May 27, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays – Tim Mayza was placed on the IL on Sunday with left ulnar neuritis, which the team believes will be a short-term issue. Look for Daniel Hudson to get a few more chances for holds while he’s out.
Updated hierarchy: Giles | Biagini | Hudson.
Boston Red Sox – Marcus Walden became the latest member of the Red Sox to earn a save, pitching a clean 9th inning to lower his ERA to 1.48. Matt Barnes pitched the 8th, and after the game, Alex Cora gave this quote to the Boston Globe: “[Barnes] needs to face some guys that they’re not the three, four, five all the time. It’s a grind for him. We’ve got to make sure that the other guys do the same thing. You saw Waldy today, he goes up there against three pretty good hitters, he got the save. But we’ve got to take care of him too. Facing three, four, five every day, it’s not going to help him out.” Look for Cora to continue mixing and matching with his best relievers, which means save opportunities will continue to be spread around.
Updated hierarchy: *Barnes | Workman | Walden.
* = closer-by-committee
Los Angeles Angels – Score another for the Vulture Save Watch, as Justin Anderson picked up his first save of the year on Sunday with Hansel Robles and Ty Buttrey both getting the day off.
Hierarchy remains: *Robles | Buttrey | Anderson.
* = closer-by-committee
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
Today
1. Robert Gsellman – Edwin Diaz has pitched back to back, three of four, and five of seven, and threw 32 pitches yesterday.
2. Archie Bradley – Greg Holland has gone in back to back games and has yet to pitch three straight this season. If Holland does go tonight, he’ll definitely be off tomorrow.
Tomorrow
1. Bryan Shaw – If Scott Oberg goes today, it’ll be back to back and three of four.
