Year: 2016

  • Ken Giles getting his groove back

    May 25, 2016 Houston Astros — Don’t look now, but Ken Giles has “figured things out” to the tune of eight straight scoreless appearances, including last night when he protected a 2-2 tie in the 8th inning. Will Harris extended his own scoreless appearance streak to 18 games on Tuesday as he continues to impress, but with…

  • Mark Lowe stringing together some good outings

    May 24, 2016 Detroit Tigers – Despite an ERA that was over 8 in mid-May, the Tigers keep giving Mark Lowe a chance to right his ship. Lowe, in turn, has responded with four scoreless outings over the past week, including clean 8th innings on Sunday and Monday which earned him his 7th and 8th…

  • Trevor Rosenthal to get more work

    May 23, 2016 St. Louis Cardinals – Expect to see a few more vulture save opportunities for Kevin Siegrist and Seung Hwan Oh in the future, as the Cardinals will reportedly start pitching Trevor Rosenthal more frequently to ensure he stays sharp. This means he might not always be as available when save chances arise,…

  • Carlos Estevez pitching well, Joe Smith blows save

    May 22, 2016 Colorado Rockies — Carlos Estevez pitched the eighth inning of a tie game last night and ended up getting the win after the Rockies scored four runs in the top of the ninth.  Estevez now has a win and five holds in his last six appearances.  In other Rockies’ bullpen news, Miguel Castro was…

  • Jake Barrett scores a save in Arizona

    May 21, 2016 Arizona Diamondbacks – It didn’t appear like a save situation was going to arise in Arizona on Friday with the Diamondbacks up 11-2 over the Cardinals. However, Evan Marshall’s struggles in the 9th paved the way for Jake Barrett to record his first career save. Barrett does not factor into Arizona’s normal…