Kirby Yates

Kirby Yates allowed one hit in a scoreless frame to earn the save in a 4-3 win over the Twins.

Fantasy Impact

Yates continues a steady stretch out of the bullpen of late, holding opponents scoreless in seven of his last eight contests. The right-hander offers manager Kurt Suzuki one of the more reliable options as part of an underwhelming Angels staff, posting a 3.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with three saves and a 12.00 K/9 ratio across 24 appearances.

Kirby Yates struck out one batter to earn the save in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Athletics.

Fantasy Impact

Yates continues a steady stretch out of the bullpen, holding opponents scoreless in seven of his last eight trips to the mound. The right-hander will look to provide manager Kurt Suzuki with more stability in the closer role out of the Angels bullpen, posting a 3.06 ERA and 0.96 WHIP with two saves across 21 appearances.

Kirby Yates pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season on Saturday, securing a 5-2 Angels' win over the Rangers.

Fantasy Impact

Yates needed only 11 pitches to retire Brandon Nimmo (strikeout), Michael Helman (groundout), and Andrew McCutchen (popout) for his first save of the season. While he hasn't pitched poorly, it's taken Yates a little bit to work his way back into high-leverage situations since making his first appearance on May 8 after starting the year on the IL. He did blow his first save opportunity on Wednesday against the A's after allowing a game-tying solo home run in the ninth. But, in seven appearances, he has allowed three runs on four hits with a 9:3 K:BB ratio in 6.1 innings. He should be the odds-on favorite to be the closer in Los Angeles moving forward but, the Angels' currently have the worst record in baseball (19-34) so he's not a must-add unless you are in dire need of saves.

Kirby Yates blew a save opportunity on Wednesday against the Athletics.

Fantasy Impact

Yates took the mound with the Angels leading 5-4 in the ninth inning. He allowed a leadoff home run to Jeff McNeil to tie the game. It was his first time pitching with the lead since being activated from the injured list. Yates has allowed three runs in five innings since coming off the IL.

Kirby Yates tossed a scoreless seventh inning on Friday, pitching around a one-out single in his season debut against the Blue Jays.

Fantasy Impact

Yates was activated from the injured list by the Angels on Tuesday and made his first appearance of the season on Friday. He struck out George Springer to start the seventh inning before allowing a pinch-hit single to Yohendrick Pinango. After a balk got Pinango into scoring position, Yates retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto to end the inning. Yates, who is two saves shy of 100 for his career, should be in the mix for the closer's role moving forward.