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Hader

Hader was brought in with a runner on third and two outs in the eighth and issued a wild pitch that scored the tying run. He didn’t have any further difficulties, but it still resulted in his third blown save of the year. Fortunately, he wound up with the win after the Astros took the lead in the 10th. Héctor Neris picked up the save in the bottom of the inning. It moved Hader to 8-7 on the season. He has as many wins this year as he did the previous three years combined.

The Astros weren’t expecting to use Hader with a 6-1 lead entering the ninth tonight, but Caleb Ferguson retired just one of the four batters he faced. It was Hader’s third appearance in four days, so he might be unavailable Monday now. If so, Ryan Pressly could geta chance to close.

The save was Hader’s 30th of the season, but only his first save since August 29th. He had two strikeouts in a perfect ninth inning. It was a good bounce back outing after Hader had been scored on in three of his last four appearances entering play Friday. He lowered his ERA to 3.36 on the year.

After Bobby Witt Jr. reached on a tough error to Jeremy Peña, Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer with two outs. It’d likely surprise most to learn that it’s Hader’s first blown save since Apr. 2 and only his second of the year. He does have seven losses, but he also has seven wins after getting one tonight. Since the beginning of July, his 25 appearances have resulted in 17 saves, four wins and three losses.

Hader’s save was his 29th of the season. He struck out one in a perfect inning and lowered his ERA to 3.19 on the year. Hader bounced back nicely after taking the loss against the Phillies in his last outing. He’s been scored on in just one of his last 13 outings.

The 30-year-old southpaw picked up his 28th save of the season for his efforts. Hader made things a bit trickier than they needed to be, issuing a leadoff walk to Gunnar Henderson, but he rebounded to get Anthony Santander on a line drive to center and Eloy Jimenez to bounce into a double play to end it. While Hader struggled to start the 2024 season, he has been lights out for the Astros since then and remains one of the top overall closers in the fantasy game.

Hader’s save was his 27th of the season. He threw a perfect ninth inning and struck out two batters. Hader’s been scored on in only one of his last 16 appearances. He has a 3.42 ERA on the season.

Hader did something you don’t see every day, he tied starter Ronel Blanco for the most swings-and-misses in this game with 11 out of the bullpen. He looked like vintage Hader with his dominant two-seam fastball eating up hitters at the top of the strike zone and didn’t let Tampa Bay off the mat even with a ghost runner on base in the 10th inning. Hader has allowed a run just one time in his last 15 appearances.

Hader got the call to protect a one-run lead in the final frame and needed just 10 pitches (eight strikes) to slam the door. He struck out Junior Caminero and got José Caballero to pop out before coaxing a game-ending ground out from Josh Lowe. The 30-year-old stopper has converted 26 consecutive saves opportunities in his Astros debut. He’s right there with Emmanuel Clase and Ryan Helsley as the top closers in the fantasy landscape heading towards the end of the season.

Hader’s ERA stands at a disappointing 3.68 ERA, but the fact is that he’s converted 25 straight save chances since blowing his very first opportunity of the year on Apr. 2. He’s allowed one hit in 4 1/3 scoreless innings this month.