Munoz picked up the save Sunday against the Angels, allowing one walk and no hits with two strikeouts over a scoreless ninth inning.
Munoz blew each of his last two save chances, but he bounced back with a scoreless ninth frame Sunday to grab his first save since May 23. The 26-year-old hadn't allowed an earned run before his pair of blown saves, and his ERA currently sits at 1.35. Munoz's 18 saves rank third in baseball.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Blows save, sticks around for win
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Munoz (2-0) picked up the win after blowing a save in Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Twins, allowing one run on one hit and one walk with two strikeouts across one inning.
Munoz entered the game with a 1-0 advantage and struck out the first batter he faced. He walked Kody Clemens and allowed a single to Ty France immediately thereafter before advancing both runners on a wild pitch to set up Harrison Bader's game-tying sacrifice fly. Thankfully for Munoz, Randy Arozarena walked it off for the Mariners in the bottom of the ninth, allowing the closer to escape with a victory. Munoz has blown back-to-back save chances, spoiling his previously spotless 0.00 ERA and increasing it to 1.40.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Blows save Friday
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Munoz allowed three runs on four hits and struck out two without walking a batter over one inning, taking a blown save in Friday's 12-6 extra-inning loss to the Twins.
Munoz fell apart in the ninth inning, allowing a two-run home run to Willi Castro and the game-tying RBI single to Trevor Larnach. The earned runs were the first of the year for Munoz. The 26-year-old is still at a sterling 1.09 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 31:8 K:BB while converting 17 of 20 save chances over 24.2 innings.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Notches 17th save Friday
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Munoz picked up the save in Friday's 5-3 win over Houston after throwing a clean ninth inning.
Munoz's stellar campaign continues -- he's now worked 22.2 innings and has yet to give up an earned run. The hard-throwing right-hander has successfully converted 17 of his 19 save chances in 2025, posting a 28:8 K:BB over 23 outings. Munoz leads the major leagues in saves to this point.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Up to 16 saves
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Munoz earned the save in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the White Sox, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.
Munoz allowed a leadoff single to Andrew Vaughn before setting down the next three White Sox in order, locking down his league-leading 16th save this season. Munoz has now gone 21.2 innings without allowing an earned run to open the year, posting a 0.74 WHIP and 28:8 K:BB.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Earns one-out save
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Munoz struck out the only batter he faced and earned a save against the White Sox on Monday.
Munoz entered a 5-1 game with bases loaded and quickly shut things down by striking out Michael Taylor on four pitches. Munoz has yet to allow an earned run through 20.2 innings and has converted 15 of his 17 save opportunities. He improved his K:BB to 28:8 and has struck out at least one batter in 20 of his 21 appearances this season.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Grabs four-out save
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Munoz struck out one and didn't allow a hit or a walk over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.
Munoz entered with a 2-1 lead and two outs in the eighth inning. Xander Bogaerts stole a base right after Munoz entered, but he prevented a scoring play before pitching a perfect ninth. This was Munoz's first action since his blown save Tuesday versus the Yankees, which was the result of an error. Munoz's has yet to be charged with an earned run while posting a 0.74 WHIP and 27:8 K:BB over 20.1 innings while earning 14 saves in 16 chances.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Second blown save vs. Yankees
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Munoz blew the save Tuesday against the Yankees after allowing one unearned run in the ninth inning. He struck out one.
It was the second blown save of the year by Munoz, whose run allowed went unearned due to a throwing error by Dylan Moore as he tried to throw a runner out at home plate. As a result, Munoz is still without an earned run on his ledger in 2025, and he also sports a 0.79 WHIP and 26:8 K:BB over 19 innings. Despite Tuesday's blown save, Munoz still leads the American League with 13 saves this season as Seattle's clear-cut closer.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Notches 13th save
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Munoz earned the save in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the A's, allowing one hit while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
After taking his first blown save of the year in the 10th inning of his last appearance, Munoz responded with a strong effort Wednesday to close out a one-run victory, picking up his 13th save this season, good for second most in the majors. The 26-year-old Munoz has yet to allow an earned run through his first 18 innings, posting a pristine 0.83 WHIP with 25:8 K:BB.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Takes blown save in 10th inning
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Munoz allowed an unearned run on a hit and walk while striking out three over one inning to take a blown save in Monday's 7-6 extra-innings loss to the Athletics.
Munoz's scoreless run to start the season ended on the first pitch of this appearance, as he allowed an RBI single by Jacob Wilson to knock in game-tying run to begin the 10th inning. Munoz then loaded the bases before striking out Lawrence Butler, Brent Rooker and Tyler Soderstrom in order to send the game to the 11th, where the Mariners ultimately lost on another Wilson hit. Since it was a ghost runner that scored, Munoz still has a sparkling 0.00 ERA to go with a 0.82 WHIP and 23:8 K:BB across 17 innings this season. However, he's now 12-for-13 in save chances, though this is shaping up to be the year he enters elite status among major-league closers.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Continues scoreless start to season
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Munoz earned a save against the Rangers on Saturday, issuing one walk and striking out one batter over one scoreless inning.
Munoz entered in the ninth frame with the task of protecting a one-run lead and came through despite issuing a one-out walk. The right-hander has yet to allow a run through 16 innings and 16 appearances on the campaign, and he's a perfect 12-for-12 in save opportunities. Those 12 saves lead the majors and have helped make Munoz arguably fantasy's most valuable closer so far this season.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Secures 11th save
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Munoz struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Tuesday to record his 11th save of the season in a 5-3 win over the Angels.
The right-hander remains tied with the Padres' Robert Suarez atop the major-league leaderboard in saves. Munoz has reeled off 15 straight scoreless appearances to begin the season, posting a 19:6 K:BB through 15 innings, and he's already halfway to matching the career-high 22 saves he collected in 2024.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Up to 10 saves
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Munoz earned the save in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Marlins, tossing a perfect ninth inning while recording a strikeout.
Munoz retired the top of the Marlins' order on nine pitches to pick up his 10th save and move into a tie with Robert Suarez atop the league. Munoz hasn't let up a run all season while sporting an 0.79 WHIP and 18:6 K:BB in 14 innings.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Up to nine saves
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Munoz earned the save in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox, working around a walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
Munoz has now delivered 13 straight scoreless innings to start the season, posting a 0.85 WHIP while striking out 17. The hard-throwing right-hander is up to nine saves this year, tied with Kyle Finnegan for the second most in the majors behind Robert Suarez.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Notches eighth save
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Munoz struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Wednesday to record his eighth save of the season in an 8-5 win over the Red Sox.
The right-hander continued his dominant start to the season. Munoz has yet to allow a run in 12 appearances, posting a 0.83 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB, and his eight saves lead the American League.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Records seventh save
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Munoz earned the save Wednesday against the Reds after tossing a scoreless ninth inning.
Munoz was called in for the ninth frame to protect a two-run lead, and he needed 19 pitches (of which 13 were strikes) to close things out. It was Munoz's seventh save of the season, which leads the American League and is second-most in the majors behind Robert Suarez (eight). Munoz has converted on all of his save opportunities this season and has not yielded a run with a 12:4 K:BB across nine innings.
Munoz earned the save Sunday against the Rangers after giving up one hit in a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two.
Munoz gave up a one-out base hit to Josh Smith and followed that up with back-to-back punch outs to seal the deal. Munoz now sits by himself in second with six saves on the year and has yet to allow a run in eight innings while posting a 12:4 K:BB.
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Mariners' Andres Munoz: Locks down another save Friday
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Munoz picked up the save Friday against the Rangers after giving up one hit in a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out one.
Jonah Heim singled to bring the potential tying run to the plate, but Munoz was able to get Dustin Harris to strike out and Marcus Semien to ground into a double play to preserve the victory for the Mariners. The hard-throwing right-hander has been a lights-out closer to begin the campaign, having not yielded a run while converting each of his first five save chances to go with 10 punchouts over seven innings.
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