August 13, 2014
Chicago White Sox — Matt Lindstrom was activated from the disabled list on Tuesday; although Jake Petricka will retain the closer role, Robin Ventura indicated that Lindstrom will be used in high-leverage spots going forward. Just to make things interesting, Petricka blew Tuesday night’s save and needed Zach Putnam’s help to escape without a loss.
Updated hierarchy: Petricka | Putnam | Lindstrom.
Miami Marlins — As we predicted on Tuesday, Bryan Morris got the call in lieu of Steve Cishek in that night’s save situation. But after Morris put two men on, Mike Redmond turned to lefty Mike Dunn to face fellow southpaw Mike Adams, and Dunn wound up earning his first save of the year with a strikeout. Oh, and if it matters to you (we sincerely hope it doesn’t), Kevin Gregg is out for the season after surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow.
Hierarchy remains: Cishek | Morris | Ramos.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Edward Mujica, Boston Red Sox — Koji Uehara has pitched in four of the last five; although Mujica has pitched in three of four, he’s thrown a total of 24 pitches in those games.
2. Danny Farquhar, Seattle Mariners — Fernando Rodney has also pitched on four of the last five days.
3. Brad Ziegler, Arizona Diamondbacks — A doubleheader today could mean two save opportunities for Arizona . . .
4. Bryan Shaw, Cleveland Indians — . . . or Cleveland.