Bryan Baker

Bryan Baker struck out one batter while allowing one walk in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 4-2 win over the Yankees.

Fantasy Impact

Baker issued a one-out walk in the ninth inning but was able to work around it by getting Trent Grisham to ground out and Aaron Judge to fly out to end the game. Baker has been terrific this season, posting a 2.53 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with 25 strikeouts across 21.1 innings. He now ranks third in MLB with 14 saves.

Bryan Baker fired a perfect 1-2-3 ninth inning in Tuesday’s 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles to secure his 13th save of the season.

Fantasy Impact

Bryan Baker was tasked with facing a tough stretch of hitters in Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman and Pete Alonso, but needed just 10 pitches to retire the side. He induced flyouts from Henderson and Rutschman before striking out Alonso to close out the game. After allowing earned runs in back-to-back appearances, Baker has bounced back over his last two outings, surrendering no runs on one hit while collecting two saves. He now owns a 2.66 ERA and 1.03 WHIP on the season.

Bryan Baker allowed one hit over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins.

Fantasy Impact

Baker gave up a leadoff single to Joe Mack to begin the ninth inning, but quickly settled in and retired the next three batters to lock down the save. He picked up his 12th save of the season Sunday, which ranks second in the American League behind only Cade Smith. Baker has been reliable at the back end of the bullpen this year, posting a 2.79 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with 23 strikeouts across 19.1 innings.

Bryan Baker struggled with his command on Wednesday, walking four batters and allowing one earned run while recording just two outs in a 5-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, blowing the save in the process.

Fantasy Impact

Baker entered the game in the bottom of the eighth inning to face the top of the Toronto Blue Jays order and immediately ran into trouble, walking the first three batters he faced before allowing a sacrifice fly. He snapped a nine-appearance scoreless streak on Wednesday and now owns a 2.60 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with 20 strikeouts across 17.1 innings. The Tampa Bay Rays have Thursday off before beginning a weekend series against the Miami Marlins on Friday.

Bryan Baker struck out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning to pick up the save in Monday's 8-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Fantasy Impact

Baker has recorded saves in back-to-back days to notch his fourth save of May and has yet to allow a run across six appearances this month. He owns a 2.16 ERA and 0.84 WHIP with 11 saves on the season, tied for second in MLB in that category. Considering he has pitched in back-to-back days, fantasy managers should not expect him to be available on Tuesday.