Category: st louis cardinals

  • Ernesto Frieri closing for Angels; Rafael Dolis struggling

    May 24, 2012 St. Louis Cardinals – Mark Rzepczynski pitched the 8th inning ahead of Jason Motte on Wednesday night, and the lefty has proven the ability to pitch to both righties and lefties.  Hierarchy change: Mark Rzepczynski to 2nd in line, replacing Fernando Salas. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer |Updated STL |Motte |Boggs…

  • Boggs filling set-up role for Cards; Luis Perez moving up in Toronto pen

    April 24, 2012 St. Louis Cardinals — For the second straight night, and third in the last four, Mitchell Boggs pitched the 8th in a tight game; he has clearly passed Fernando Salas as the Cards’ top set-up option. Hierarchy change: Mitchell Boggs to Set-up, Fernando Salas to 2nd in line. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line…

  • Late inning roles for Miguel Batista, Mitchell Boggs

    April 11, 2012 New York Mets- The Mets had an uneventful game, bullpen-wise, on Tuesday.  However, earlier this week, Terry Collins surprisingly indicated that Miguel Batista would be his 9th inning man on any days when Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch are unavailable.  Hierarchy change: Miguel Batista to 2nd in line, replacing Ramon Ramirez. |Closer |Set-Up…

  • St. Louis Cardinals, Marc Rzepczynski up, Kyle McClellan down

    St. Louis Cardinals- Summoned in a tie game in the 8th, Kyle McClellan gave up 3 runs and got the lost last night.  McClellan has had a tough couple weeks and the Cardinals have been looking to Marc Rzepczynski, who they acquired from the Blue Jays last month, later in games.  Hierarchy change: Marc Rzepczynski to…

  • St. Louis Cardinals, Jason Motte blows it, Fernando Salas too

    St. Louis Cardinals- Jason Motte won the closer’s job in early September after an incredible string of 33 consecutive outings without allowing an earned run.  But he’s been shaky of late, and walked 3 of the 5 batters he faced last night, contributing to the Cardinals 9th inning collapse.  Fernando Salas couldn’t salvage the damage, but…