Year: 2015
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Bruce Rondon has a bad night; Sean Doolittle has a good one
August 31, 2015 Detroit Tigers – Usually, your “closer” doesn’t pitch in the 8th inning of a game you’re losing by four runs. But that’s when the Tigers summoned Bruce Rondon yesterday, who responded by allowing 3 earned runs and getting yanked. Rondon’s FIP remains decent at 3.17, but his ERA is still more than…
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Jean Machi to close in Boston after Junichi Tazawa demotion
August 30, 2015 Boston Red Sox – Jean Machi successfully closed out the Mets last night, and going forward, he’ll be the team’s primary closer. Torey Lovullo said that Junichi Tazawa will slide back to the set-up role. Updated hierarchy: Machi | Tazawa | Ogando.
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Jean Machi and Drew Pomeranz record saves
August 30, 2015 Boston Red Sox — Jean Machi pitched a perfect ninth inning on Saturday to pick up his third save of the season. Junichi Tazawa was unavailable after throwing thirty pitches on Friday. Tazawa has really struggled lately so if Machi can string together a couple more strong outings, he could have a chance to take over as the…
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Hot Seat: August 29, 2015
Hottest – In a committee, or on the verge of losing their job right now 30. Sean Doolittle (cuff: Drew Pomeranz) 29. Junichi Tazawa (cuff: Jean Machi) 28. Bruce Rondon (cuff: Alex Wilson) -Sean Doolittle is ostensibly still the most likely reliever in the A’s bullpen to be closing by the end of the year,…
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Junichi Tazawa could be on the way out in Boston
August 29, 2015 Boston Red Sox — Junichi Tazawa is not making things comfortable in Boston. Up three in the tenth, Tazawa gave up a single, induced a double play, then walked one guy after another after another after another. Craig Breslow (the last guy left in the bullpen) bailed him out and earned a save for his…