Jake McGee RP FA Sun 6/15/14 7:56 PM
Jake McGee
RP FA
Jake McGee recorded his first save of the season in the Rays' 4-3 win over the Astros on Sunday.
McGee had been the odds-on favorite to earn save chances after Grant Balfour's demotion, but Sunday was his first opportunity to take hold of the job. And it wasn't a matchups play, either -- McGee got right-handed Jesus Guzman and Jose Altuve before fanning lefty Jon Singleton to end the game. The southpaw has a 1.47 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 35/7 K/BB ratio over 30 2/3 innings, and he should continue to get save chances as long as he continues to perform at this level.