Seattle Mariners reliever Edwin Diaz allowed two runs in the ninth to blow his third game of the season on Wednesday in a 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Diaz relinquished a 4-3 lead by giving up a solo home run in the top of the ninth before a walk and a balk led to a go-ahead RBI single. Despite allowing six runs in his last 1 1/3 innings, Mariners manager Scott Servais says Diaz will hang onto closing duties for now.
The 23-year-old right-hander owns a 3.77 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 30.1 strikeout percentage (K%) while going 12-for-15 on save chances in 31 innings this season. numberFire's models project him for a 3.31 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 30.4 K% with another 15 saves over the remainder of the year.
Source: Rotoworld.com