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Lots of Vulture Saves on a Saturday in September
September 8, 2019 Tampa Bay Rays — Oliver Drake struck out the side for his second save of the season yesterday. Emilio Pagan got the day off after pitching in two straight and four of the previous five games. Nick Anderson ended up with the win after pitching the eighth inning of a tie game…
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Jose Urena earns his first save of the season
September 4, 2019 Miami Marlins – Jose Urena pitched a 1-2-3 10th inning to convert his first save opportunity in his new role as the Marlins’ closer. Expect Urena to get a majority of whatever save opportunities the Marlins can muster over the next few weeks. Hierarchy remains: *Urena | Stanek | Garcia.* = closer-by-committee…
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Seth Lugo records save
September 1, 2019 New York Mets — Seth Lugo recorded his fourth save of the season on Saturday. Lugo is clearly the first option when he is available but he threw two innings for the third time in his last four appearances. Edwin Diaz is likely still in the mix for saves just because Lugo…
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2019 Closer Monkey Donation Drive
It’s everyone’s favorite week of the year — the Closer Monkey Donation Drive! We know you’re as thrilled to see this post as Yankees fans are to see Trevor Rosenthal in pinstripes! Seriously though, we’re grateful for any support that you’re willing to offer. In the early going, we made a decision that we’d never…
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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…