The 26-year-old hurler hadn’t pitched since the previous Sunday where he blew his second consecutive save. He looked a bit rusty after the extended layoff, struggling with his command and issuing a leadoff walk to Jorge Soler. He settled in after that though, getting Zach Neto on strikes, Nolan Schanuel on a line drive to right and Mike Trout on a swinging third strike to end the ballgame. Muñoz now holds a 1.35 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and a 35/10 K/BB ratio over 26 2/3 innings on the season to go along with 18 saves and a pair of victories.

The 26-year-old hurler suffered his first blown save and surrendered his first earned runs of the season during Friday night’s loss to the Twins. After striking out Willi Castro to start the inning, Muñoz issued a walk to Kody Clemens to put the tying run on base. He then allowed a single to Ty France and uncorked a wild pitch that allowed both runners to move into scoring position. Harrison Bader followed with a sacrifice fly that tied the game before Muñoz punched out Brooks Lee to end the inning. Muñoz then picked up a victory as the Mariners rallied in the home half of the ninth inning. Despite the two shaky outings, he’s still obviously entrenched as the M’s closer and still owns a terrific 1.42 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and a 33/9 K/BB ratio over 25 2/3 innings on the season.