Year: 2013

  • Familia and Hoover get saves, Sean Doolittle pitching well

    May 4, 2013 Oakland A’s – Sean Doolittle pitched the 8th, and then stayed on to get the first two outs of the 9th inning, getting Hafner and Ichiro before giving way to Balfour who got one out for the save.  Doolittle has been used in the 8th inning over Ryan Cook a couple times…

  • Andrew Bailey dealing with bicep soreness

    May 3, 2013 Boston Red Sox — Joel Hanrahan came on for the save instead of Andrew Bailey yesterday. After the game, John Farrell said that Bailey was dealing with “biceps soreness” and said he hoped the injury would not keep him out for long. Hanrahan has pitched horribly to start the year, so it is unlikely he…

  • Joel Hanrahan picks up save as Andrew Bailey is dealing with “Biceps Soreness”

    Boston Red Sox – Joel Hanrahan came on for the save instead of Andrew Bailey tonight. After the game, Manager John Farrell said that Bailey was dealing with “Biceps Soreness” and he hoped the injury would not keep him out for long. Hanrahan has pitched horribly to start the year, and the Red Sox all but announced that…

  • Rays bullpen continues letting them down

    May 2, 2013 Tampa Bay Rays – An ugly April for the Rays bullpen has spilled into May, as 7th inning man Jake McGee gave up 5 runs on Wednesday against the Royals.  McGee’s ERA jumped from 6.48 to 11.00 after the shellacking, and with hard-throwing righty Kyle Farnsworth struggling, the Rays may have to…

  • Joel Hanrahan returns from the DL, but Andrew Bailey keeps his job

    May 1, 2013 Boston Red Sox — Joel Hanrahan’s return from the DL today came with a clear statement of boundaries from manager John Ferrell: Andrew Bailey will remain the team’s closer for the foreseeable future. Although Hanrahan might pitch some lower-leverage innings to begin with, he will be certainly be the choice in the 9th if the…