Closer Monkey

Category: San Francisco Giants

  • Mike Mayers and Tyler Rogers each grab a save

    May 17, 2021 Los Angeles Angels – Having not used him in six days, the Angels wanted to get Raisel Iglesias some work, so they summoned him for the bottom of the 8th down by a run. Iglesias pitched a scoreless inning and would go on to get the win when the Angels scored twice…

  • Jake Diekman nabs a save for the Athletics

    May 12, 2021 Oakland A’s — With the Athletics clinging to a one-run lead in the ninth, they turned to Jake Diekman to get the final three outs. Diekman issued two walks, but even with Lou Trivino warming in the ‘pen, the lefty hung on to pick up his fourth save of the season. Tuesday’s…

  • Rafael Dolis leaves the game with a calf injury

    May 8, 2021 Toronto Blue Jays — Rafael Dolis left Friday’s game with tightness in his right calf, and will have an MRI Saturday morning to determine whether he’ll need a stint on the IL. Dolis had been pushing Jordan Romano at the top of Toronto’s closer committee, and hopefully this will be only a…

  • Gabe Kapler: committee enthusiast

    May 7, 2021 San Francisco Giants – Manager Gabe Kapler has effectively placed the committee asterisk on the Giants bullpen, saying Wednesday that Tyler Rogers will be in the ninth-inning mix more often. We’ll keep Jake McGee at the top for now, but he has had a rough time of late, allowing seven earned runs…

  • Sean Doolittle turns back the clock to 2019

    April 28, 2021 Cincinnati Reds — Sean Doolittle came through in a big way for the Reds on Tuesday, throwing a perfect ninth inning to record his first save since game one of the 2019 World Series. Lucas Sims and Tejay Antone both threw a lot of pitches on Monday and Amir Garrett can’t be…