Suarez struck out three over 1.1 perfect innings Friday to record his 18th save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

The right-hander breezed through Pittsburgh's 5-6-7-8 hitters as he moved back into the MLB lead in saves, one ahead of Seattle's Andres Munoz. Suarez has been tagged for earned runs only once in his last 13 appearances, and through 24.1 innings on the season he's produced a 2.22 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 28:6 K:BB while converting 18 of his 20 save chances.

Suarez earned the save in Sunday's 5-3 win at Atlanta, pitching a clean inning with no strikeouts.

EDGE Analysis

The right-handed closer succinctly wrapped the game on nine pitches, seven of which were strikes, to tally his NL-leading 17th save. After allowing five runs in a blown save May 14, Suarez has gotten back on track with four consecutive outings without allowing an earned run. Across 22 total innings, the 34-year-old has pitched to a 2.45 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 22:8 K:BB while going 16-for-18 on save opportunities.

Suarez earned the save in Friday's 2-1 win over Atlanta after allowing two hits without recording a walk or strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.

EDGE Analysis

Suarez blew his last two save opportunities, but he got the call to come in for the ninth inning to protect the Padres' one-run lead. He was able to maneuver past two singles -- thanks in large part to a baserunning blunder by Eli White -- to come away with the save after tossing 19 pitches (13 strikes). Suarez has a 2.57 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 22:8 K:BB across 21 innings this season, and his 16 saves is tied with Andres Munoz for most in the majors.

Suarez blew his second straight save opportunity Thursday, surrendering one unearned run and two hits while striking out one in a 7-6 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

It's always tough to blame missed extra-inning save opportunities on a closer, especially when the free runner on second base to start the inning is the only one that scores, but it still goes in the book as Suarez's second blown save in a row. However, there should be no reason to sound the alarm on the 34-year-old. After picking up another strikeout Thursday, Suarez has struck out 22 batters in 20 innings. Plus, even after Thursday's blown save, the right-hander is 15-for-17 closing ball games, the second-most saves in MLB.

Suarez (0-1) allowed five runs on a hit and four walks while striking out one over one-third of an inning, taking the loss and a blown save in Monday's 9-5 loss to the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Suarez had been one of the most dominant closers in the majors prior to this outing. He threw just 16 of 33 pitches for strikes in the laborious outing, which saw him strike out the leadoff batter before allowing a hit and four straight walks. That left the bases loaded, and Alek Jacob gave up a grand slam to Taylor Ward to complete the Padres' bullpen collapse. Even with a five-run meltdown on his line, Suarez still has a 3.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 19:8 K:BB over 18 innings this season. He's also 15-for-16 in save chances. His status as San Diego's closer won't be called into question after just one bad outing.

Suarez picked up the save in Friday's 13-9 win over Colorado after recording the final two outs of the game.

EDGE Analysis

After falling into a 12-1 deficit earlier in the contest, the Rockies began to make things interesting by scoring seven runs in the final two innings. That prompted manager Mike Shildt to call upon his closer to put out the fire, and Suarez threw three pitches before getting Sean Bouchard to ground into a game-ending double play. The hard-throwing right-hander collected his MLB-leading 15th save Friday, and he now boasts a 0.51 ERA, 0.57 WHIP and 18:4 K:BB without a blown save over 17.2 innings.

Suarez struck out two batters in a perfect inning to earn a save against the Yankees on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Suarez needed only 13 pitches to quickly roll through the Yankees' 6-7-8 hitters in Monday's win. He's now converted all 14 of his save chances as he extended his MLB lead in the category. Suarez has delivered four straight scoreless frames to drop his ERA to 0.56 with an 18:4 K:BB through 16 innings.

Suarez earned the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Pirates, issuing one walk in a scoreless ninth inning without allowing a hit or recording a strikeout.

EDGE Analysis

Suarez was brought in for the bottom of the ninth inning after Fernando Tatis scored the go-ahead run for the Padres in the top half of the frame. Suarez issued a four-pitch walk after a groundout, but he proceeded to get out of the inning on a lineout double play. Suarez leads the majors with 13 saves on as many opportunities while posting a 0.60 ERA, 0.60 WHIP and 16:4 K:BB across 15 innings.

Suarez earned the save in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Giants, issuing one walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.

EDGE Analysis

Suarez's stellar start to the year continued Wednesday, as he improved to 12-for-12 in save chances, reclaiming the league lead, with another scoreless appearance. Suarez has allowed just one run in his first 14 innings, posting a sparkling 0.57 WHIP with 16:3 K:BB.

Suarez worked a perfect ninth inning Tuesday to record his 11th save of the season in a 7-4 win over the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

After getting tagged for his first run of the season in his last appearance Sunday, Suarez was right back in his usual stingy form. The 34-year-old right-hander is tied with the Mariners' Andres Munoz for the major-league lead in saves, and Suarez has also supplied a 0.69 ERA, 0.54 WHIP and 14:2 K:BB through 13 innings.