July 16, 2019
Tampa Bay Rays – After Travis hit his third d’Inger, a go-ahead 3-run shot off Aroldis Chapman in the top of the 9th, the Rays were tasked with protecting a one-run lead without the services of Diego Castillo or Emilio Pagan, both of whom had already pitched. Instead, it was Andrew Kittredge to get the first two outs of the 9th, and then Oliver Drake, who played for five teams last year, was summoned for the last out. Drake converted for his first save of the season.
Hierarchy remains: *Pagan | Castillo | Poche.
* = closer-by-committee
Boston Red Sox – Bullpen roulette continued for the Red Sox on Monday night, and this time, it was Brandon Workman who got the ninth inning. Workman now has four saves on the year to go along with a tidy 1.70 ERA, and could be used in this role more often going forward.
Hierarchy remains: *Barnes | Workman | Hembree.
* = closer-by-committee
Detroit Tigers – Despite a pretty bad stint in AAA, Trevor Rosenthal was still apparently good enough to warrant a callup to the big leagues. He selected #19 for his jersey number, which perhaps was in honor of his ERA; after last night’s scoreless outing, he lowered it to 19.64 on the year.
Hierarchy remains: Greene | Jimenez | Farmer.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
Today
1. Cam Bedrosian – Hansel Robles has gone back to back (40 pitches) and Ty Buttrey has gone three straight. That might mean a save chance for Bedrosian tonight or tomorrow, depending on whether Robles can go.
2. David Hernandez – Raisel Iglesias has pitched 2.2 innings over the last two days, and Michael Lorenzen threw 34 pitches yesterday.
Tomorrow
1. Zack Britton – If Aroldis Chapman goes today, it’ll be three straight.
2. Adam Cimber – If Brad Hand goes today, it’ll be three straight.
3. Jake Diekman – If Ian Kennedy goes today, it’ll be back to back and three of four.
