Melancon notched a one-out save, his seventh, by striking out Zach Cozart on three pitches in Saturday's 5-1 victory over the Reds.
It almost took the veteran closer longer to make it out from the bullpen than to dispose of the Reds' shortstop, as he converted his third consecutive save opportunity. Considering he only needed two pitches against the Reds on Friday to notch a save on that night, Melancon has clearly been optimally efficient in his role over the last two days.