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Craig Kimbrel records 400th career save in Phillies win

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ATLANTA — Craig Kimbrel said a couple of weeks ago that it felt like he had been close to his 400th save forever.

He finally got there on Friday night.

Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth inning to help the Phillies beat the Braves, 6-4, at Truist Park. He became the eighth pitcher in MLB history to reach 400 saves. Kimbrel is the third fastest to reach the mark, hitting the milestone in his 730th career appearance. Only Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera (697) and Trevor Hoffman (706) got there in fewer games.

Kimbrel joins Rivera (652 saves), Hoffman (601), Lee Smith (478), Francisco Rodriguez (437), John Franco (424), Billy Wagner (422) and Kenley Jansen (401) as the only pitchers in the 400-save club.

Kimbrel recorded his first 186 saves with the Braves from 2010-14. He made his first career appearance on May 7, 2010, against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. It was the same game that Jamie Moyer became the oldest player in AL/NL history to pitch a shutout. Kimbrel got the 200th save of his career against the Braves at Turner Field in 2015, when he pitched for the Padres.

So, it seemed fitting that Kimbrel got his 400th in Atlanta. It also came in the same ballpark where Jansen notched his 400th save on May 10 with the Red Sox.