Mariners closer Fernando Rodney gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning while picking up his 11th save in his team's 3-1 win over the Royals Saturday.

Rodney racked up three groundball outs in the save, failing to record a strikeout for the first time in eight outings. He owns a 2.30 ERA and 21:8 K:BB ratio in 15 2/3 innings.