Daily News | ‘He could be the last of a dying breed’: Craig Kimbrel records 400th save in Phillies’ win over Braves
ATLANTA — Craig Kimbrel was at Turner Field when Billy Wagner recorded his 400th save on June 25, 2010. He was a rookie reliever for the Braves at the time and was more focused on keeping his job than reaching a milestone. He never saw himself one day reaching the same feat, in the same city. But on Friday night, almost 13 years later, Kimbrel did just that.
He wasn’t sure when — or even if — he’d reach 400 but eventually realized it could happen in Atlanta. It meant a lot to Kimbrel, who was drafted by the Braves in 2008 and has family about three hours away in Huntsville, Ala. They were in attendance on Friday night.“The majority of my family was here to see it,” Kimbrel said. “Getting to take it in and enjoy it with them is great. The first thing was like, ‘Whew, glad he hit that ball to third base and didn’t hit it out.
But Kimbrel made a compelling case for himself. Over his past seven outings, he has a 1.29 ERA. His stuff has looked better and better, after his velocity was down earlier in the season. “Now he’s doing a really good job. His velocity ticked up a lot. It’s coming out of his hand well. He’s getting the ride on his fastball when he gets it up. That’s when he’s really good. It’s when he throws a fastball at the top of the zone to any hitter and they rarely get to it.”
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