Category: Oakland A’s
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Nate Jones latest to grab White Sox save, but who’s next?
May 18, 2018 Los Angeles Angels — There’s unfortunate news for Keynan Middleton, who will undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his season. Meanwhile, the healthy members of the Angels bullpen continue to falter. Jim Johnson entered Thursday night’s game in the seventh inning with a 1-0 deficit and ran into trouble — single, flyout, homer, single,…
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Justin Anderson gets first save chance after Middleton injury
May 15, 2018 Los Angeles Angels – Following the bad news from Keynan Middleton’s MRI, Justin Anderson got the first save chance for the Angels and converted, successfully protecting a 1-run lead against the Astros. Jim Johnson, Cam Bedrosian, and Blake Parker had all been worked pretty heavily going into last night’s game, which likely…
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Andrew Miller still a few days away from returning
May 5, 2018 Cleveland Indians — Andrew Miller needs a little more time before he can return to bolster the beleaguered Indians bullpen. In other good news, Nick Goody’s MRI revealed no structural damage to his elbow. Hierarchy remains: Allen | Olson | Otero. Los Angeles Dodgers — The Dodgers managed to throw a combined…
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Greg Holland can’t stay on track; Ryan Buchter goes to the DL
April 28, 2018 St. Louis Cardinals — Just as Greg Holland seemed to be ascending to the closer’s role, he fell apart while protecting a three-run lead. He was victimized by an error, but he also left without recording an out. After the game, Mike Matheny said it may take some more time for Holland to…