Category: Seattle Mariners
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David Robertson hurting, Carter Capps gets the call in late innings
September 7, 2013 New York Yankees – The Yankees bullpen gave up 9 runs in a loss last night. More bad news for the Yankees as David Robertson is expected to miss 5-6 days with a sore shoulder. No hierarchy change. . Closer . Set-Up . 2nd in line . 2014 Closer . Updated NYY…
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Aaron Crow falling out of favor in Kansas City; Tom Wilhelmsen called up
September 2, 2013 Kansas City Royals – Aaron Crow, who spent the better part of two months as a rock-solid 8th inning man, has fallen out of favor over the last few weeks in Kansas City. He hasn’t been particularly awful — despite a few recent hiccups, he still sports a 3.09 ERA for the…
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Rafael Betancourt returns as Rockies closer; Drew Storen impressive again
August 18, 2013 Colorado Rockies — Rafael Betancourt returned and pitched the ninth inning in a four-run loss; Walt Weiss is on the record saying that the next save chance will belong to the big righthander. Hierarchy change: Rafael Betancourt to Closer, Rex Brothers to Set-up, Matt Belisle to 2nd in line. . Closer . Set-Up . 2nd in…
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Jim Johnson is back on the Hot Seat
August 15, 2013 Baltimore Orioles — Jim Johnson blew his third straight save and ninth of the year on Wednesday. Even before the game, the Baltimore Sun was asking its readers whether Johnson should be demoted, with 92% saying yes at the time of this report. Although Buck Showalter insists that he “can’t live in that world,” won’t…
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LaTroy Hawkins and Josh Fields are first in line; Ernesto Frieri awful again
August 7, 2013 Houston Astros — On Tuesday night, Jose Cisnero entered the game with two on and one out in the sixth inning, his team trailing by three — a vitally important spot in the game. Unfortunately for Cisnero and the Astros, he immediately surrendered a three-run homer, then scattered three walks and a solo…