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Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen is so good he’s breaking advanced stats

Thursday night at Dodger Stadium, Kenley Jansen did something spectacular. He threw nine pitches in the ninth inning, all strikes, and picked up his eighth save of the year.

To throw nine pitches to get three outs is called an immaculate inning, and there are some who think that they are just as impressive as a perfect game.

That might be a big stretch — Jansen's immaculate inning was the 84th in baseball history (and the 13th since 2014) — but the impressive feat is just the latest in the Dodgers' closer's incredible start to the season.