Tim Byrdak RP FA Tue 7/26/11 10:59 PM
Tim Byrdak
RP FA
Tim Byrdak notched his fourth career save in Tuesday's win over the Reds.
Jason Isringhausen and Bobby Parnell were unavailable Tuesday, so Mets manager Terry Collins relied on Manny Acosta, Ryota Igarashi, Pedro Beato and Byrdak for the final four innings of the ballgame. Byrdak entered the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and struck out Jay Bruce to end it. The veteran southpaw has done a fine job out of the Mets' bullpen this season, posting a 3.51 ERA and 30/13 K/BB ratio over 25 2/3 innings. He could be trade bait leading up to the deadline.