54 Aroldis Chapman, RP

Reds closer Aroldis Chapman recorded his 10th save Wednesday against the Mets.

Chapman allowed a hit but struck out two. He now has an absurd 34 strikeouts in 21 innings. The outing lowered his ERA to an even 3.00.

Reds closer Aroldis Chapman was stuck in a rut over his last few appearances, so he decided to change things up Monday against the Mets; he started pitching out of the stretch even with the bases empty. 

"He was down in the bullpen getting loose and threw from the stretch and felt comfortable that way. So he just stayed with it," Reds pitching coach Bryan Price told MLB.com Tuesday.

Chapman had blown his previous two save opportunities before setting down the Mets on 11 pitches in a 4-3 win. 

Reds closer Aroldis Chapman was backed by his manager Dusty Baker before Monday's game against the Mets after he'd blown a save in two straight appearances. He converted one on this night. 

Chapman earned his ninth save with two strikeouts in a perfect ninth inning. He needed just 11 pitches and his ERA is at 3.15. 

Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman is coming off blowing a dramatic save against the Phillies Sunday. He gave up back-to-back homers to lose it for Cincinnati.

Chapman blew his second straight save, but manager Dusty Baker said he's available to close Monday against the Mets, MLB.com reports

"He's good to go," Baker said of Chapman on Monday. "You know, this is a funny game. We're extremely happy when it happens to the other guy. Everybody was super-happy when it happened to Kimbrel. When it happened to us, everybody wants to know what's wrong and are looking for answers. Sometimes there are no answers."

Reds closer Aroldis Chapman blew his second save of the season in Sunday's loss to Philadelphia.

It looked like Chapman had everything under control after he picked off Cliff Lee, who was pinch hitting for Delmon Young -- yes, you read that right -- but back-to-back homers from Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis -- yes, your read that right -- tied the game and then gave Philadelphia the victory. Chapman has already given up three home runs this season, one less than all of last year. His ERA rose to 3.32 as a result.