Category: Boston Red Sox
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Kenley Jansen battling a back injury
April 30, 2023 Boston Red Sox – Kenley Jansen allowed his first earned run of the season yesterday and blew his first save. He was battling back tightness that started during conditioning yesterday and he is expected to be unavailable for at least the next couple days. Chris Martin is expected to be activated today…
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Michael Fulmer floundering for Cubs; Evan Phillips hits paternity list
April 21, 2023 Chicago Cubs – Michael Fulmer had a rough outing Thursday, yielding four runs on three hits and a walk while recording just one out to take his second loss. His ERA is now above 7.00 and recent evidence suggests he might not be the top option for saves. He tossed a scoreless…
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High-leverage Ryan Brasier is back; A’s bullpen a mess
April 17, 2023 Boston Red Sox – Chris Martin was placed on the IL on Sunday with shoulder inflammation, and Ryan Brasier got the surprise vulture save on Sunday in Martin’s absence (Kenley Jansen had pitched two straight), so we’ll slot Brasier in to the set-up role. Updated hierarchy: Jansen | Brasier | Schreiber. Oakland…
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2023 AL East Preview
March 13, 2023 Baltimore Orioles — There’s a lot of optimism in Baltimore after a surprising 83-win season in 2022 – an astonishing 31-win improvement from 2021. Part of the resurgence can be attributed to a strong back half of the bullpen, led by 6-foot-8 Felix Bautista, who had 15 saves, a 2.19 ERA, a…
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Paul Sewald gets an ugly hold; slew of relievers snag vulture saves
September 30, 2022 Seattle Mariners — Seattle is on the verge of its first postseason berth since their magical 116-win season in 2001, and seven relievers helped get them closer to clinching Thursday in an 11-inning affair. Paul Sewald came on in the seventh with a three-run lead to face the 9-1-2 hitters (two of…