Category: Los Angeles Dodgers
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David Robertson is struggling and AJ Minter could be back today
April 4, 2019 Philadelphia Phillies — Tough loss for Philly. Up two in the eighth, they turned to Seranthony Dominguez, who gave up two hits but allowed the tying run only when Rhys Hoskins forgot how to catch. Entrusted with a tie game in the ninth, David Robertson yielded a single and three straight walks,…
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Strickland hits the IL while Parker and Kennedy move to the top of their committees
March 31, 2019 Seattle Mariners — Hunter Strickland went on the IL yesterday and manager Scott Servais said that it could be a number of guys who get the ninth in his absence. Zak Rosscup started the ninth yesterday with the Mariners up four but couldn’t finish off the win. That left Nick Rumbelow to…
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2019 NL West Preview
February 21, 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks – Archie Bradley has his fingernail back (and, with it, his curveball), and so we peg the 26-year-old as the favorite in the Diamondbacks’ three-man closer competition. Also in the mix will be January signee Greg Holland and last September’s committee leader, Yoshihisa Hirano. There’s every indication that Torey Lovullo…
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Jesse Chavez picks up fourth save for good, but volatile, Cubs bullpen
September 28, 2018 Chicago Cubs — Fan favorite Jesse Chavez picked up his fourth save in a Cubs uniform, allowing just a hit in an inning of work and dropping his Cubs ERA to 1.25. Nasty. Any one of Steve Cishek, Justin Wilson, CJ Edwards, Chavez, or Jorge de la Rosa could net a save this…
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Carlos Martinez will close full time for St. Louis; Brad Boxberger should be out
September 10, 2018 St. Louis Cardinals — As we speculated a few days ago, Mike Shildt has elected to leave Jordan Hicks in the eighth inning and use opening-day starter Carlos Martinez as the Cardinals’ new closer. Martinez pitched a perfect ninth on Sunday for his second save of the season. Bud Norris’s role has been…