Jonathan Papelbon converted his 19th save of the season, blanking the Marlins in the ninth inning in Thursday's victory.

It was Papelbon's first appearance in a save situation since June 24, and his first appearance overall since Sunday. The layoff didn't affect Papelbon, as he struck out two in the effort. The right-hander has had a great season despite diminished velocity, now 19-for-21 in save chances with a 1.35 ERA, a 0.93 WHIP, and a 30/9 K/BB ratio in 33 1/3 innings.

Jonathan Papelbon held the Marlins scoreless in the ninth inning to pick up his 18th save in Tuesday's victory.

Papelbon allowed a two-out single to Giancarlo Stanton, but was able to get Casey McGehee to ground out to shortstop to end the game. The closer lowered his ERA to 1.48 and now carries a 0.99 WHIP with a 25/9 K/BB ratio. Papelbon is 18-for-20 in save opportunities.

Jonathan Papelbon worked a perfect ninth inning to pick up his 17th save in Thursday's win over the Cardinals.

With the Phillies now on a four-game winning streak and four games out of first place in a very weak NL East, Papelbon may be pitching for a club that now deems itself a contender. Papelbon has a 1.53 ERA, a 0.99 WHIP, and a 25/9 K/BB ratio in 29 1/3 innings, but his remaining salary ($13 million in each of 2014-15 plus a $13 million vesting option for 2016) would make it difficult if the Phillies were to attempt to trade him.

Jonathan Papelbon worked a scoreless ninth inning to collect his 16th save in Tuesday's win over the Braves.

Papelbon's velocity was slightly below where it had been most of the season, registering at 89-90 instead of 92-93, but he made quick work of the Braves anyway. Monday's blown save aside -- which had more to do with bloop hits finding grass than poor pitching -- Papelbon has been a rock for the Phillies, sitting on a 1.59 ERA with a 1.02 WHIP and a 25/9 K/BB ratio. He has converted 16 of his 18 save chances.

Jonathan Papelbon took his second blown save of the year after giving up three singles and a run in the ninth Monday against the Braves.

Papelbon looked like he might be a liability for the Phillies following last year's decline and an awful spring, but he has a 1.65 ERA and he's yet to allow a homer in 27 1/3 innings this season. His first blown save since April 2 did force the Phils to play a few extra innings tonight, but they ended up winning anyway.

Jonathan Papelbon finally found himself back in a save situation, working a scoreless ninth inning for his 14th save -- the 300th of his career -- in Tuesday's win over the Padres.

Papelbon, the 26th reliever to reach 300 career saves, last found himself in a save situation on May 24. Due to circumstances that can mostly be blamed on the team's poor performance lately, he had pitched in tie games or mop-up duty just for the work. Papelbon now has a 1.48 ERA on the season with 14 saves in 15 chances and a 20/9 K/BB ratio in 24 1/3 innings. Despite diminished velocity, Papelbon has been quite reliable for the Phillies.

Jonathan Papelbon tossed a scoreless ninth inning Friday in a non-save situation against the Reds.

The Phillies were up 8-0 at the time, but Papelbon hadn't pitched in five days and needed the work. He hasn't had a save chance since May 24. Papelbon has allowed just one run since his blowup on April 2 against the Rangers and currently owns a 1.54 ERA and 19/9 K/BB ratio over 23 1/3 innings.

Jonathan Papelbon earned his 13th save of 2014 as the Phillies beat the Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday.

Papelbon gave up a two-out single to Andre Ethier in the top of the ninth inning and then walked A.J. Ellis, but the Phillies' closer then fanned Scott Van Slyke to end the game. He boasts an impressive 1.96 ERA on the year and is 13-for-14 in save chances thus far.

Jonathan Papelbon had his streak of 15 consecutive scoreless appearances snapped on Tuesday, but he picked up his 12th save of the season anyway against the Marlins.

Papelbon walked Christian Yelich to lead off the inning but appeared to be on his way out of trouble after inducing two ground outs. Another walk and a Garrett Jones single later, however, the Marlins were within one run with the tying run on third base. Thankfully for fantasy owners, Papelbon was able to get Jarrod Saltalamacchia to fly out to left field to end the game for his 12th save. Despite a 14/8 K/BB ratio, Papelbon has been great for the Phillies, as he has a 2.08 ERA in 17 1/3 innings.

Jonathan Papelbon (neck) is available on Tuesday.

Papelbon was held out of action on Sunday because of a sore neck. It was only a minor issue.

Jonathan Papelbon was unavailable for Sunday's game against the Mets due to a sore neck.

It was the first time this season that the injury has acted up on him, and Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg expects him to be fine on Tuesday.

Jonathan Papelbon picked up his 11th save of the year Saturday as the Phillies beat the Mets 5-4.

Papelbon surrendered a two-out walk to Daniel Murphy and Murphy then stole second base, but the Philadelphia closer induced a foul pop-out from David Wright to end the game. Papelbon hasn't allowed a run since April 2 and his season ERA is all the way down to 1.76.

Jonathan Papelbon secured his 10th save of the season on Friday, working a scoreless 11th inning to preserve a one-run victory over the Mets.

Papelbon retired all three hitters he faced in order, including a strikeout. He has done a tremendous job in the early going, converting 10 of his first 11 save chances while compiling a 1.88 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 13/4 K/BB ratio through his first 14 1/3 frames. He remains a very solid and dependable closing option.

Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save against the Nationals on Sunday.

Papelbon allowed a two-out single to Sandy Leon to make it mildly interesting, but he struck out pinch hitter Zach Walters to lock down the 1-0 win. The right-hander remains spotless since his second appearance of the season.

Jonathan Papelbon worked a scoreless ninth inning to earn his eighth save of the season on Sunday.

Miguel Montero singled with one out to bring the tying run to the plate, but Papelbon got Aaron Hill to fly out and Cody Ross to ground out to end the game. After blowing his first save opportunity of the year, Papelbon has now converted eight straight while not allowing a run.

Jonathan Papelbon picked up his seventh save of 2014 in the Phillies' 6-5 win Saturday in Arizona.

Papelbon gave up a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth inning to Martin Prado, but he bounced back to retire the next three batters he faced. The Philadelphia closer is looking much more confident now after suffering through some early-season struggles. He currently boasts a 2.61 ERA and 1.16 WHIP.

Jonathan Papelbon fired a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday in a 3-2, 10-inning win against the Dodgers for his sixth save of the season.

The veteran closer had the flu on Monday, but wasn't needed in a 7-0 victory against Los Angeles. He showed no ill-effects 24 hours later, needing only seven pitches to turn out the lights. Paps retired the first two batters before Yasiel Puig slapped a single to right. Hanley Ramirez lofted a harmless fly to second shortly thereafter to end the affair. Papelbon's ERA sits at a so-so 3.24, but he's hurled eight scoreless appearances around April 2's three-run blown save against the Rangers.

Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said that Jonathan Papelbon is "a little iffy" for Monday's game due to flu-like symptoms.

If Sandberg stays away from Papelbon, Mike Adams or Antonio Bastardo could be used in a save situation Monday. Papelbon should be fine in a day or two.

Jonathan Papelbon tossed a perfect ninth inning Thursday against the Braves for his fourth save of the season.

Papelbon, who showed some more oomph on his fastball, notched two strikeouts in the frame. He now has five straight scoreless appearances.

Jonathan Papelbon tossed a perfect ninth inning to nail down his third save of the season in Sunday's win over the Marlins.

He got a groundout, a flyout and another groundout to seal the victory. Papelbon was knocked around in his second appearance of the season when he blew a save versus the Rangers, but he's been nearly perfect in his other five appearances. Still, his stuff simply isn't what it once was and fantasy owners should expect some ups and downs.