How did this one get away?
Going into the eighth inning the Astros were holding a commanding 2-0 lead. Commanding? With a pair of shutdown relief specialists like Kendall Graveman and Ryan Pressley on hand and fresh to close the game, this one was in the bag.
Graveman came into the game with 10 saves and only 2 blown saves, an ERA of 0.88 and a WHIP of 0.68.
Two back-to-back doubles and Graveman allowed the Mariners to sneak back into the game.
No matter, Ryan Pressly is closer-deluxe, a shutdown specialist, 19 saves in 20 tries.