Jansen closed out a 13-strikeout gem by Kenta Maeda on Sunday against the Padres by pitching a scoreless ninth inning for his 27th save. He allowed a hit and a walk but struck out two.
The 28-year-old closer insured that Maeda's masterpiece wasn't for naught, but not without a little intrigue. Jansen allowed a leadoff infield single to pinch-hitter Travis Jankowski and then issued a walk to Melvin Upton, who Maeda had fanned three times. He bore down at that point however, sending both Will Myers and Matt Kemp back to the dugout with bats on shoulder before getting the red-hot Yangervis Solarte to fly out to left. Jansen now has a stellar 1.16 ERA and 0.65 WHIP over 38.2 innings, while also recording 51 strikeouts over that span.