Category: Arizona Diamondbacks
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Joe Smith is back; Brad Ziegler becomes a dad
October 1, 2015 Los Angeles Angels – Eleven days after spraining his ankle, Joe Smith was back on Wednesday to pitch the final out of the 9th inning. The Angels had already given up the lead, but seeing Smith back has to be encouraging for a team that lost their primary closer and setup man…
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Kevin Jepsen to remain Twins closer
September 10, 2015 Minnesota Twins — Kevin Jepsen has been excellent since taking over the closer role, including a perfect 12th inning last night to pick up his 12th save. The only run he has given up in his time as the closer was in a game on Sept. 5, and he still earned the…
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Kelvin Herrera has chickenpox
September 2, 2015 Kansas City Royals — It was reported on Tuesday that Kelvin Herrera and Alex Rios both have chickenpox and will miss at least two weeks, which is bad news for the Royals and bad news for Herrera owners who were hoping for some late-season holds. Franklin Morales had two holds in Tampa last…
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Brad Ziegler getting knocked around lately
September 1, 2015 Arizona Diamondbacks – For the second straight day Brad Ziegler failed to get the job done for the Diamondbacks. In his last two appearances, Ziegler has given up 7 runs on 10 hits in 2 innings pitched. The recent drubbings have taken some of the sheen off of Ziegler’s excellent season, sending…
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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…