Muñoz took the mound in the top of the ninth with a two-run lead over the Angels and did his thing, striking out one batter in a clean inning of work for his 11th save of the season to go with 19 strikeouts over 15 scoreless innings.

The Mariners’ lead had been much more comfortable until Connor Norby crushed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to make it a one-run game. Muñoz made it look easy though, getting Xavier Edwards on a called third strike before getting Jesus Sanchez and Agustín Ramírez each to ground out to second base to end it. Muñoz has now converted each of his first 10 save chances on the season and he has yet to allow a run through his first 14 innings on the season.

Muñoz has allowed just five hits in 13 scoreless innings this season and none in his last five appearances. He’s 9-for-9 saving games. Since he has now worked on back-to-back days, he will probably be unavailable Friday. Collin Snider could be the top candidate to fill in should a save opportunity arise.