Category: atlanta braves
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Jason Grilli back with Pittsburgh; Jordan Walden out another week
September 4, 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates — Nearly eight years ago, Jason Grilli pitched 7.2 solid innings to lead the Toledo Mud Hens to their first AAA championship in 38 years. But his dream of recapturing Governors’ Cup glory was put on hold today when Pittsburgh summoned him to the big leagues for some boring old regular season action. Clint…
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Parnell likely done for season, Axford traded
August 31, 2013 New York Mets – Bobby Parnell is likely done for the season. LaTroy Hawkins should continue to be the primary closer for the Mets, but Gonzalez Germen could see a couple save opportunities down the stretch as well. No hierarchy change. . Closer . Set-Up . 2nd in line . 2014 Closer…
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Still unsettled in the Angels ‘pen; Fernando Rodney to the Hot Seat
August 28, 2013 Los Angeles Angels — Mike Scioscia is not helping our trust issues. Every time we think we can relax and open up a little, the guy goes back on his word. Take last night, for instance! Just a few days after he said he could be ready to settle down and commit to…
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Stalking the rare Houston save, with Chia-Jen Lo
August 14, 2013 Houston Astros — One challenge in figuring out the Houston bullpen is that they win so very rarely — last night’s victory was but their second in August and fifth in over a month. This time, it was Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia-Jen Lo who got the call for the save, although he was inches away from losing…
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Your Astros closer of the day: Josh Fields
August 6, 2013 Houston Astros — Houston’s bullpen situation isn’t getting any clearer. Monday night, Bo Porter played matchups in the ninth, using Wesley Wright to start the eighth, then summoning Josh Fields to face Mike Napoli with two outs. Fields, who was selected from Boston this offseason in the Rule 5 draft, struck out Napoli,…