Poche pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his first career big-league save during a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday.
The 25-year-old has been credited with three blown saves this season, but now he finally has a save. He usually pitches the middle frames, but the Rays had already used Diego Castillo as an opener, and stayed away from Emilio Pagan for the ninth after he pitched Thursday. Poche owns a 6.46 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 32 strikeouts in 23.2 innings this season.