Category: New York Yankees
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Wandy Peralta, proven closer
August 16, 2021 Cincinnati Reds – Mychal Givens recorded his third save for the Reds on Sunday, and has now received (and converted) every Cincinnati save chance since he joined the team. We’re removing his asterisk. Updated hierarchy: Givens | Hembree | Lorenzen. Miami Marlins – Anthony Bender got the day off, allowing Dylan Floro…
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Field of Dreams a place of nightmares for closers
August 13, 2021 Baltimore Orioles — Tyler Wells returned from the injured list on Thursday and pitched a clean ninth inning in a two-run loss. Brandon Hyde says that he still intends to use Wells primarily in a closer role, so we’ll reinstate him to the head of the Baltimore committee. Updated hierarchy: *Wells |…
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Zack Britton has the inside track in the Bronx (or, tonight, Iowa)
August 12, 2021 New York Yankees — For the third time since Aroldis Chapman’s injury, Zack Britton got the ninth inning for the Yankees, protecting a three-run lead for his first save of the season. The Yankees will likely continue to treat this as a committee, but it looks like the experienced Britton will get…
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Wandy Peralta rescues the Yankees in the 11th
August 10, 2021 New York Yankees – The Yankees bullpen tied an MLB record on Monday by blowing a save four different times before Wandy Peralta finally closed the door in the 11th. Perhaps even more amazingly, they did so in four consecutive innings (7th through 10th), as Jonathan Loiasiga, Chad Green, Zack Britton, and…