Pirates relief pitcher Mark Melancon worked a nearly perfect ninth inning Saturday in Pittsburgh's 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks, earning his fifth save of the season.
Melancon got past a single with one out to start the inning after Nick Ahmed was caught stealing second. Melancon finished things off by forcing a groundout to second by Yasmany Tomas. Melancon lowered his ERA to 5.79 in 9 1/3 innings of work this season.
"I do believe every player has a bank account here," Hurdle said to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "They invest by what they do, and they put things in the bank and those things draw interest. There come times when you take money out."