Padres manager Mike Shildt credits Robert Suarez for pitching in a non-save situation on Friday night.
Robert Suarez has emerged as the best closer in baseball in 2024. The Padres closer has a minuscule 0.47 ERA in 19.1 innings this year with a 0.672 WHIP.whenever he takes the mound, but his impact is felt even when he's not on the mound. On Friday against the Atlanta Braves, Padres manager Mike Shildt elected to use Suarez in the eighth against the top of the Braves lineup.
By pitching in the eighth, he was not in a position to earn the save, something that did not go unnoticed by“We’ve got to commend our man, Suarez. What a good teammate. You know, not everybody would say, ‘Yeah I’ll take the eighth’ when you’re the closer.”
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