Melancon changed his situation—Anthea2011
Melancon, whom the Astros acquired from the Yankees’ farm system in the Lance Berkman trade, recorded his first career major league save on Friday in a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates just hours after manager Brad Mills changed his stance on the closer’s role in the absence of the ineffective and ultimately injured Brandon Lyon. Mills said Thursday that Melancon would be his closer, but he backtracked on Friday and left the ninth-inning situation purposefully vague. It was said that he had end his games with Houston Astros