Just a week after giving up a walkoff homerun to Ryan Zimmerman, Peter Moylan has bounced back and struck Zimmerman out as he took the save in the Braves' victory over the Nationals. Moylan took over proceedings after Tim Hudson kept the Nats scoreless for 8 innings. The Braves held a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, and Moylan was rock solid to clinch the game.
Moylan faced three hitters, and struck out 2, including Zimmerman. "To finish him off with a strikeout was pretty good," said Moylan, who is looking to see more time as the Braves' closer while Rafael Soriano is on the DL. "It doesn't matter what situation I'm in, I'm going to pitch the same way," Moylan said. "But it's funny when you'reout there, and you sort of think 'This is the ninth inning; this is what it's all about."
The Braves won the game 3-0, and Moylan got his second ever career save. His last save (which was also his first) was on 27 April 2007 against the Rockies, where he pitched 0.1 innings to get it! Well done Pete! Hopefully there will be a few more to come.
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