Closer Monkey | 2026
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Kelvin Herrera has chickenpox
September 2, 2015 Kansas City Royals — It was reported on Tuesday that Kelvin Herrera and Alex Rios both have chickenpox and will miss at least two weeks, which is bad news for the Royals and bad news for Herrera owners who were hoping for some late-season holds. Franklin Morales had two holds in Tampa last…
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Brad Ziegler getting knocked around lately
September 1, 2015 Arizona Diamondbacks – For the second straight day Brad Ziegler failed to get the job done for the Diamondbacks. In his last two appearances, Ziegler has given up 7 runs on 10 hits in 2 innings pitched. The recent drubbings have taken some of the sheen off of Ziegler’s excellent season, sending…
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Bruce Rondon has a bad night; Sean Doolittle has a good one
August 31, 2015 Detroit Tigers – Usually, your “closer” doesn’t pitch in the 8th inning of a game you’re losing by four runs. But that’s when the Tigers summoned Bruce Rondon yesterday, who responded by allowing 3 earned runs and getting yanked. Rondon’s FIP remains decent at 3.17, but his ERA is still more than…
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Jean Machi to close in Boston after Junichi Tazawa demotion
August 30, 2015 Boston Red Sox – Jean Machi successfully closed out the Mets last night, and going forward, he’ll be the team’s primary closer. Torey Lovullo said that Junichi Tazawa will slide back to the set-up role. Updated hierarchy: Machi | Tazawa | Ogando.
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Jean Machi and Drew Pomeranz record saves
August 30, 2015 Boston Red Sox — Jean Machi pitched a perfect ninth inning on Saturday to pick up his third save of the season. Junichi Tazawa was unavailable after throwing thirty pitches on Friday. Tazawa has really struggled lately so if Machi can string together a couple more strong outings, he could have a chance to take over as the…
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