65 Robert Gsellman RP

Gsellman struck out one while earning the save Thursday, hitting a batter and allowing a hit in a scoreless inning in the win over Atlanta.

The 25-year-old allowed a leadoff single to Kurt Suzuki and later hit Adam Duvall but managed to finish off the game before giving up a run. Gsellman is now 13-for-20 in save chances and has been anything but consistent this season for the Mets.

Gsellman (6-2) picked up his 11th save of the season in Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Marlins. He allowed one walk and collected one strikeout.

Gsellman allowed a two-out walk to Derek Dietrich, but it was an otherwise clean inning of work. He's now picked up three saves in the month of September, but he's also allowed at least one earned run in four of his last six appearances. His ERA sits at 4.03 with 66 strikeouts over 76 innings this season.

Gsellman allowed two hits and a run but managed to record the save Monday against the Dodgers.

Gsellman entered the game in the ninth inning with a three-run lead but allowed the first two batters he faced to reach base. While he surrendered an earned run on a sacrifice fly, Gsellman managed to induce Matt Kemp to ground into a game-ending double play. He now has 10 saves on the season and has converted the team's last three saves. That makes it likely that he has emerged as the Mets primary closer to end the season and should rack up a few saves as a result.

Gsellman registered his ninth save of the season Saturday, working a scoreless inning with a strikeout to wrap up the Mets' extra-innings victory over the Giants.

Gsellman checked off a 1-2-3 11th in his second appearance following a recent bout with strep throat. He's the Mets' primary closing option as they play out the rest of a lost 2018 season. He hasn't allowed a run in 11 of his past 12 appearances, and if he puts together a strong finish to this campaign -- in which he's put together a 3.77 ERA and eight saves -- he'll likely enter 2019 as the best bet to close out games, barring other high-impact back-end acquisitions. The 25-year-old has one more year of team control before entering his first offseason of arbitration in 2020.

Gsellman gave up one hit and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his eighth save of the season in a 3-0 win over the Nationals.

While he has yet to get a real crack at the full-time closer gig, Gsellman has been very effective lately for the Mets, posting a 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 15:6 K:BB over his last 18 appearances (20 innings), and he has one win, five saves and five holds over that span. Anthony Swarzak (shoulder) doesn't appear to be close to returning, so look for Gsellman to continue in his current role at least into September.