Pirates reliever Mark Melancon was back in his setup role Thursday against the Dodgers, after Jason Grilli was given back his closer's job prior to the game.
Melancon worked a perfect eighth inning with the Pirates up. He set the Dodgers down in order on 13 pitches, while striking out two batters. The Pirates went on to win, 6-3.
Melancon went 10 for 12 as the Pirates closer, and will now continue to team with Grilli to give the team a formidable late-inning duo. He has a 2.16 ERA in 25 innings of work.