Alex Lange picked up a four-out save for the Tigers in their 4-1 win over the Cardinals. That’s the 33rd long save of the season, a long save being one in which the pitcher records four outs or more. The total long saves for the seasons 2021, 2022, and 2023 were 143, 150, and 151 respectively. So far, MLB is on a pace far surpass those seasons.
It turns out in 2019, there were 195 long saves, the most since there were 2013 in bth 2003 and 2024. So long saves were making a comeback before the pandemic hit. We’ll see if 2024 returns to that level.