He converted 48 of 53 save opportunities and led the majors in saves as well as leading the major leagues in saves of four outs or more (10).
He ranks fifth overall in saves and his walks plus hits per innings pitched of 0.61, which would be a career low, leads all relievers with double-digit saves.
Righetti is the Yankees' career leader in saves with 224.
He led the league in saves percentage at.941 and goals against average at 1.69.
Francisco entered Wednesday tied with three players for the National League league in saves with 14.
Luongo came in leading the N.H.L. in saves and ranked second with a.934 save percentage.
He led the major leagues in saves last season with 45, while earning $380,000.
José Valverde, the league leader in saves with 47 for Arizona last year, is the closer.
The closer's role, however, belongs to Motte, who led the league in saves this season with 42.
By 4 30 p.m., he had passed Trevor Hoffman as the major league career leader in saves with 602.
While they led the major leagues in saves (49) through Wednesday, they also had the fourth-most blown saves (23).
