Pagan earned the save in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Cubs, allowing one hit and striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.

EDGE Analysis

Pagan was called on to protect a three-run lead in the ninth and needed just 13 pitches to secure his second save in as many days. Since blowing a save to open the month Sept. 1, the 34-year-old has converted three straight opportunities while allowing only one earned run over his past eight outings. For the season, he's 29-for-35 in save chances with a 3.06 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 78:21 K:BB across 64.2 innings.

Pagan gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his 28th save of the season in a 7-4 win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

The 34-year-old right-hander has already set a new career high in saves, but with eight games left on the Reds' schedule, Pagan's got a shot at his first 30-save campaign. Opportunities have been hard to come by of late, however -- over the last month, he has a 3.18 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 17:1 K:BB through 11.1 innings, but Pagan's managed just three saves in four chances.

Pagan secured the save Tuesday against the Padres, striking out one in a clean ninth inning.

EDGE Analysis

It was Pagan's first save of the month of September and his 27th of the year. The 34-year-old right-hander has been rather shaky of late -- he has a 5.02 ERA in 15 appearances since the start of August -- but he appears to still have the trust of manager Terry Francona as the team's closer. Through 60.2 innings, Pagan has a 3.26 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 73:20 K:BB.

Pagan blew the save in Monday's 5-4 win over Toronto, allowing three runs on three hits and no walks with no strikeouts in one-third of an inning.

EDGE Analysis

It was the second time this year that Pagan served up multiple home runs, and he's now converted only one of his last four save chances. It's worth wondering if the 34-year-old right-hander's hold on the closer role is slipping a bit -- Pagan has a 6.10 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 12:5 K:BB across his last 10.1 innings. That said, the door could be opening for the likes of Tony Santillan and Scott Barlow to step in for additional save opportunities. Santillan has a 2.13 ERA since the start of August, and Barlow owns a 1.26 ERA over that same stretch.

Pagan earned the save in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Cardinals, allowing one hit while striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning.

EDGE Analysis

After blowing back-to-back saves, Pagan has responded with four consecutive scoreless appearances (four innings), striking out six in that span. Pagan's converted 26 of 31 save chances this season while posting a 2.88 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 66:20 K:BB across 56.1 innings.

Pagan blew his save opportunity against the Brewers on Sunday after yielding a two-run homer in the ninth.

EDGE Analysis

Pagan was brought out for the ninth inning to secure the Reds' one-run lead. Things started out poorly after issuing a four-pitch walk to Anthony Seigler, and things went from bad to worse two batters later, when Pagan's first pitch to William Contreras was smashed to left-center field to give the Brewers the lead. It's the second game in a row that Pagan has blown his save chance, and he has given up five runs (four earned) on three hits and five walks while striking out five across six innings since the beginning of August.

Pagan earned the save in Saturday' 2-1 win over the Pirates, allowing one walk in a scoreless ninth inning. He did not record a strikeout.

EDGE Analysis

Pagan was summoned to protect a one-run lead in the ninth and worked around a leadoff walk to close it out. The 34-year-old has converted eight straight save chances since June 22, holding opponents scoreless in 14 of 18 appearances during that span. For the season, he's 25-for-28 in save opportunities with a 2.92 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 57:17 K:BB across 49.1 innings.

Pagan notched a save against the Cubs on Monday, striking out two batters in a perfect inning of work.

EDGE Analysis

Pagan entered in the ninth inning with Cincinnati up 3-2. He battled for a seven-pitch strikeout of Seiya Suzuki, then fanned Carson Kelly on six pitches before getting Willi Castro to ground out to end the game. Pagan had given up four runs (three earned) over his previous three appearances, so this was a much-needed smooth outing for him. The right-hander is up to 24 saves on the season, tied for seventh-most in the majors.

Pagan gave up two runs on two hits and a walk in the ninth inning Friday to record his 23rd save of the season in a 3-2 win over Atlanta. He struck out one.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran righty almost blew a three-run lead, allowing the first three batters to reach base and watching two of them come around to score before Pagan got Jurickson Profar to ground out and end the game. Pagan has been tagged for four runs (three earned) over his last three appearances, his worst stretch since mid-May, but on the season he still sports a 3.04 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 55:16 K:BB through 47.1 innings while converting 23 of his 26 save chances.

Pagan struck out one batter in a perfect inning and earned a save against Tampa Bay on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Pagan threw 10 of 13 pitches for strikes and made quick work of the Rays' 2-3-4 hitters to close out the 2-1 victory. It was his seventh straight scoreless appearance, and he's allowed just two runs over 18.2 frames (0.96 ERA ) since the start of June. Pagan owns a 2.64 ERA with a 53:14 K:BB and 22 saves over 44.1 innings.