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Jake Diekman earns his first save of the year
April 21, 2021 Oakland A’s — The A’s closed out the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader by going to Lou Trivino in the sixth and Jake Diekman in the seventh to preserve a 1-0 win. Trivino worked around a passed ball and a wild pitch to strike out the top two hitters in the Twins’…
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Diego Castillo ends the Rays’ committee and Mookie Betts probably deserved the save for the Dodgers
April 18, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays — For the first time since 2019, the monkey has removed the asterisk for the Tampa Bay Rays. Diego Castillo struck out a pair in a 6-3 Rays victory yesterday to pick up his 4th save of the season. Castillo is the only Rays’ reliever to record a save…
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Cesar Valdez and Lou Trivino establishing themselves in their respective bullpens
April 17, 2021 Baltimore Orioles — with a 3 run lead in the 9th the Orioles went with Cesar Valdez to close out the game. He pitched a clean inning for his third save of the year. The only other reliever to record a save for Baltimore was Paul Fry in extra innings. While the…
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Julian Merryweather is placed on the IL
April 14, 2021Toronto Blue Jays — Julian Merryweather has been placed on the IL with an oblique strain. Jordan Romano and Rafael Dolis should see the majority of save chances while Merryweather is out. Updated hierarchy: *Romano | Dolis | Mayza.* = closer-by-committee
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Julian Merryweather’s left hip is irritated
April 14, 2021 Toronto Blue Jays — Julian Merryweather was forced to leave Tuesday’s game with left hip irritation after throwing just two pitches to close out the eighth. It’s unclear how much time Merryweather will miss, if any. Jordan Romano, whose eighth-inning struggles led to Merryweather’s entry into the game, and Rafael Dolis will…