SEATTLE -- Edwin Diaz had a remarkable first half of the season as the Mariners' closer, but none of the statistics posted by the hard-throwing 24-year-old are more amazing than this: In the 38 games Diaz has entered with a lead, the Mariners are 38-0.
The young right-hander has blown three saves out of 33 chances, but Seattle came back to win all of those games. And the 21 times he's been handed a one-run lead, the Mariners are 21-0 and he's put up a 0.84 ERA with 37 strikeouts and five walks over 21 1/3 innings.