Raisel Iglesias notched his 28th save on the season after hurling a scoreless ninth inning in which he only allowed a hit to preserve Atlanta’s 8-7 victory over Los Angeles. The right-hander from the Isle of Youth also struck out a batter ti watch his ERA descend to 2.62 on the campaign.
The hurler has been virtually unhittable over the last month. In his last 13 innings pitched the right has not allowed an earned run and has retired 17 via the strikeout. Iglesias has also converted all seven of his save opportunities over this span leaving him two shy of the fourth 30 save season of his career.
El increíble mes de agosto de Raisel Iglesias, de los mejores cerradores en estos momentos en MLB.
G: 13
IP: 13.0
ERA: 0.00
R: 0
SV/SVO: 7
K: 17
BB: 4
AVG: 156
WHIP: 0.85#MLB #baseball #pelotacubana pic.twitter.com/bF0VIp7H0y— Ariel Santa Cruz (@ArielSCPE) September 1, 2023
Over his career the Cuban has 186 saves over his nine years in the big leagues and outside of Aroldis Chapman has been the most dominant closer over that span. Iglesias who was limited by injuries to start the season has 0.98 ERA after the All-Star break.
Cuban action on the night:
Nick Fortes (MIA) 3-0
Andy Ibáñez (DET) 4-2,2B
Raisel Iglesias (ATL) 1.0IP,H,0ER,K