Pressly threw a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout Saturday against the Mariners to earn his first save of the season.

EDGE Analysis

Fantasy managers no longer have to look at a goose egg from Pressly in the saves column after he closed out a 1-0 win on eight pitches (seven strikes). The Astros are currently down several star players, but Pressly is clearly fine and there will be plenty more save chances for him to come, especially when the team is back at full strength.

Pressly allowed one hit to the lone batter faced in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Houston's bullpen made a mess over the final third of the game, and manager Dusty Baker turned to Pressly to bail out the team in the ninth inning with none out and two on. He made a poor pitch to Ty France, who crushed an opposite-field double to plate the winning run in walkoff fashion. Pressly has allowed at least one hit in all five appearances but has not surrendered a run over five innings.

Pressly (1-0) earned the win Tuesday after holding the Angels scoreless over the final two innings. He allowed two hits and no walks while striking out two.

EDGE Analysis

It was another non-save situation for Pressly, who entered a tied game in the eighth inning and blanked the Angels the rest of the way. Thanks to a two-run home run by Carlos Correa in the top of the ninth, the Astros secured the win for Pressly. The 32-year-old has yet to allow a run in three innings of work this season.

Pressly worked a scoreless ninth inning, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out one in a 9-5 win over Oakland.

EDGE Analysis

For the second straight game to start the season, the potent Houston offense turned a close game into a non-save situation. Pressly didn't enter Thursday's game but got work in Friday.

Pressly allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning against the Mets on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Pressly allowed a leadoff single to Michael Conforto but erased the runner with an inning-ending double play. The right-handed closer has made two scoreless Grapefruit League appearances so far and remains on track for Opening Day.

Pressley struck out the side on 14 pitches during a scoreless inning in Sunday's spring game against the Cardinals.

EDGE Analysis

Pressly made his Grapefruit League debut and was sharp in dispatching St. Louis regulars in a masterful third inning. Ten of 14 pitches landed in the zone, including his breaking ball, he told Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. Houston's presumptive closer is coming off an uneven 2020 campaign due to elbow soreness and lingering effects of 2019 knee surgery.

Pressly spent the offseason working on his direction to the plate, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Pressly, who is competing to be the closer or part of a closing committee, is coming off a season in which he felt out of sync. Whether it was his fastball having too much cut, inconsistency with his curveball, or a slider that looked too much like his fastball, Pressly's performance suffered. He's thrown multiple bullpen sessions at Minute Maid Park with Trackman technology, and Pressly said everything was "spot on" and pitches were staying true. If the hurler recaptures his 2018 and 2019 form, he could be Houston's closer.

Pressly allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Game 6 of the ALCS.

EDGE Analysis

Pressly was called upon to protect a 7-4 lead and managed to do so with little trouble. Despite allowing one baserunner, he induced a double play from the next batter he faced to end the contest. Pressly has been dominant to this point in the postseason, as he's picked up four saves and a win while maintaining a 2.45 ERA with an 8:1 K:BB across 7.1 frames.

Pressly allowed one hit and struck out two over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win over the Rays on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Both teams went with bullpen days in Game 5 of the ALCS, and Pressly was the last of seven pitchers used by Houston. The right-hander battled some elbow trouble early on during the regular season and posted a 4.22 ERA in August, but Pressly has looked a lot more like himself since the beginning of September (21:4 K:BB in his last 16.2 innings), shoring up the back end for manager Dusty Baker.

Pressly allowed a solo home run and struck out two in a blown save Friday against the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Pressly had been in a groove as the closer this month until Ronald Guzman took him deep in the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings. The reliever told Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle the pitch was placed where he wanted it -- a curveball down and in -- but Guzman reached down and got it. It was the fourth blown save of the season for Pressly, whose previous blown save came on Sept. 1.