Toronto Blue Jays – Jason Frasor pitched the 7th inning of a close game for the second night in a row. He now has 11 holds on the season and seems to have established himself as the guy that the Blue Jays will use ahead of Oliver and Janssen. Hierarchy change: Jason Frasor to 2nd in line replacing Francisco Cordero.
|Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer |Updated
TOR |Janssen |Oliver |Frasor |Santos |7/5/12
|Santos (DL) |
Chicago White Sox – Jesse Crain was placed on the 15 day DL with a shoulder injury. Matt Thornton piched the 8th and 9th innings of a tie game last night and will move back to the set-up role. Hierarchy change: Matt Thornton to Set-up, Nate Jones to 2nd in line, Jesse Crain to DL
|Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer |Updated
CHW |Reed |Thornton |Jones |Reed |7/5/12
|Crain (DL) |
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Jose Veras, Milwaukee Brewers – John Axford and Francisco Rodriguez have both pitched in four straight games.
2. Jared Burton, Minnesota Twins – Glen Perkins has gotten the majority of save opportunities recently but Burton could get the call on any night if the match-ups are right.