Estevez allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Cubs.
Estevez worked around some traffic on the basepaths to pick up his 15th save in as many chances this year. He's now tied for second in the majors in saves after essentially being a question mark for the closer role entering the year. The 30-year-old has an excellent 1.37 ERA with a 1.14 WHIP and 34:11 K:BB through 26.1 innings, strong work that's allowed him to solidify his place in the Angels' bullpen hierarchy. Estevez has been scored on just twice in 13 appearances since the start of May.
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Angels' Carlos Estevez: Nabs 14th save
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Estevez earned a save over the Astros on Sunday, walking one batter in a scoreless inning.
The game was tight throughout, and Estevez was asked to protect a one-run ninth-inning lead. He did so on just 11 pitches despite issuing a one-out walk. After a shaky spring training, Estevez has established a stranglehold on the Angels' closer role by converting all 14 of his save chances so far. He's posted a 1.42 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 32:11 K:BB over 25.1 innings.
Angels' Carlos Estevez: Yields homer, but gets save
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Estevez allowed a solo home run and issued a walk over an inning of relief but came away with a save in Monday's 6-4 win over the White Sox.
Estevez was taken deep by Eloy Jimenez in the ninth inning but still finished off the 6-4 victory without much issue. He's allowed two runs over his last 17 innings, with both coming on solo blasts. Estevez has now converted all 13 of his save chances to date while posting a 1.50 ERA and 32:10 K:BB through 24 appearances.
Estevez allowed one hit and struck out one batter in a scoreless inning while earning a save against the Twins on Sunday.
Estevez worked around a one-out single to finish off the 4-2 victory. He lowered his ERA to 1.23 and has now converted all 12 of his save chances this season. The 30-year-old righty has yielded just one run in his last 15 innings.
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Angels' Carlos Estevez: Registers 11th save
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Estevez picked up the save in Friday's 5-4 victory over the Twins. He struck out two over a perfect inning.
Estevez is now tied for second in the big leagues in saves with 11, which also ties his career high. The former Rockie also sports a 1.29 ERA and 1.14 WHIP, both of which would also represent career highs. The 30-year-old's lowest ERA over a full season is 3.47, which he registered last year.
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Angels' Carlos Estevez: Notches 10th save
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Estevez earned a save against the Orioles on Thursday, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out two batters over one inning.
Estevez didn't have his breeziest outing Thursday, but he benefitted from Adam Frazier getting thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double and fanned Ryan Mountcastle for the final out with a pair of Orioles on base. With that, Estevez remained perfect with a 10-for-10 mark on save opportunities this season, and he has given up a run in only three of 20 outings on the campaign. The right-hander is one of only two pitchers (along with Alexis Diaz) to have racked up double-digit saves without blowing any chances so far this season.
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Angels' Carlos Estevez: Escapes with save
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Estevez struck out one batter in a scoreless inning to earn a save over Cleveland on Friday. He allowed two hits and a walk.
Estevez was cruising through one of his usual easy innings before putting three straight Guardians on base with two outs. He extinguished the fire by punching out Will Brennan and finishing a 5-4 win. Estevez lowered his ERA to 0.96 with a 24:7 K:BB and nine saves.
Estevez earned a save over the Astros on Monday with a perfect inning that included one strikeout.
Estevez inherited a two-run lead when he took the mound in the ninth, and he retired the side in order on 14 pitches. The right-hander extended his stretch of outings without allowing a run to 10, and he's earned six saves while posting a 14:2 K:BB and yielding just two hits over 10.2 frames over that span. Estevez had a rough spring training and was sharing save opportunities with Jose Quijada (elbow) early in the campaign, but he's firmly cemented his hold on the closer role with the dominant stretch.
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Angels' Carlos Estevez: Nabs win Friday
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Estevez (1-1) earned the extra-inning win Friday, allowing one walk and striking out two over one inning versus the Rangers.
Estevez did his job in the top of the 10th inning, and the Angels' offense rewarded him with a walkoff win. This was his ninth consecutive scoreless appearance, a span in which he has a 13:2 K:BB with only two hits allowed in 9.2 innings. He's at a 1.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 22:7 K:BB, seven saves and two holds through 16.2 innings. Those strong numbers have helped the right-hander earn at least a primary share of save chances, and he should have a little more stability in the role with Jose Quijada (elbow) set for Tommy John surgery.
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Angels' Carlos Estevez: Picks up seventh save of season
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Estevez picked up the save Wednesday against the Cardinals. He struck out two over a perfect inning.
Estevez is now tied for fourth in MLB in saves with seven. The right-hander also hasn't allowed a run over his last eight outings, and sports a 0.96 WHIP.
Angels' Carlos Estevez: Two strikeouts in sixth save
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Estevez picked up the save during Sunday's 3-0 win over the Brewers, tossing a perfect ninth inning while striking out two.
Estevez entered with a a three-run lead and retired William Contreras, Brian Anderson and Rowdy Tellez in order, including back-to-back strikeouts to start the frame. The right-hander is a perfect 6-for-6 in save opportunities and is currently the Angels' top closer with Jose Quijada (elbow) and Ryan Tepera (shoulder) on the injured list.
Estevez earned a save over the Athletics on Thursday, allowing one hit and striking out two batters over a scoreless inning.
Estevez gave up a two-out single but managed to preserve Los Angeles' one-run, ninth-inning lead to notch his fifth save of the campaign. Three of those have come in the past five days as the right-hander appears to have taken control of the closer role for the Angels. Jose Quijada appeared to have at least an even split of those duties by racking up four saves and a 0.00 ERA through April 21, but he's fallen off in his past two appearances, allowing seven runs (six earned) across one inning.
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Angels' Carlos Estevez: Records five-out save
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Estevez picked up his fourth save of the season Tuesday against the Athletics. He struck out a batter and did not give up a hit over 1.2 innings of work.
Tuesday was Estevez's first outing of more than an inning. He needed just 17 pitches to navigate through five batters and secure the save. The 30-year-old has bounced back thus far after a rough showing during spring training and has a 1.54 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 12:6 K:BB over 11.2 innings. He appears to be atop the pecking order for saves in front of Jose Quijada, who was lit up against the Royals on Saturday.
