NEW YORK — During the first few months of the season, the idea of notching 30 saves this season seemed unlikely to Edwin Diaz.
Arbitrary number goals aside, he was just trying to keep his closing job and not let every save situations turn into a festival of walks and runs allowed because of mechanical issues leading to an absence of command.
But on Friday night at Yankee Stadium, Diaz, in his first full season as Seattle’s closer, notched his 30th save of 2017 in the Mariners’ 2-1 win in 11 innings.
“It’s a big number,” he said.