Riley O'Brien needed just six pitches to record a scoreless frame and earn the save in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.
Fantasy Impact
After Sunday's win, O'Brien now has a 4.08 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with 38 saves and eight blown saves across 66 appearances. It's been a tough second half for him, but he's still third in the league in saves, just two behind leader Bryan Baker.
Riley O'Brien struck out two batters while allowing one hit and one walk in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Monday's 2-1 win over the Giants.
Fantasy Impact
O'Brien bounced back, but didn't make it look easy, needing 19 pitches to record three outs. It's been a struggle in the second half for him, but he's still the unquestioned guy in St. Louis. After Monday's win, O'Brien has a 4.13 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with 37 saves, eight blown saves and one hold across 64 appearances.
Riley O'Brien allowed two earned runs on one hit and one walk while striking out two across one inning in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the White Sox.
Fantasy Impact
After Saturday's loss, O'Brien now has a 4.20 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with 36 saves, eight blown saves and one hold across 62 appearances. He's struggled mightily in August and September. In those 16.1 innings, he has a 6.06 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 7.7 K/9 with three blown saves and four losses.
Riley O'Brien struck out two batters while allowing one hit in a scoreless outing to earn the save in Friday's 7-6 win over the Rockies.
Fantasy Impact
After Friday's win, O'Brien now has a 4.11 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with 36 saves and a 9.0 K/9 across 59 appearances. This was a nice bounce-back after he took the loss last time out against the Dodgers. He's three saves behind leader Bryan Baker, who left last night with an injury, leaving the saves-leader door open.
Riley O'Brien struck out one batter while allowing the ghost runner to score to earn the save in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Dodgers.
Fantasy Impact
After Wednesday's win, O'Brien now has a 3.88 ERA and 1.20 WHIP with 35 saves and one hold across 57 appearances. He struggled a bit to close out August, but has saves in back-to-back appearances. He's tied with Cade Smith for second in the league.