Category: Today’s Takeaways
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.29.2026
Friday’s slate resulted in five wins, 10 saves, four losses, and four blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,055 saves this season by 240 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save. Is…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.28.2026
Thursday’s 7-game slate resulted in two wins, one save, zero losses, and no blown saves by relievers. Here is the save in condensed form: There have been 1,045 saves this season by 239 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save.…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.27.2026
Wednesday’s slate resulted in eight wins (one accompanied by a blown save), nine saves, seven losses, and four blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,044 saves this season by 239 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.26.2026
Tuesday’s slate had 12 of its 15 games decided by three runs or less, nine by two or fewer, and four one-run contests. This resulted in 11 wins, ten saves, eight losses, and six blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,035 saves this season by 237 different…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.25.2026
Monday’s 10-game slate featured three wins, five saves, two losses, and two blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,025 saves this season by 236 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save. Here…