June 8, 2022
Los Angeles Dodgers — Craig Kimbrel was placed on the paternity list yesterday. Daniel Hudson will take over the ninth inning until Kimbrel returns this weekend.
Hierarchy remains: Kimbrel | Hudson | Graterol.
Boston Red Sox – After the Red Sox took the lead in the top of the 10th, Matt Strahm tossed a perfect bottom half of the inning to earn his second save of the season. Jake Diekman had already pitched, issuing two walks and allowing a run in the fifth while the Sox were already trailing. Tanner Houck held the Angels scoreless in the eighth and the ninth to help send the game to extras.
Updated hierarchy: *Houck | Schreiber | Strahm.
* = closer-by-committee
Colorado Rockies – Tyler Kinley pitched a scoreless seventh on Tuesday to earn his team-leading 10th hold of the season and lower his ERA to 0.78.
Updated hierarchy: Bard | Colome | Kinley.
San Diego Padres — The Padres placed Robert Suarez on the IL Tuesday with a right knee injury, which means we’ll place Nabil Crismatt on our hierarchy.
Updated Hierarchy: Rogers | Garcia | Crismatt.
Milwaukee Brewers – Josh Hader is human after all, as he gave up two solo homers in the ninth to blow a 2-1 lead. That ended his streak of scoreless appearances at 40 straight games, leaving him tied with Ryan Pressly for the longest such streak in MLB history.
Hierarchy remains: Hader | Williams | Boxberger.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
Today
1. Daniel Hudson (LAD) – As mentioned above, Craig Kimbrel is on the paternity list.
2. Brad Hand (PHI) – Corey Knebel needed 32 pitches to earn last night’s save.
3. John Schreiber (BOS) – Tanner Houck threw 30 pitches over two innings last night.
Tomorrow
1. Daniel Hudson (LAD) – As mentioned above, Craig Kimbrel is on the paternity list.
2. Ryan Tepera (LAA) – Raisel Iglesias should be available today after only throwing 12 pitches last night, but if he does pitch today then that will be two straight and three of four.
3. Will Smith (ATL) – If Kenley Jansen appears today that will be two straight and three of four.
4. Devin Williams/Brad Boxberger (MIL) – The same is true of the entire Brewers hierarchy…
5. Eli Morgan/Trevor Stephan (CLE) – …as well as Emmanuel Clase and Eli Morgan.
6. Kendall Graveman/Aaron Bummer (CHW) – The White Sox hierarchy has been even busier. If anyone in that trio pitches today, that will be two straight and four of five.