Pirates closer Mark Melancon earned his 28th save Wednesday, striking out one in a 1-2-3 ninth inning to finish off his team's 6-3 victory over the Phillies.
Melancon has posted perfect innings in four of his last six appearances, and he's surrendered only three earned runs since the All-Star break. The closer owns a 2.00 ERA and 61:10 K:BB ratio in 63 innings.