Year: 2012
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Giants continue to use committee; Charlie Furbush climbing in Seattle
August 21, 2012 Seattle Mariners – Charlie Furbush, who came off the DL last week, pitched the 7th inning in a tie game on Monday, then stayed on for the 8th after the Mariners took the lead. Seattle has struggled to find a consistent 8th inning man ahead of Tom Wilhelmsen, but Furbush could become…
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Josh Kinney picks up long relief save
August 20, 2012 Seattle Mariners – Josh Kinney picked up a 2.1 inning save on Sunday. He finished off the 7th inning in a one-run game, then stayed on for the last two innings after the Mariners scored three more runs. Kinney does not factor in to Seattle’s usual late-inning plans. No hierarchy change. |Closer…
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Jeremy Affeldt on shaky ground; Scott Downs returns from DL
August 19, 2012 New York Mets – Over his last 21 appearances- a 15-inning stretch- Jon Rauch has only given up one earned run. He finished off the 8th inning last night, and coupled with his two bail-out saves of Frank Francisco earlier this week, he’s moved past Bobby Parnell on the Mets depth chart.…
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Steve Cishek closing again for Miami; Juan Cruz healthy again and pitching well
August 18, 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates – Juan Cruz, who returned from the DL a week ago, pitched in the 7th inning last night. Cruz should return to that role on a regular basis, especially given how shaky Chad Qualls has been lately. Hierarchy change: Juan Cruz to 2nd in line, replacing Chad Qualls. |Closer |Set-Up…
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Steve Cishek gets save over Heath Bell
August 17, 2012 Miami Marlins – Heath Bell pitched the 8th while Steve Cishek got the save in the 9th. A little over a week ago Manager Ozzie Guillen said that Bell would get another chance to close this season. However since those comments Bell has been used in the 7th inning once and 8th…