Melancon struck out one in the course of a perfect ninth inning Thursday against the Brewers for his 28th save in 31 tries.
The Pirates' closer had allowed a run in consecutive outings, so it's nice to see him clean up efficiently in this one. Melancon may not carry a very impressive strikeout rate by the standards of his peers, but he's still been putting up some of the most unimpeachable ratios in the game for years.