Louis Varland fired two scoreless innings on Saturday against the Tigers to pick up a win in relief.
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Louis Varland earned a relief win with two scoreless innings against the Tigers, improving to 2-0 on the season with an impressive 0.38 ERA.
Varland struck out pinch-hitter Colt Keith to extinguish a ninth-inning threat and send a tie ballgame to extra innings before coming back out to protect a one-run lead. The hard-throwing 28-year-old coaxed ground balls from Jake Rogers and Kevin McGonigle before striking out Dillon Dingler to end it. It doesn't go down as a save, but fantasy managers will take the win, his second of the season. He's been phenomenal this season, converting five saves to go along with a microscopic 0.38 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 34/9 K/BB ratio across 23 2/3 innings. He certainly looks like Toronto's primary closer right now.