Pirates reliever Mark Melancon got the call again to close out Monday's game against the Mets. He answered the call by earning his 10th save in a 5-3 win.
Melancon's outing got off to an inauspicious start as Lucas Duda crushed the first pitch he saw from Melancon over the right-field wall to cut the deficit to two runs. Though, Melancon was unfazed by the home run. He retired the next three batters in order, which included strikeouts of Juan Centeno and Matt den Dekker to finish off the win.
Melancon is now 10 of 12 in save opportunities. He has six strikeouts in his last four outings (four innings).