Fairbanks (4-4) allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits while striking out one across one inning to take the loss Wednesday against the Yankees.
Fairbanks entered the game in the 10th inning with the score knotted at 3-3. He allowed homers to the first two batters he faced, the first pair he's surrendered in his last six appearances. While his strikeouts remain down, Fairbanks has still been very effective this season by maintaining a 2.85 ERA and 1.08 WHIP across 47.1 frames.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Picks up 22nd save
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Fairbanks allowed a hit and struck out three to earn the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Giants.
Fairbanks continues to bounce back from a rough July with a strong August. While he allowed a hit for a third straight outing, he was able to secure his fourth straight save while extending his scoreless streak to six innings. Fairbanks is now 22-for-26 in save chances while pitching to a 2.53 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 44:15 K:BB through a career-high 46.1 innings.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Secures 21st save
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Fairbanks allowed a hit in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 7-6 win over the Giants.
Fairbanks continues to be in control in August. He's tossed five scoreless innings this month, earning three saves while posting a 7:0 K:BB. The closer is up to 21 saves on the year and has maintained a 2.58 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 41:15 K:BB over 45.1 innings. That matches his heaviest workload in any season in the majors, but Fairbanks is showing no signs of slowing down.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Records save No. 20
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Fairbanks earned a save against the Athletics on Monday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter over one scoreless inning.
Fairbanks had a relatively easy path to a save, as he entered with a three-run lead in the ninth frame. The right-hander gave up a leadoff double but then settled in and retired the next three batters. Fairbanks has now reached 20 saves in each of his past three campaigns, and he has an excellent shot at exceeding his career-best mark of 25 regular-season saves, which he recorded in 2023.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Notches 19th save
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Fairbanks earned the save in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Angels, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
After blowing his last save chance on July 30 against the Yankees, Fairbanks has responded with three straight scoreless appearances, striking out six over three innings in that span. Overall, the right-hander is 19-for-23 in save chances this year with a 2.70 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 40:15 K:BB across 43.1 innings.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Notches 17th save
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Fairbanks pitched a clean ninth to lock up his 17th save in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the White Sox.
Fairbanks made quick work of the White Sox, needing 12 pitches to get through the ninth. He's now converted consecutive save chances out of the All-Star break and is on pace to set a new career high in saves after recording 25 in 2023. Fairbanks owns a 2.84 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 32:15 K:BB in 38 innings so far this season.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Secures 16th save
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Fairbanks notched a save against the Orioles on Saturday, allowing one run on two hits while striking out one batter over one inning.
Fairbanks had a two-run lead to work with when he entered in the ninth frame, but things got interesting when Cedric Mullins hit an RBI single and then stole second base with two outs. Another base hit out of the infield would have likely tied the score, but Fairbanks got Jackson Holliday to fly out to end the threat. Fairbanks was thus able record his first save in July (his previous save had come June 26 against Kansas City). The veteran right-hander has 16 of Tampa Bay's 22 saves on the campaign, and he remains pretty secure in his role despite the recent three-week drought.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Loses control in ninth
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Fairbanks (4-3) took the loss and blew a save Friday, allowing two runs on one hit and one walk while recording just one out in the 5-4 defeat to the Red Sox.
Fairbanks ran into trouble in the ninth. After retiring the first batter he faced, the 31-year-old issued a walk to Roman Anthony before surrendering a walk-off two-run homer that erased the Rays' late lead. It marked just his third blown save of the season, but the right-hander has now allowed multiple runs in three of his last 10 appearances, a stretch that has dented an otherwise solid 2025 campaign.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Moves to 4-2
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Fairbanks (4-2) allowed a hit over 1.2 scoreless innings and picked up a win during Sunday's extra-inning victory against Minnesota. He struck out one.
Fairbanks recorded the final two outs of the eighth inning after Mason Montgomery allowed a game-tying home run to Harrison Bader. Fairbanks then tossed a scoreless ninth to send the game to extras. It was his first win since May 10, and he hasn't earned a save since June 26. Fairbanks dropped his ERA to 2.34 with a 30:14 K:BB through 34.2 frames.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Secures 15th save
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Fairbanks held Kansas City scoreless for a two-out save in Thursday's 4-0 win, allowing no hits or walks with no strikeouts.
Fairbanks was called upon with two men on in the ninth and induced a game-ending double play to earn his second save in as many days. Over nine June appearances, the 31-year-old has allowed just two earned runs while converting five of six save chances. For the season, he's 15-for-17 in save opportunities with a 2.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 26:14 K:BB across 31 innings.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Nails down 14th save
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Fairbanks picked up the save in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Royals, throwing a clean ninth inning with no strikeouts.
The 31-year-old right-hander nailed down his 14th save of the season, also posting his 12th scoreless outing in his last 13 appearances. During that span, he owns a 1.35 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB covering 13.1 frames. Fairbanks has a 7.7 K/9 for the campaign, which would be a career low if it sticks, but he still has a 2.08 ERA and has converted 14 of his 16 save opportunities in 31 appearances.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Can't convert save Monday
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Fairbanks blew a save opportunity against the Red Sox on Monday, giving up two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out one batter in 1.1 innings.
Rays manager Kevin Cash turned to Fairbanks in a key spot with two outs and a runner on base in the bottom of the eighth frame. The right-hander got Jarren Duran to strike out to preserve a one-run lead, and he looked to be in a great position to close things out after Tampa Bay added an insurance run in the top of the ninth. However, Fairbanks couldn't get the job done -- he allowed two runs in the bottom of the inning to allow the game to go into extra frames. The blown save was just the second in 14 attempts for Fairbanks this season, and it was his first since May 8. Prior to Monday, the veteran closer hadn't allowed an earned run in any of his previous nine appearances.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Collects 12th save
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Fairbanks worked a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his 12th save of the season in a 4-3 win over the Marlins.
The right-hander didn't walk or strike out a batter, instead getting two flyballs before Taylor Walls made a leaping grab on a Javier Sanoja line drive for the final out. Fairbanks has been tagged for earned runs in only one of his last 18 appearances dating back to April 23, posting a 1.04 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 14:7 K:BB through 17.1 innings over that stretch while converting nine of 10 save chances.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Tallies save vs. Rangers
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Fairbanks tallied the save in Wednesday's 5-4 victory over the Rangers, giving up one unearned run on one hit with no strikeouts in the ninth inning.
Fairbanks still hasn't conceded an earned run since May 13, which has been a stretch of seven outings. The 31-year-old right-hander continues to be locked in as Tampa Bay's closer, logging a 1.10 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 14:7 K:BB over his last 16.1 innings. Fairbanks has successfully converted eight of his nine save chances during that period.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Earns 10th save of 2025
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Fairbanks earned the save in Friday's 3-1 win over the Blue Jays. He issued two walks without allowing a hit or recording a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.
Fairbanks was brought in to protect the Rays' two-run lead, and he was able to work around two walks to come away with his 10th save of the season (and second in as many days). He needed 21 pitches (11 strikes) to get through the frame, which could impact his availability for Sunday's series finale. Fairbanks has a 2.05 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 22:12 K:BB across 22 innings this season.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Clean ninth inning
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Fairbanks threw a scoreless ninth inning without allowing a baserunner Saturday against the Marlins.
Fairbanks entered the game in the ninth inning with a four-run lead for his first appearance since Tuesday. It was a good bounce-back effort for him, as he allowed two earned runs in a similar situation his last time out. Fairbanks has now held opponents scoreless in 16 of his 19 outings this season, though he hasn't picked up a save since May 4.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Earns third win
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Fairbanks (3-1) earned the win against the Brewers on Saturday, allowing one walk while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.
Fairbanks was called upon in a tie game in the top of the ninth and earned the win after the Rays walked it off in the bottom half of the inning. The 31-year-old bounced back from his first blown save of the season Thursday, though he did need 26 pitches to finish the frame. On the season, he owns a 1.65 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 15:8 K:BB across 16.1 innings while converting eight of nine save chances.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Earns eighth save
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Fairbanks earned the save in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Yankees, striking out the side in a perfect ninth inning.
Fairbanks was called upon to protect a two-run lead in the ninth and struck out the top of the Yankees' order on 15 pitches. The 31-year-old has now converted save chances on back-to-back days for the second time this season and has been scored upon only once in his past 10 outings. He's a perfect 8-for-8 in save opportunities while posting a 2.03 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 13:6 K:BB across 13.1 innings this season.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Grabs another save
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Fairbanks earned the save Sunday in San Diego after pitching a perfect ninth inning. He did not walk nor strike anyone out.
Fairbanks sent the Padres down in order to pick up his third save in the last four days. Sunday capped off a big week for Fairbanks who pitched 3.2 scoreless innings while picking up three saves and a win in four appearances. The 31-year-old owns a 2.38 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 10:6 K:BB in 11.1 innings.
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Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Notches save No. 5
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Fairbanks earned the save Saturday in San Diego as he struck out one and gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning.
The right-hander allowed a one-out double to Manny Machado but otherwise had no issues with the heart of the Padres lineup. Fairbanks has delivered three straight scoreless appearances and has converted all five of his save chances this year. He has a 2.61 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 10:6 K:BB across 10.1 innings as he's looking to produce his third straight year of 20-plus saves.
