Category: Philadelphia Phillies
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Craig Kimbrel picks up a save while Bryan Abreu continues to impress
April 23, 2023 Philadelphia Phillies – The Vulture Save Watch had Craig Kimbrel listed yesterday and sure enough, Jose Alvarado got the day off as predicted and Kimbrel got the 9th inning. He pitched a perfect inning for his second save of the season. After giving up runs in three of his first four appearances…
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Shakeups in the AL West
April 22, 2023Oakland A’s — The A’s found themselves in a tie game late, and turned to Zach Jackson to face to top of the order in the 8th inning. He let the first two runners reach base, but got the next three outs and was in line for the win after the A’s scored…
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Jose Alvarado gets a rare save for the Phillies
April 19, 2023 Philadelphia Phillies – Saves have been few and far between for the Phillies this year with Craig Kimbrel getting one on April 7 and Jose Alvarado delivering the team’s second save on Tuesday. Kimbrel faced the top of the order in the seventh inning while Seranthony Dominguez pitched the eighth. What’s most…
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Clay Holmes appears to continue to lead Yankees’ closer committee
September 23, 2022 New York Yankees — The Yankees activated Scott Effross and Zack Britton on Thursday. A corresponding move led them to place Wandy Peralta on the IL. So what does the back end look like now? Well, manager Aaron Boone essentially said this week the Yankees will use a closer-by-committee approach, so we’ll keep…
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Josh Hader secures another save
September 14, 2022 San Diego Padres — Josh Hader now has the Padres’ last three saves after he locked down a 2-0 win on Tuesday. That, combined with the fact that Nick Martinez hasn’t pitched since last Wednesday, is enough to drop the asterisk.Updated hierarchy: Hader | Martinez | Garcia. Philadelphia Phillies — Seranthony Dominguez…