Cishek earned his sixth save with a scoreless ninth inning while allowing a hit and striking out two Friday against the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Cishek was protecting a one-run lead and despite allowing a runner to reach second base with one out, he promptly retired the last two batters to close out the victory. He's now earned saves in his last six outings and lowered his ERA to a microscopic 0.82.

Cishek picked up his fifth save as he worked around two hits and a walk in a scoreless ninth Monday against Houston.

EDGE Analysis

Cishek made it interesting as he loaded the bases in a one-run game, but he managed to get out of the jam. Cishek had gone three consecutive appearances without allowing a baserunner and now has five straight successful saves. His ERA is down to 0.90.

Cishek earned his fourth save with a perfect 10th inning while striking out one Friday at the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Despite the game going into extra innings, Cishek was given a three-run lead that he easily protected to close out the game. He now has earned saves in each of his last four performances while only allowing two baserunners in four innings of work to lower his WHIP to 0.56.

Cishek tossed a perfect 10th inning against the Indians on Thursday en route to his third save of the season.

EDGE Analysis

The right-hander made quick work of the Tribe after Robinson Cano gave the M's a three-run lead in the top of the inning, retiring the side on nine pitches. Expectations were generally low for Cishek after his disappointing 2015 season, but he has tightened his grip on the closer role by allowing just one run and going 3-for-3 in save chances in seven appearances to begin the campaign.

Cishek picked up his second save of the season, striking out two of the three batters he face in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over the Indians.

EDGE Analysis

In his past three outings, Cishek has a win and two saves. The Mariners' offense has come back to earth after a ridiculous start, which should lead to closer games and more opportunities for the 29-year-old.

Chisek recorded his first save of the season by pitching an inning of two-hit ball in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Yankees. He struck out a batter as well.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran reliever came on in the ninth and promptly retired Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira before giving up back-to-back singles to Carlos Beltran and Starlin Castro. However, he then induced a groundout from Chase Headley to end the game. Chisek now has three consecutive scoreless appearances, and four strikeouts over his last three innings of work.

Cishek (1-1) picked up the win in Wednesday's extra-inning game against the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

The closer went two innings to secure his first win since July 1 of last season. Since giving up a game-winning homer on April 8 against the A's, the right-hander has logged three hitless innings while striking out three.

Cishek gave up a ninth-inning home run Friday to break a 2-2 tie against the A's as the Mariners lost their home opener.

EDGE Analysis

Cishek missed up, and the ball was crushed 10 rows into right field. Joaquin Benoit is the next line for saves, but Cishek will have to struggle much more than this for the Mariners to pull the plug. It's a situation to keep an eye on, though.

Cishek (biceps) threw a perfect frame against the A's on Thursday. "It felt good," he told MLB.com. "The ball was coming out nice and easy and smooth down the mound. I thought it went really well. I didn't know if I'd be rusty or not going out there, but it was like 100 degrees in the bullpen so it wasn't tough to get loose. I threw a couple pitches and was ready to go."

EDGE Analysis

The right-hander breezed through the inning, striking out Khris Davis and getting Billy Butler and Yonder Alonso to ground out in short order. Cishek missed more than a week with soreness in his biceps, but expects to pitch regularly over the remainder of spring training. He will look to remain in the closer role with Seattle longer than the five weeks or so he was in the role with Miami last season.

Cishek (biceps) will throw an inning in Thursday's spring game against the Athletics, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Cishek made it through Monday's bullpen session without incident, setting him up for a quick return to Cactus League action. He's expected to open the season as Seattle's closer.