September 3, 2014
St. Louis Cardinals — As we speculated on Tuesday morning, Pat Neshek picked up a vulture save with Trevor Rosenthal getting a night off. In other news, Jason Motte returned from the disabled list on Tuesday; time will tell whether a high-leverage role for him is in the cards.
Hierarchy remains: Rosenthal | Neshek | Martinez.
Kansas City Royals — The Royals went super deep for the vulture save on Tuesday, giving their top three guys the night off and tabbing Aaron Crow, fresh off a one-week procedural stint in the minors, for the honors.
Hierarchy remains: Holland | Davis | Herrera.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Kevin Quackenbush, San Diego Padres — Joaquin Benoit isn’t expected back for another 8 to 10 days.
2. Edward Mujica, Boston Red Sox — Koji Uehara was used for the first time in eight days and threw 18 pitches. If the Sox don’t want to use him on back-to-back days, Mujica might get the Wednesday save chance.
3. Bryan Shaw, Cleveland Indians — Cody Allen blew the save last night and has pitched in three of four (and four of six) games.
4. Zach Putnam, Chicago White Sox — Jake Petricka has pitched in three of four games.