It wasn’t easy, but that’s been Jeurys Familia's way during his streak of 50 straight regular-season save chances converted.
Familia is the fourth pitcher to convert 50 in a row since the save rule was enacted in 1969, joining Eric Gagne (84 from 2002 to 2004), Tom Gordon (54 from 1998 to 1999) and Jose Valverde (2010 to 2011). He passed John Axford (49 straight from 2011 to 2012) for fourth with his save in the New York Mets win over the Marlins on Friday.
Familia’s WHIP during the streak is 1.