Category: houston astros
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Bryan Shaw moving up in Cleveland, and welcome back, Brian Wilson!
August 20, 2013 Cleveland Indians — Bryan Shaw finished the seventh to pick up his ninth hold of the year, and third in his last eight appearances. Cody Allen, on the other hand, has only one hold in his last 16 games. Hierarchy change: Bryan Shaw to 2nd in line, replacing Cody Allen. . Closer . Set-Up…
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Kevin Chapman and JJ Putz record saves, Frieri pitching better
August 19, 2013 Houston Astros — Kevin Chapman got the last two outs on Sunday to pick up the save for the Astros. Chapman is a left- hander who has only pitched a full inning once in his seven appearances since getting called up. He is not a threat to take the job full time but…
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Chia-Jen Lo starting to look like a closer; Rafael Betancourt due back soon
August 17, 2013 Seattle Mariners – Danny Farquhar bounced back from his rough outing a few days back, earning the save on Friday with a perfect 9th inning. Behind him, it’s been mostly Yoervis Medina getting the 8th inning as of late, with Charlie Furbush contributing holds here and there. Oliver Perez isn’t out of…
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Jim Johnson is back on the Hot Seat
August 15, 2013 Baltimore Orioles — Jim Johnson blew his third straight save and ninth of the year on Wednesday. Even before the game, the Baltimore Sun was asking its readers whether Johnson should be demoted, with 92% saying yes at the time of this report. Although Buck Showalter insists that he “can’t live in that world,” won’t…
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Stalking the rare Houston save, with Chia-Jen Lo
August 14, 2013 Houston Astros — One challenge in figuring out the Houston bullpen is that they win so very rarely — last night’s victory was but their second in August and fifth in over a month. This time, it was Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia-Jen Lo who got the call for the save, although he was inches away from losing…