Bautista (4-3) struck out two across two perfect innings to earn the extra-innings win over the White Sox on Thursday.
The right-hander needed just 18 pitches (13 strikes) to navigate the 10th and 11th frames, and he didn't let the phantom runner in either inning leave second base. Bautista has settled in nicely as the Orioles' closer, logging a 1.46 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and 17:2 K:BB while going 6-for-6 in save chances through 11 appearances in August spanning 12.1 innings. For the year, he's posted a dominant 1.62 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 73:16 K:BB through 55.2 innings.