Closer Monkey

Category: Washington Nationals

  • Pedro Strop earns save in first game back from IL

    June 5, 2019 Chicago Cubs — The Cubs activated Pedro Strop prior to Tuesday’s game. Strop immediately returned to his usual ninth-inning role, recording the final three outs of a 6-3 win. Steve Cishek may still get an occasional save chance, but Strop will once again be the primary source of saves for the Cubs.…

  • Carlos Martinez records save while Craig Kimbrel market should heat up very soon

    June 2, 2019 St. Louis Cardinals — Jordan Hicks got Saturday off as we expected, and the Cardinals turned to their closer from the end of last year, Carlos Martinez.  Martinez responded with a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.  After missing the beginning of the season, Martinez is beginning to settle…

  • Another Phillies reliever hits the IL

    May 30, 2019 Washington Nationals — Kyle McGowin did something amazing on Wednesday. Entering with an 14-run lead in the seventh, he gave up three straight singles and a grand slam to make things a bit more sporting, then retired 9 of the next 10 batters (six by strikeout) to earn the “save.” Per the…

  • The NL East is where bullpens go to die

    May 24, 2019 New York Mets — One day after saying the “three-out rule” would no longer apply to Edwin Diaz, Diaz wasn’t even warming up as Robert Gsellman turned a 3-1 lead into a 4-3 deficit in the eighth inning. The Mets then scored three of their own, giving Diaz the save and Gsellman…

  • Ty Buttrey adds another save to his stellar season stats

    May 19, 2019 Los Angeles Angels – Ty Buttrey recorded the last five outs yesterday for this second save of the season.  Despite a pretty bad entrance video based on his last name, Buttrey has been fantastic this year as yesterday’s outing lowered his ERA to 0.76.  He also struck out three to raise his…