Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Ryan Thompson picked up his first career playoff win in the 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday night. Thompson entered in the fifth inning to face left-handed slugger Kyle Schwarber and eventually went 1 1/3 perfect innings to pick up the win and help send the Diamondbacks to their first World Series appearance since 2001. The 31-year-old right-hander isn't a big strikeout guy but relies on soft contact on the ground to succeed. So far in this year's postseason, Thompson has allowed three earned runs on 10 hits while walking three and striking out eight in 10 2/3 innings out of Arizona's bullpen.

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Ryan Thompson (triceps) made his Grapefruit League debut on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles and walked one in a scoreless inning of work in relief. Thompson ended the 2022 season on the 60-day injured list due to right triceps inflammation, but he's healthy now and should be just fine for the start of the 2023 season. Although the 30-year-old isn't much of a fantasy weapon, he was an integral piece of Tampa's bullpen last year before his injury and had a 3.80 ERA (3.42 FIP), 1.17 WHIP, three saves, 10 holds and a career-high 39 strikeouts in 42 2/3 innings over 47 appearances out of the bullpen.

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Thompson tossed a scoreless inning to earn the save during Thursday's 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers. He entered the ninth inning to protect a 3-1 lead. The 29-year-old needed just eight pitches to retire the side and earn this third save of the season. He owns a 6.50 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts over 18 innings in 2022. Tampa Bay continues to rotate relievers for save opportunities while Andrew Kittredge (back) is on the 15-day injured list. Thompson is a speculative add in deep-league formats for fantasy managers desperately searching for saves.

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Ryan Thompson was called upon to close out the team's 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. He entered the game in the ninth inning with two outs and a man on first with Tom Murphy up to bat. He managed to get Murphy to strike out on five pitches. Thompson is now 2-for-2 in save opportunities on the year. He's pitched 6.2 innings this season and he's allowed four hits, two walks and two runs (both unearned). He is second on the team in saves behind Andrew Kittredge, who has three. Kittredge wasn't utilized at all during Thursday's game. He did, however, save Wednesday's game, pitching 1 1/3 innings in the contest.

On Sunday, Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Ryan Thompson became the team's third reliever to record a save this year. He closed out the team's 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox by pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He retired each of the three batters he faced and recorded one strikeout. Andrew Kittredge, who leads the team with two saves, pitched a pair of innings on Saturday, so the team may have wanted to hold him out on Sunday. Thompson has been extremely effective so far this year. Over seven appearances and 6.1 innings, he has allowed four hits, two walks and no earned runs. Kittredge should still be considered the frontrunner for saves in Tampa Bay, but knowing the Rays, there will be save opportunities for Thompson and some others sprinkled in throughout the year.