Category: Baltimore Orioles
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Mychal Givens is out of the closer job in Baltimore
May 27, 2019 Baltimore Orioles — After eight earned runs, three losses, and two blown saves in his last four appearances, Mychal Givens will get a break from the high-stress Oriole ninth. Manager Branden Hyde anointed the vaunted “whoever” to get the next shot, and our guess is that will mean Shawn Armstrong (2.70 ERA…
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Tyler Chatwood records save for Cubs
May 26, 2019 Chicago Cubs — Tyler Chatwood pitched a scoreless ninth yesterday for his first save with the Cubs. Manager Joe Maddon recently said that Chatwood was not the answer in the ninth inning, but that he would give him a chance if other guys were unavailable. Steve Cishek had pitched in two of…
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Shawn Kelley secures third straight save since returning from injured list
May 25, 2019 Texas Rangers — For the third straight game, it was Shawn Kelley and not Jose Leclerc who got the ninth inning for the Rangers. Chris Martin pitched a clean eighth inning ahead of Kelley. Manager Chris Woodward had recently said that he wanted Leclerc to take over the closer role again, and…
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Jose Leclerc to open on Friday
May 17, 2019 Texas Rangers — Jose Leclerc will serve as the Rangers’ opener for Friday’s game against the Cardinals, and Ariel Jurado is slated to pitch as well. It’s Leclerc’s first career “start” — and maybe it’s being used as a mechanism to get him right for an eventual move back to the ninth…
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Shawn Kelley records first save since Leclerc’s demotion, Blake Treinen battling elbow soreness.
May 5, 2019 Texas Rangers — Shawn Kelley recorded the first save for the Rangers since Jose Leclerc was removed as closer. Chris Martin pitched a scoreless 8th inning ahead of Kelley. The Rangers did not commit to Kelley after the game and at least one beat writer thinks Kelley and Martin will still share…