Didier Fuentes

Didier Fuentes allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning to pick up the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Rockies.

Fantasy Impact

Raisel Iglesias threw 16 pitches on Friday night, so Braves manager Walt Weiss turned to Fuentes with a one-run lead in the ninth inning Saturday evening. The rookie fireballer did allow a couple of batters to reach base, but he beared down to earn his third save of the season. Fuentes has been outstanding out of the bullpen for the Braves this season and has been increasingly utilized in high-leverage situations.

Didier Fuentes gave up no hits or walks while striking out two over 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the save in Wednesday's 4-1 win against the Marlins.

Fantasy Impact

Fuentes just continues to be a stud out of the bullpen for the Braves. The 21-year-old fireballer recorded his second career save on Wednesday, and he now sports a 2.42 ERA with 61 strikeouts through 48 1/3 innings for the season.

Didier Fuentes picked up a save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Pirates, giving up no runs on two hits and zero walks while striking out two during a scoreless ninth inning.

Fantasy Impact

With closer Raisel Iglesias and top setup man Robert Suarez both resting Sunday, Fuentes stepped into the game to try to preserve a one-run lead in the ninth. The young hurler made it interesting, but he ultimately clamped down to retire the last two batters he faced, stranding two base runners in the process. This was the first career save for Fuentes, and he has been outstanding in 17 relief appearances for the Braves so far this season, turning in a 1.17 ERA with 23 strikeouts over 23 innings.

Didier Fuentes picked up his fourth win of the season, after being charged with no runs on one hit with one strikeout across 1 1/3 innings in Friday's 8-3 win over the Reds.

Fantasy Impact

Fuentes allowed an inherited runner to score after he entered Friday's contest during the fifth inning, but that tally was charged to starting pitcher Grant Holmes. Fuentes dropped his ERA to a nice 2.49 to go with a 1.06 WHIP and 25-6 K/BB ratio across 21 2/3 innings for the campaign. The hard-throwing rookie has posted a 0.96 ERA coming out of the bullpen this season.

Didier Fuentes could start for the Braves in Monday's game against the Marlins.

Fantasy Impact

Martin Perez had been scheduled to start on Monday. He is no longer starting after making a relief appearance in Saturday's game.