Category: Arizona Diamondbacks
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Miguel Castro records save for Diamondbacks
May 21, 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks — Andrew Chafin got the call in the 8th inning yesterday to face the 2-3-4 hitters in the Pirates’ lineup. He pitched a scoreless inning and that left the save chance in the 9th inning for Miguel Castro. Castro struck out the side for his 4th save of the season. …
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Big blown saves for Tampa and the Cubs
May 18, 2023 Tampa Bay Rays — Jason Adam’s position at the head of the Tampa committee was already iffy with the return of Pete Fairbanks, but blowing a three-run save to the Mets Wednesday night should really have him looking over his shoulder. The concern with Fairbanks, though, remains whether he can pitch effectively in…
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A Wandy Peralta sighting and some short outing saves.
May 13, 2023 New York Mets — David Robertson was brought in to face the 3-4-5 hitters in the bottom of the 8th in a 1 run game. He stuck around for the 9th but when he issued his second walk of the inning the Mets turned the game over to Drew Smith. Smith got…
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Jose Alvarado gets a rare save for the Phillies
April 19, 2023 Philadelphia Phillies – Saves have been few and far between for the Phillies this year with Craig Kimbrel getting one on April 7 and Jose Alvarado delivering the team’s second save on Tuesday. Kimbrel faced the top of the order in the seventh inning while Seranthony Dominguez pitched the eighth. What’s most…
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Andrew Chafin looks like the closer in Arizona
April 18, 2023 Miami Marlins – AJ Puk got his second save of the year, pitching a scoreless 9th. Dylan Floro pitched a scoreless 8th and has been great thus far, allowing 0 runs in 7.2 innings to start his season, and this still feels like a committee approach. But given that Puk has two…