Maurer pitched a perfect ninth inning with a pair of strikeouts to earn his first save of the season in Friday's win over the Giants.
Maurer was called upon to protect a one-run lead, and had little trouble dispatching the Giants. Although he converted just 13 of 19 save opportunities last year, he's currently entrenched as the Padres closer, and as long as he remains effective he should be able to hold off Carter Capps (elbow) for the job once he returns from the disabled list.