August 4, 2013
Seattle Mariners – The Mariners got their first save opportunity since Robby Thompson announced he would be going to a closer-by-committee. Charlie Furbush was the first guy out of the pen as he came on in the 7th inning. Furbush immediately allowed two inherited runners to score but finished the 7th and got the first 2 outs of the 8th. Danny Farquhar came on to face righty Adam Jones and got him to fly out to end the 8th. The Mariners added 2 more runs in the top of the 9th to make it a 4 run lead. Farquhar stayed on and finished the game for his first save of the season. Farquhar’s season ERA is over 5 but he has an incredible 52 ks in 34.1 innings. He also has given up just one hit and no walks while racking up 11 strikeouts in his last 6 1/3 innings. If Farquhar continues to bring that ERA down, he might take over as the primary closer for the Mariners. Hierarchy change: Danny Farquhar to Set-up, Yoervis Medina to 2nd in line.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| SEA | Oliver Perez | Danny Farquhar | Yoervis Medina | Tom Wilhelmsen | 8/4/13 | |||||
| Stephen Pryor (DL) |
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VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. David Aardsma/LaTroy Hawkins, New York Mets – Bobby Parnell might be back today but if he isn’t the Mets could go to Aardsma or Hawkins.
2. Jared Burton, Minnesota Twins – Glen Perkins and Casey Fien have both pitched in two straight and three of the past four.
3. Danny Farquhar, Seattle Mariners – Danny Farquhar picked up the save last night and could get the call again if the match-ups are right.