Category: Los Angeles Angels
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Tony Watson records save while Angels move towards a committee
September 6, 2020 San Francisco Giants – Tony Watson and his 0.75 ERA finally recorded his first save of the season with a perfect 9th inning yesterday. Rogers got the 8th inning ahead of Watson and struggled, while Sam Coonrod came on in the 5th. Watson is the Giants’ best reliever and that combined with…
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Nick Anderson is back and saving games again
September 5, 2020 Los Angeles Angels — Ty Buttrey came on in the easiest kind of save opportunity — a three-run lead in the ninth — but he put three of the four batters he faced on base, and all eventually scored. Back-to-back outings allowing three earned runs have inflated his ERA to 5.68, and…
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Felix Pena records Thursday’s only save
September 4, 2020 Los Angeles Angels – Felix Pena retired the side on nine pitches for his first save of the season and the only save on Thursday night. Ty Buttrey had pitched in three of four and got the night off. Pena has now pitched in four of five and will need some rest,…
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Emilio Pagan hits the IL and an old friend hits free agency
September 3, 2020 San Diego Padres – Emilio Pagan was placed on the IL with a biceps injury yesterday. He had picked up a few saves as the interim closer, but with the acquisition of Trevor Rosenthal and the activation of Drew Pomeranz, Pagan was bumped down in the hierarchy. We think based on recent…
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Kirby Yates held out due to soreness; Ty Buttrey looking solid in closer role
August 11, 2020 Tampa Bay Rays – Last night, holding on to a 1-run lead in the 9th inning, the Rays did what most any team would do — turn to a reliever whose last two outings saw him pitch in the 4th and 5th innings. But as with most Rays-related unorthodoxies, it worked out…