Jeffress retired the two batters he faced in the top of the ninth to nail down a 7-4 victory and earn his 17th save of the season.

EDGE Analysis

With the tying run coming to the plate in the ninth, manager Craig Counsell turned to his closer. Jeffress allowed a run to score on a sacrifice fly (the run was not charged to him) and then induced a ground ball to end the game. It was his 17th save in 18 chances. Jeffress also has a 2.76 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 21 strikeouts in 29.1 innings this season.