Kyle

Finnegan

Finnegan was summoned to close out the game with a three-run lead in the ninth inning. He gave up leadoff single before inducing a ground ball double-play and striking out the final batter to end the game with his 38th save.

What a legendary season it’s been for Finnegan. Presumed to lose the job at any minute heading into April, he trails only Ryan Helsley and Emmanuel Clase in saves and has only blown one of his last 14 tries. He’s one of the true MVPs of the fantasy baseball season.

Finnegan threw 14-of-19 pitches for strikes, and he picked up a pair of strikeouts while not allowing a hit. It’s one of the better outings for the 33-year-old as of late, as the right-hander has been able to procure saves — 36 of them, to be exact — but given up runs in many of those outings. Finnegan should again be the stopper for the Nationals in 2025, barring a trade in the offseason.

Finnegan got the call to protect a three-run lead in the final frame and made things interesting by giving up a run-scoring single to Nick Gonzales with one out in the frame before walking Rowdy Tellez to load the bases with only one out. Just when things started looking bleak, he managed to wriggle out of the jam and preserve the victory by coaxing a game-ending double-play ball from ensuing batter Bryan De La Cruz. It hasn’t always been pretty, but Finnegan has been one of the better closers in the fantasy landscape this season, converting 35 of his 40 save opportunities.

The right-hander allowed a leadoff single to Anthony Volpe and a walk to Jazz Chisholm Jr. that brought the tying run to the plate with no one out. He then got Oswald Cabrera to line out to center, Alex Verdugo on a comebacker and Gleyber Torres on strikes to end it. The 32-year-old hurler has managed to keep the closer’s gig for the duration of the season and has been a very valuable fantasy commodity in the process.

Finnegan was summoned to protect a three-run lead in the final frame and made things interesting by giving up a run-scoring ground out after a leadoff double from Jazz Chisholm Jr. He surrendered back-to-back singles to Austin Wells and Alex Verdugo, respectively, before retiring DJ LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres to preserve the victory.

Finnegan was brought into the game in the eighth inning with the Nationals up by three and Matt Olson coming up with a runner on. He got Olson to fly out to left and then the Nationals added another run in the top of the ninth, but the team left Finnegan in to earn his 32nd save. His 3.51 ERA hasn’t been ideal from a reliever for fantasy purposes, but managers can’t complain too much about the save totals he’s given them.

This was Finnegan’s first save in two weeks as he’s had a handful of shaky outings along with the Nationals not winning very often. It took him just eight pitches to get through this save opportunity and all eight were thrown for strikes. His 31 saves trail only Ryan Helsley and Emmanuel Clase.

The save was Finnegan’s 30th. He allowed a leadoff single to Rhys Hoskins before getting Blake Perkins to fly out and Brice Turang to hit into a game-ending double play. His ERA is 3.30 on the year. Finnegan continues to be one of the top closers in baseball this year.

Finnegan registered his 29th save of the season for his efforts. He came on in the eighth inning with two runners in scoring position and two outs with the Nationals leading by four runs. He then uncorked a wild pitch that allowed a run to score and gave up an RBI single to Gary Sanchez before getting Rhys Hoskins to fly out to end the threat. Finnegan returned for the ninth where he gave up a two-out single to Brice Turang but nothing more as he closed out the game. He has seen his ERA climb to 3.38 this month, but still has functioned as one of the most reliable closers in all of baseball this season.