Category: San Diego Padres
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Brandon Maurer traded to Royals, making Brad Hand closer in SD
July 24, 2017 San Diego Padres – The Padres have dealt Brandon Maurer to the Royals as part of a multi-player swap. Maurer will set up for Kelvin Herrera, and Brad Hand assumes the closer role in San Diego. Updated hierarchy: Hand | Maton | Yates.
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Brad Hand, Anthony Swarzak, Luis Garcia all being showcased
July 24, 2017 Texas Rangers – Alex Claudio got the night off, but with Keone Kela still apparently not pitching in back-to-back games yet, it was Jose Leclerc who got the save chance for the Rangers. He converted, and the recently-shaky Rangers bullpen is rounding back into form, with even their fourth and fifth options…
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Not a great first impression from Tyler Clippard
July 22, 2017 Chicago White Sox — Tyler Clippard’s first appearance with the White Sox didn’t go as planned. Entering a tie game in the tenth inning, he loaded the bases with no outs, taking the loss on a sacrifice fly. If Clippard isn’t more effective in Chicago than he was in New York, he…
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Cody Allen going on paternity leave; look out for Phil Maton in San Diego
June 22, 2017 Cleveland Indians — The vaunted Allen-for-Miller role swap is on hold, it seems. When Carlos Carrasco loaded the bases up three in the seventh, Terry Francona went right back to his 6’7″ security blanket, who pulled a Houdini, then pitched a scoreless eighth for good measure. After Bryan Shaw earned the eventual one-out…
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Enny Romero gets save, Santiago Casilla gets hit with foul ball
June 18, 2017 Washington Nationals – Enny Romero got the last five outs in yesterday’s Nationals’ win to record his second save of the season. Romero has not given up an earned run in June, and moves to the top of the committee on the virtue of actually converting a save chance. Updated hierarchy: *Romero…