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  • Tyler Robertson moves up for Twins

    July 4, 2012 Minnesota Twins –  Tyler Robertson pitched a perfect 8th with the Twins up 1 as he picked up his 2nd hold in three games.  Robertson was called up from Triple-A Rochester when Matt Capps was put on the DL and has been used in a bunch of late inning situations.  He also…

  • Ryan Cook most likely to emerge in Oakland’s closer by committee

    June 9, 2012 Oakland A’s – Bob Melvin told the San Francisco Chronicle before Saturday’s game that he would employ a closer-by-committee going forward, with Ryan Cook, Brian Fuentes, and Grant Balfour involved.  Melvin also said that Ryan Cook was his best option in any tough situation, making him the best bet to win the…

  • Hisashi Iwakuma picks up 2nd save in 4 days, but is not a candidate to close for the Seattle Mariners.

    June 2, 2012 Seattle Mariners – Hisashi Iwakuma has picked up two saves in his last two outings. However, his save on May 30th was of the 3 inning variety in a 21-8 win over the Texas Rangers, and his save today was in the 12th inning after Seattle had used most of their other relievers.…

  • Javier Lopez gets a save, Ernesto Frieri continues to dominate

    June 2, 2012 San Francisco Giants – Starter Madison Bumgarner pitched into the 9th but after a couple guys got on Santiago Casilla came on to finish it out.  Casilla gave up a 3 run homerun to the first batter he faced and gave up 2 more hits while only getting one out, also hurting…

  • Surprise! Hector Santiago is the closer in Chicago

    April 7, 2012 Chicago White Sox- Hector Santiago closed out the White Sox victory on Saturday.  The White Sox mystery closer has been revealed, though the young lefty was not the trendy choice until he was seen warming up in the bullpen for a possible save opportunity that never materialized on Friday.  Jesse Crain seems to have…