Closer Monkey | 2026
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Ryan Helsley records first save since returning from injury
September 10, 2023 St. Louis Cardinals – Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless inning for his first save since returning from the IL while Giovanny Gallegos got the 8th inning. Helsey has four scoreless appearances since coming back and should be the best option for saves on any given night. Hierarchy remains: *Helsley | Gallegos |…
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Are the A’s for real?
September 9, 2023Chicago Cubs — The Cubs got a little bit of bullpen help for the stretch run when Brad Boxberger was activated from the 60 day IL yesterday. He didn’t pitch yesterday, but did string together 4 scoreless appearances in his rehab outing before getting called back up. Boxberger was a key part of…
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Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase notches league-leading 10th blown save
September 8, 2023 Cleveland Guardians – Emmanuel Clase had a rough outing Thursday, suffering his eighth loss and tenth blown save by allowing two runs on a double, three singles and an intentional walk. It’s been a bit of an up-and down year for Clase. Before Thursday, he was last scored upon Aug. 29 and…
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Bryan Shaw picks up a save for Chicago
September 7, 2023 Chicago White Sox — In Liam Hendriks’s absence, the White Sox are in committee mode with a handful of middling options. On Tuesday, they used veteran Bryan Shaw for the save in the ninth inning after Aaron Bummer and Gregory Santos split the eighth. Any of these three guys could be the…
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Tyler Kinley takes over as Rockies closer
September 6, 2023 Colorado Rockies – We thought Justin Lawrence might get a second straight night off after a heavy workload this past weekend. We were right, though it seems like Lawrence is going to see some extended time off, at least from the ninth inning. The man to replace him? None other than Tyler…
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