Bautista made early work of the Angels’ lineup and needed just a dozen pitches to get through the outing, with nine of those pitches landing for strikes. The 29-year-old has saved seven games in his return to the mound with a very strong 1.64 ERA to go with them. Bautista should be an elite stopper in 2025 as long as Baltimore starts winning more games.

Bautista has a 1.80 ERA and hasn’t blown any leads in 10 appearances, but these more recent outings are definitely instilling more confidence than some of the early ones. He’s faced just one batter over the minimum in his last five appearances.

Bautista continues to look more and more like himself with each passing appearance. His fastball touched 99 mph for the first all season here and he made quick work of the Yankees in a one-run game. While his stuff hasn’t been particularly sharp to this point, there’s a good chance he’s still shaking off the rust from missing last season following Tommy John surgery.