He now has 12 saves on the season, 11 of which have come since he was dealt to Atlanta. The right-hander appears to have a firm grasp on the closer role to start the season with Will Smith (illness) yet to be ready to pitch.Shane Greene got the save the night before but worked as a set-up man in this one, leaving ninth-inning duties to Melancon once again. He figures to settle into a setup role with the Braves, with Greene likely to see the majority of save chances.© 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE. New York Yankees. Mark Melancon, RP, Atlanta Braves, stats and updates at CBSSports.com. Draft: 2006 9th round by the. June 1, 2018 San Francisco Giants activated RHP Mark Melancon … Toronto...Converted four straight saves before giving up two runs in the ninth inning in a 4-3 loss at Milwaukee on 5/15...Converted five straight save opportunities from 5/18 (game two) thru 5/26...Gave up a solo homer to Lucas Duda in the ninth inning on 5/26 at New York, ending his streak of 86.0 innings without allowing a home run, dating back to 4/14/13...Saved 10 games in May; tied for most in the Majors with San Francisco's Sergio Romo...Did not surrender a hit in his first seven appearances in June (6.1ip)...Took over full-time closer duties when Grilli was traded to LAA on 6/27...Was scored upon just once in an 11-game span from 6/26 thru 7/29 (10.1ip/1er); only run allowed was a solo home run to Marlon Byrd at PNC Park on 7/5...Set career high with his 21st save on 8/8 vs. San Diego...Converted career-best 12 consecutive save chances from 6/21 to 8/12; had streak snapped after allowing one run in the ninth inning on 8/17 at Washington, his first blown save since 6/13...Went 1-0 with six saves and a 0.90 ERA (10.0ip/1er) in 10 games between 8/6-30...Pitched 1.2 innings on 9/3 at St. Louis and suffered 1-0 loss; his first outing of more than 1.0 inning since 10/2/12 (1.2ip)...Worked 2.0 scoreless innings and earned the win in the 11-inning suspended game of 9/5 at Wrigley Field (completed on 9/6); the first time he worked 2.0 innings in a game since 9/8/12...Converted each of his last 11 save opportunities, dating back to 8/26...Retired the three San Fancisco batters he faced (1 K) in the Wild Card Game at PNC Park on 10/1.Split the season between the Pirates and Nationals, combining for a 2-2 record, a 1.64 ERA and going 47-for-51 in save opportunities in 75 relief appearances.
June 1, 2018 San Francisco Giants activated RHP Mark Melancon from the 60-day injured list. from 4/26 to 5/23 and went 8-for-10 in save opportunities...Won first game on 5/2 vs. Toronto and then recorded first save the following night - also vs. Mark Melancon career pitching statistics for Major League, Minor League, and postseason baseball Mark Melancon Stats. Melancon was held … Mark David Melancon. "They said that from the day they signed Smith," O'Brien said. Melancon is 5-2 with 11 saves, 3.92 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 64 strikeouts in 62 innings with the Giants and Braves this season. San Francisco Giants traded RHP Mark Melancon to Atlanta Braves for RHP Dan Winkler and RHP Tristan Beck. Became the first player to ever save 17 games for a team after having recorded 30 saves for another team earlier that season, according to Elias.Completed his first season in a Giants uniform, but missed time to the DL with a forearm injury...Helped team USA win the WBC after being added to the roster for the semi-finals and finals (0.2ip, 1h, 0r, 1bb)...Appeared in just 32 games, going 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA (15er, 30.0ip) and was 11-for-16 in save chances...Twice spent time on the disabled list with a pronator strain...This injury has lingered since 2012...pitched through pain starting in mid August to project leadership and help build team and personal momentum heading into 2018...His 30.0ip marked the fewest he threw in a single season since 2010 (21.1ip)...Opponents hit .301 (37-for-123) off him with 12 extra-base hits...Righties were 21-for-58 (.362) off him...prior to 2017 righties had hit just .237 off him...Struck out 29 batters in 30.0 ip...his 8.70 K/9.0 ratio was the highest it's been since 2014 (9.00)...Did not pitch in a save situation over his last 12 games (last save came on June 20 at ATL)...His five blown saves marked the most he had in a season since 2013 when he went 16-for-21 in save chances...Underwent season-ending surgery Sept. 12 to relieve compression in his right forearm... Dr. Steven Shin performed the surgery in Los Angeles.Led the Major Leagues in saves and established a club record in that department...Converted 51 of his 53 save chances for an MLB-best 96.2 save percentage...Was the recipient of the Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever-of-the-Year award...His 51 saves tied him with Rod Beck (1998) for the sixth-highest single-season total in National League history; Eric Gagne (2003) and John Smoltz (2002) share the record (55)...Is just one of 12 pitchers in MLB history to earn 50 or more saves in a season (15th time overall)...Was named to his second National League All-Star team (also 2013)...Was also selected to The Sporting News N.L. The veteran right-hander has a 20:2 K:BB in 14.2 innings and has converted all nine of his save chances since joining the Atlanta bullpen, but his 5.52 ERA is far less impressive, making it tough to gauge just how much job security Melancon actually has.The veteran reliever now has saves in two of his last four appearances for Atlanta, but he's been tagged for six total runs in the other two. The veteran right-hander has now held the opposition scoreless in five of six appearances for his new club with a 7:1 K:BB in 4.2 innings.Melancon is one of three relievers -- including Shane Green and Chris Martin (back) -- acquired by the Braves in the past two days as the team looks to shore up its bullpen for the stretch run. 07/31/2010