Carlos Marmol notched his 26th save Thursday despite retiring just three of the seven Nationals he faced. Marmol loaded the bases on two walks and a single before getting his first out of the inning. He then allowed a run on an infield single before recovering to retire Brian Bixler and Rick Ankiel. Had the Cubs not already used both Sean Marshall and Kerry Wood, there's a good chance Marmol would have been taken out at some point during the inning. However, he's now 7-for-7 saving ames since returning to the closer's role.