Despite giving up a homer for a second straight outing, Edward Mujica picked up his 20th save in 20 chances Monday in the Cardinals' 5-2 defeat of the Cubs.

Mujica gave up a homer to Marlon Byrd on Thursday and another to Darwin Barney tonight, but he's yet to allow one in a one-run game. All four homers he's given up this year have been solo shots. It helps a lot that he hasn't walked a batter since April 3.

Edward Mujica nailed down his 18th save of the season with a perfect 2/3 of an inning in Thursday's win over the Diamondbacks.

The Cardinals had a 12-5 lead going into the ninth, but Mujica had to enter after the D'Backs scored twice and still had the bases loaded. He got a sac fly and strikeout to end it. "Chief" now has a pristine 1.63 ERA and 0.61 WHIP on the year.

Edward Mujica will not be available Thursday against the Royals.

Not a surprise, as Mujica has notched a save in four straight games. Trevor Rosenthal could get a shot if a save opportunity arises Thursday.

Edward Mujica worked a perfect ninth to pick up his 16th save of the season on Tuesday.

Despite not earning his first save until April 18, Mujica is now among the league leaders in the category. The right-hander ranks behind only Jason Grilli, Mariano Rivera and Addison Reed on the saves leaderboard. "Chief" now has a microscopic 1.96 ERA and 0.61 WHIP.

Edward Mujica threw a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Sunday in the Cardinals' win over the Brewers.

Mujica got some help from his outfield defense with both Jon Jay and Carlos Beltran contributing diving catches. Mujica now has a 1.42 ERA, 0.53 WHIP and 18/1 K/BB ratio in 19 innings this season, and he's 13-for-13 in save opportunities. He should keep on rolling.

Edward Mujica tossed a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday against the Mets to earn his 11th save.

Mujica retired all three batters he faced in short order, needing only 12 total pitches. "Chief" now has a 1.28 ERA, 0.76 WHIP and 36/4 K/BB in 42 1/3 innings since joining the Cardinals last July and is 11-for-11 in save opportunities this season. He can be a top fantasy closer all year.

Edward Mujica notched his eighth save of the season as the Cardinals outlasted the Brewers on Saturday.

Mujica retired all three batters he faced, pushing his ERA to 2.08 and his WHIP to 0.69. He could wind up being the top waiver wire grab of the 2013 fantasy season.

Edward Mujica gave up a homer Wednesday, but it didn't stop him from picking up his sixth save against the Reds.

After entering with a three-run lead, Mujica surrendered a solo shot to Brandon Phillips. It was just the third homer he's allowed in 37 1/3 innings as a member of the Cardinals. In 2010, he gave up 14 in 69 2/3 innings for the Padres, even with Petco Park helping him along.

Edward Mujica recorded an impressive save Tuesday, striking out Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce in order to preserve the Cardinals' one-run victory.

Mujica has benefited from not having to face the meat of the opposing teams' order in a few of his saves, but this one was no cheapie. The righty doesn't have a classic closer's repertoire, but his changeup is a nasty pitch right now and he's ridden it to five straight saves to go along with a 0.90 ERA and 0.60 WHIP.

Edward Mujica picked up his third save in three days Wednesday against the Nationals.

Mujica retired all eight batters he faced in recording those saves. Of course, it helped that the eight batters he faced were Anthony Rendon x2, Danny Espinosa x2, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Desmond, Chad Tracy and Jonathan Solano. Mujica is now 4-for-4 in save opportunities this season.