Andres

Munoz

The Mariners handed their 26-year-old stopper a two-run lead to protect in the ninth inning and he made sure that it stood up. Muñoz got Bobby Witt Jr. on a swinging third strike to start the inning then allowed a one-out double to Vinnie Pasquantino that brought the tying run to the plate. The 26-year-old hurler battled back to get Maikel Garcia on strikes before plunking Salvador Perez with a 99-mph fastball. He then put the game away by retiring Adam Frazier on a swinging third strike to end it. He now boasts a minuscule 1.54 ERA on the season to go along with 36 saves and a 78/25 K/BB ratio over 58 1/3 innings.

Muñoz breezed through the Los Angeles lineup; needing just 12 pitches to strike out a par of batters. The 26-year-old is now up to 35 saves with a 1.57 ERA. In a different era, Muñoz might be competing for Cy Young votes. This is not that era, for better or for worse. Probably better.

Muñoz was summoned to close out the game in the top of the ninth with a two-run lead over the Cardinals. He worked around a hit, striking out one batter to lock down his 34th save to go with a 1.63 ERA over 55 1/3 innings.

Muñoz did issue a free pass, but he worked around it with the pair of punchouts to pick up his 33rd save of 2025. Somewhat surprisingly, it’s the first save for the right-hander since August 31; which has everything to do with the Mariners scuffles instead of him faltering in the role. He hasn’t faltered much at all, as the scoreless inning lowers his ERA to a glistening 1.66 on the season to go with those saves.

Muñoz got his revenge on the Guardians after blowing the save on Friday night. The 26-year-old right-hander retired the side in order with two strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 1.69 and picked up his 32nd save.

Munoz entered the ninth with a one-run lead and recorded one out. Nolan Jones started the inning with a double and scored on Bryan Rocchio’s single, but Rocchio also moved up to third base on an errant throw by Randy Arozarena. A Steven Kwan sacrifice fly ended the game. It’s Munoz’ first blown save since July 10 against the Yankees as he had converted his last 10 save opportunities.

Muñoz was summoned to protect a two-run lead in the final frame and got himself into trouble when Fernando Tatis Jr. scalded a run-scoring double into the right-center field gap, which put the potential tying run in scoring position. The hard-throwing stopper managed to put out the fire by coaxing a game-ending ground out from Ramón Laureano. He’s converted 31 of 37 save chances this season to go along with a 1.56 ERA across 52 innings (53 appearances).

Muñoz was handed a two-run cushion, so the earned run hurts the ERA but still allows him to procure his 30th save of 2025. The 26-year-old still has an excellent ERA of 1.47 even with the blemish Friday. There’s a decent chance this will be the first 40-save season of Muñoz’s career.

The Mets made this one close in the eighth inning after the Mariners stormed ahead with a five-run seventh inning and it didn’t look like they’d need to call upon Muñoz. He settled things down though and made quick work of the heart of the Mets’ order to nab his 29th save of the season. Only Robert Suarez and Carlos Estévez have more so far this season.

Muñoz got the first two outs with ease, but after issuing a four-pitch walk to Gunnar Henderson, Muñoz was visited by trainers as he looked to be affected by the Baltimore heat. He was able to stay in, and while he gave up a single to Adley Rutschman, he was able to complete the inning with a weak grounder off the bat of Ryan Mountcastle. Muñoz now has 28 saves on the season, but there’s a pretty decent chance he won’t be available to pitch Wednesday.