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Kenley Jansen had high blood pressure; Kevin Jepsen earns a Tampa save
June 5, 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers — The mystery surrounding closer Kenley Jansen’s absence has been solved. Jansen, who has a history of heart trouble, felt sick to his stomach during Wednesday’s game and was found to have high blood pressure when checked by a doctor, so he was held out as a precaution while his…
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Kenley Jansen mysteriously unavailable for Dodgers
June 4, 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers – Kenley Jansen was unavailable to shut down a two-run game in the 9th, and that proved to be costly as Adam Liberatore, Yimi Garcia, J.P. Howell and Chris Hatcher all combined to blow the lead and take the loss. Jansen refused to talk to media after the game, but…
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Carter Capps dominating; Cam Bedrosian worth watching
June 2, 2015 Miami Marlins – Former closer Steve Cishek was demoted to AA ball yesterday and is droppable in all but the deepest of leagues at this point. But meanwhile, another righty with an odd delivery is ascending in Miami: Carter Capps, who takes a Jordan Walden-esque hop off the mound before sending his triple-digit…
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Santiago Casilla roughed up; Arizona still committee-ing
June 1, 2015 Colorado Rockies – John Axford needed a night off, so Scott Oberg picked up his first career save. Oberg certainly wouldn’t have been our first choice — the 25-year-old rookie has all of 19 big league appearances (3 holds) and hasn’t been especially impressive — but he’s only allowed 1 run in…
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Boyer records save for Twins, Doolittle back to DL
May 31, 2015 Minnesota Twins – Glen Perkins got the day off on Saturday and the Twins went to Blaine Boyer to close out the game. Boyer pitched a perfect 9th to record his first save of the season. Boyer should continue to see save chances when Perkins is unavailable. Hierarchy remains: Perkins | Boyer | Fien. Oakland Athletics –…