Mon 9/19/11 10:48 AM

Jose Valverde earned his 46th save of the season in Sunday's 3-0 defeat of the Athletics. Valverde retired all three batters he faced -- one by strikeout, one by groundout and one by flyout. The 33-year-old right-hander boasts a 2.41 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 62/33 K/BB ratio through 67 1/3 innings this season.