Category: Boston Red Sox
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Junichi Tazawa could be on the way out in Boston
August 29, 2015 Boston Red Sox — Junichi Tazawa is not making things comfortable in Boston. Up three in the tenth, Tazawa gave up a single, induced a double play, then walked one guy after another after another after another. Craig Breslow (the last guy left in the bullpen) bailed him out and earned a save for his…
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Jean Machi picks up a save; Edwin Jackson resurfaces
August 25, 2015 Atlanta Braves – Less than two weeks after signing with the Braves, former Cub Edwin Jackson snagged an 8th inning hold against the Rockies. Jackson was atrocious as a starter with the Cubs over the last few years, but seems to have settled in to his role as a reliever this season,…
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Sean Doolittle struggles in first outing; Tom Wilhelmsen closes in Seattle
August 24, 2015 New York Mets – Hansel Robles pitched the ninth inning in a 4-run game on Sunday, which is more relevant than usual since Terry Collins was treating almost any lead as a save situation in the Mets’ first two games at Coors Field — Tyler Clippard and Jeurys Familia had both pitched…
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Jake McGee out for the year; Glen Perkins out for five more days
August 21, 2015 Tampa Bay Rays — Sometimes-closer Jake McGee has a torn meniscus and will miss the rest of the season after knee surgery. Xavier Cedeno and Steve Geltz will be Tampa’s next line of defense behind a shaky but secure Brad Boxberger (four blown saves, nine losses). Updated hierarchy: Boxberger | Cedeno | Geltz. Minnesota Twins – Glen Perkins received a cortisone shot…
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Junichi Tazawa gets first save chance for Boston after Uehara’s injury
August 12, 2015 Boston Red Sox — Boston got its first post-Uehara save chance, and John Farrell went to Jean Machi for a shaky eighth, followed by Junichi Tazawa in the ninth. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, Tazawa gave up two singles, a wild pitch, and a sac fly to blow the save. As you probably know,…