Category: Seattle Mariners
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Tony Watson, Kyle Crick both out for the season
September 11, 2019 New York Mets – Justin Wilson got a four-out save for the Mets, taking over for Brad Brach in the 8th and staying on through a tumultuous 9th for his second save of the year. Notably absent was Edwin Diaz, though Mickey Callaway said postgame that Diaz would still get his chances.…
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Brad Hand gets a vote of confidence after a third straight blown save
August 22, 2019 Cleveland Indians – Despite Brad Hand’s third straight blown save on Wednesday — the latest disappointment of a subpar two-month period (7.32 ERA, 2.03 WHIP) — Terry Francona is not considering a change in the ninth inning. “We can’t run from Brad.” Apparently Brad can’t run to first either. Hand’s velocity looks…
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Matt Magill picks up another save for the Mariners
August 21, 2019 [EDITOR’S NOTE: We are starting our annual Donation Drive today. Thank you, as always, for supporting us! Seattle Mariners – Matt Magill earned his second save in as many chances on Tuesday night thanks to a 1-2-3 inning. Magill has now put together six straight scoreless outings (6.0 IP). Meanwhile, Anthony Bass…
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Around the league after a busy trade deadline for bullpen moves
August 1, 2019 Atlanta Braves — The Braves have watched Luke Jackson struggle over the last three weeks (13.50 ERA, 2.50 WHIP), and they responded at the trade deadline by acquiring 248 career saves through Shane Greene and Mark Melancon. Add those guys to the mellifluous Chris Martin and you have a situation where yesterday’s…
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Hunter Strickland dealt to Nationals
July 31, 2019 Seattle Mariners – Hunter Strickland’s time at the top of Seattle’s committee lasted about 10 minutes, as he too was dealt to the Nationals. We’ll see if Anthony Bass and Cory Gearrin last a little longer than Strickland did. Updated hierarchy: *Bass | Gearrin | Tuivailala. * = closer-by-committee