September 7, 2016
Chicago Cubs — Hector Rondon was activated Tuesday and subsequently made his first appearance since August 16. Manager Joe Maddon said that Rondon won’t slide back into a specific eighth-inning role, but we think that if both Aroldis Chapman and C.J. Edwards were unavailable, Rondon would get the call in the ninth.
Updated hierarchy: Chapman | Edwards | Rondon.
Los Angeles Dodgers — Pedro Baez returned from extended rest at Double-A and picked up an immediate seventh-inning hold. It appears as if Baez has bumped lefty Adam Liberatore back out of the hierarchy, while Liberatore attempts to recapture his form from earlier this year.
Updated hierarchy: Jansen | Blanton | Baez.
New York Yankees — Dellin Betances struggled in a wild evening at Yankee Stadium and was unable to convert a save chance. With Adam Warren having already pitched, and Tyler Clippard resting following three straight days of work, the Yankees turned to Blake Parker to close the door in the ninth, grabbing his second career save and first since 2013 with the Cubs.
Hierarchy remains: Betances | Clippard | Warren.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Tyler Clippard, New York Yankees — Dellin Betances’ 40-pitch outing on Tuesday was his third straight appearance.
2. Dan Jennings, Chicago White Sox — David Robertson (62 pitches) and Nate Jones (46) have each pitched in three straight games. Jennings also has, but has thrown just 29 pitches.