Rodney pitched a scoreless ninth inning to secure his ninth save of the season in Thursday's 2-1 victory over the Pirates. He walked one and struck out one during the appearance.
Rodney has had his ups and downs in closing out games this season, but he ensured that starter Zack Greinke's one-hit performance over eight innings wouldn't go to waste. The veteran closer was able to retire the first two batters of the inning before walking Josh Harrison, who was then nabbed trying to steal second base to end the game. Rodney looked like he could be on the cusp of losing his job as the Diamondbacks' closer after surrendering eight combined runs over 1.2 innings in two appearances to close out April, but he's since righted the ship by not allowing any hits while converting each of his last three save opportunities.