Category: Los Angeles Angels
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Ernesto Frieri closing for Angels; Rafael Dolis struggling
May 24, 2012 St. Louis Cardinals – Mark Rzepczynski pitched the 8th inning ahead of Jason Motte on Wednesday night, and the lefty has proven the ability to pitch to both righties and lefties. Hierarchy change: Mark Rzepczynski to 2nd in line, replacing Fernando Salas. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer |Updated STL |Motte |Boggs…
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Ernesto Frieri is the Angels’ new closer
Los Angeles Angels – Ernesto Frieri struck three men out in the 11th inning, nailing down his first career save. Frieri has been nothing short of dazzling (8.2 IPs, 0 ERs, 0 hits, 19 Ks) since being acquired from the Padres. While Mike Scioscia has said the Angels would “mix and match” in the 9th…
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Angels begin platoon, Ernesto Frieri on verge of winning job
May 19, 2012 Los Angeles Angels – On Friday, Scott Downs pitched the 8th inning in a 2-run game, and Ernesto Frieri came out for the 9th. By then, the Angels had tacked on 3 additional runs, so it wasn’t a save opportunity, but Mike Scioscia told the Orange County Registerafter the game that the 9th inning…
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Frank Francisco blows save; Scott Downs back as closer
May 12, 2012 New York Mets – Frank Francisco blew the save last night and took the loss. Jon Rauch has been pitching well and got the save when Francisco was unavailable on Tuesday. If Francisco continues to struggle Rauch could see more save opportunities. Frank Francisco to Hot Seat. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line…
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Ernesto Frieri to close for Angels; Andrew Cashner struggles
May 7, 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers – Javy Guerra blew another save on Sunday, and for the first time, manager Don Mattingly expressed wavering confidence in the righty, saying that he’d have to keep looking at the closer role. Guerra will likely get one more shot to close before being benched, though he remains firmly on…