From the Orange County Register: 

Every time Francisco Rodriguez pulls on his Angels jersey these days, he is reminded of the single-season, major-league saves record he is chasing.

That's because he wears No. 57 — and Bobby Thigpen established the record of 57 saves for the 1990 Chicago White Sox.

And after joining the exclusive 50 saves club Sunday by pitching a scoreless ninth in the Angels' 5-3 comeback victory over the Minnesota Twins, K-Rod knows he is closing in on history.

On Sunday, the right-hander from Venezuela, 26, became the ninth relief pitcher in history to reach the 50-saves mark in a season, padding his major league-leading season total and his own club record.

This is the fourth consecutive season he has recorded at least 40 saves — he had a league-leading 45 in 2005, a league-leading 47 in 2006 and 40 in 2007 — and now has 196 career saves. He was the youngest (at age 24) to reach 100 career saves, and he'll soon be the youngest to reach 200.

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