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  • A pair of NL Central relievers return from the injured list

    April 17, 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates – Felipe Vazquez got another day off after throwing 47 pitches on Sunday, so Keone Kela pitched the ninth inning on Tuesday with the Pirates holding a 3-2 lead. Kela gave up the tying run, but the Pirates scored twice in the 10th and paved the way for Nick Kingham…

  • Sixth Mariners reliever earns save through first 15 games

    April 12, 2019 Seattle Mariners — Both Anthony Swarzak and Roenis Elias have been busy lately and were held out of Thursday’s matchup against the Royals, leaving Connor Sadzeck to pitch a clean 10th inning for his first save. He has been impressive in the early going (4 IP, 4 K, 0 R) since being…

  • Edubray Ramos blows a save chance for the Phillies

    April 10, 2019 Philadelphia Phillies – Edubray Ramos almost became the third different Phillie reliever to record a save in as many days, but he only got two outs before allowing a solo homer to tie the game. Seranthony Dominguez got the final two outs of the seventh while Hector Neris walked two batters in…

  • AJ Minter activated from IL

    April 5, 2019 Atlanta Braves — Believed by many to be the team’s best reliever, AJ Minter has been activated from the injured list and was quickly thrust into a medium-leverage situation Thursday. With the Braves leading 9-0 in the ninth, Chad Sobotka allowed back-to-back dingers to make it 9-3. He then allowed another hit…

  • Anthony Swarzak secures save in Seattle debut

    April 3, 2019 Seattle Mariners – Anthony Swarzak was activated off the IL prior to Tuesday’s game. Scott Servais said that he expected Swarzak to get an inning of work in that contest, but what might not have been expected was the type of work Swarzak would get. After starter Marco Gonzales went 8.1 innings,…