Lorenzen struck out two and gave up a hit over 1.2 scoreless innings to record his fifth save of the season in a 6-3 win over the Cubs on Friday.
While the Reds insist that Raisel Iglesias is still their closer, it can't be ignored that the 29-year-old Cuban hasn't notched a save since June 9, while Lorenzen has picked up three in that time. On the year, Lorenzen sports a 3.00 ERA and 41:12 K:BB over 42 innings -- solid numbers, but apparently not dominant enough to officially wrest away ninth-inning duties yet.