25 Archie Bradley RP

Bradley struck out the side Sunday to register his first career save in the Diamondbacks' 3-2 victory over the Padres.

The wrapup comes at the expense of Fernando Rodney, but according to manager Torey Lovullo, it was merely a day off for Rodney, not a signal for change, Jack Magruder of FanRagSports.com reports. Many probably would like to see this switch, though. Despite a recent 15-for-15 save conversion run, Rodney blew one Saturday to break that, and his 4.68 ERA looks less enticing than Bradley's 1.25. Both strike out plenty of batters, but Rodney (4.50 BB/9) loses the control battle to Bradley (2.49). However, Arizona likely prefers Bradley to continue setting up Rodney because the former starter could do well to serve in the "Andrew Miller" role to eat up more than one frame before Rodney enters the game in a favorable situation. Still, Bradley remains worth owning in many leagues even without the closer role, and he's still a good speculation should Rodney continue to falter.

Bradley notched his 17th hold of the season in Friday's 4-3 win over the Giants. He struck out two batters and worked around a base hit during a scoreless eighth inning.

With the Diamondbacks playing in a number of tight contests of late, Bradley has been called upon regularly in high-leverage spots and has continued to deliver for the most part. He's notched three holds in his last five appearances while tossing six scoreless innings and striking out seven.

Bradley tossed 1.1 scoreless innings in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Cubs, allowing no hits and one walk and striking out one.

The 25-year-old has turned in eight consecutive scoreless appearances, dropping his season ERA to a bullpen-leading 1.36. Bradley has supplemented the ERA with a 0.92 WHIP and 58:11 K:BB over 53 innings, which has made him an asset in deeper mixed leagues, despite the fact that he hasn't been in the mix for saves at the back end of the Arizona bullpen.

Bradley fired a scoreless eighth inning in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Cubs, retiring the side on 15 pitches.

Bradley also picked up his team-leading 13th hold of the season -- and his first since June 24 -- in the victory. The long hold drought speaks to the lack of save situations the Diamondbacks have encountered over the last month-plus, but Bradley hasn't done anything to jeopardize his standing as the top stopper out of the team's bullpen. He's allowed only four earned runs over his last 24 appearances, turning in a 1.33 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 27:4 K:BB in 27 innings during that span.

Bradley surrendered a run on two hits and a walk over 1.2 innings of relief in Friday's 6-5 win over the Nationals. He also struck out a batter.

After pitching a scoreless seventh inning with the Diamondbacks maintaining a one-run lead, Bradley went back out for the eighth. He proceeded to give up a pair of doubles, with one of those batters coming around to score on an RBI groundout to tie the game. As a result, Bradley was charged with his second blown save in three appearances, but that won't change his standing as the most-trusted reliever in manager Torey Lovullo's bullpen. Bradley maintains a pristine 1.60 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over 45 innings this season.