Scott Barlow pitched a perfect 9th with three strikeouts to pick up the save last night against the Orioles. We could call this an Immaculate Save (though I think it should be called a Kimbrel, as Craig is the all-time leader by a wide margin with 36).
It was the 30th Immaculate Save (striking out every batter in a save of at least three outs) in franchise history.
Brad Hand and Chris Perez are the franchise leaders with four apiece.
The most impressive Immaculate Save in team history belongs to Dave LaRoche. He’s the only one in franchise history to strikeout all four batters he faced in save doing so against Boston, striking out, in order: Fred Lynn, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice and Bobby Darwin.
