Clase pitched a clean ninth inning Thursday to earn the save against Minnesota.

EDGE Analysis

The 23-year-old was tasked with preserving a 4-1 lead and needed only 11 pitches to retire Jorge Polanco, Josh Donaldson and Max Kepler. It was the 22nd save of the year for Clase, who has been scored on just once in his last 23 appearances dating back to mid-July. He's issued only one walk during that stretch against 22 strikeouts.