Melancon struck out one Phillie in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to notch his 40th save of the season.
He's now 10-for-10 in save chances with the Nationals with a 1.93 ERA and 17:3 K:BB in 18.2 innings. Melancon has given the team exactly what it needed at the back of its bullpen, and his acquisition (especially relative to the return Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller fetched) now looks like one of the most astute of this year's deadline deals.