 2013.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire expects to use Glen Perkins (side) in Wednesday's game.

Perkins hasn't pitched since last Thursday due to soreness in his left side, but it's no longer an issue. It appears that he'll get some work in regardless of the score.

Glen Perkins (side) will be available out of the Twins' bullpen Sunday after throwing a bullpen session with no issues.

Perkins had been unavailable the last two days due to soreness in his left side. He missed out on a save chance Saturday but will get the ball in the ninth inning Sunday if it's a save situation.

Glen Perkins is unavailable on Friday due to soreness in his left side.

The 30-year-old lefty has pitched fairly well to this point in the season, posting a 3.55 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 20/5 K/BB ratio through his first 12 2/3 innings while converting all eight of his save chances. Consider him day-to-day for now. Jared Burton would likely draw any save chances while Perkins is out.

Glen Perkins tallied his fourth save Saturday in the Twins' 2-1 extra-innings win over the White Sox.

Perkins struck out two of the three batters he faced and now has a cool 3.18 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 6/2 K/BB ratio through 5 2/3 innings this season. The Twins aren't going to win a ton of games this year, but the 30-year-old left-hander should remain a fine fantasy closer.

Glen Perkins recorded his third save of the season Tuesday in the Twins' defeat of the Angels.

Perkins served up a two-run double to Mike Trout with two outs in the ninth inning, but those runs were charged to Anthony Swarzak. The Minnesota closer has a 3.86 ERA and 0.86 WHIP through 4 2/3 innings this season. He should remain a solid fantasy option all year.