Tag: Alex Wilson
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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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Bruce Rondon blows save, Justin Grimm pitching well
August 16, 2015 Detroit Tigers — Blaine Hardy and Alex Wilson combined to pitch a scoreless eighth inning and it was Bruce Rondon again who got the call in the ninth. However, this time Rondon was unable to convert the save opportunity, as he blew the one run lead by giving up a leadoff home run. He…
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Sean Doolittle is almost back to save Oakland’s bullpen
August 15, 2015 Oakland A’s — Edward Mujica pitched the seventh and eighth innings with Oakland down two runs, and after the A’s tied the score, Fernando Rodriguez pitched the ninth. As the game stretched on, Drew Pomeranz worked the eleventh and twelfth, then suffered an apparent elbow injury in the thirteenth. The good news is that Sean Doolittle pitched…
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Bruce Rondon grabs a save; Drew Storen getting rocked lately
August 13, 2015 Cincinnati Reds – In the 7th inning the Reds turned to Jumbo Diaz to protect a 2 run lead. He has now had holds in two of his last three appearances, and has only given up 1 run since returning to the big leagues on July 18th. Meanwhile, Burke Badenhop has appeared…
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Bruce Rondon records save while Jean Machi could see saves for Red Sox
August 9, 2015 Detroit Tigers – Bruce Rondon struck out two batters in the 9th inning last night to protect a one run lead and get his first save of the season. Alex Wilson was unavailable due to right shoulder fatigue, and will be kept out of Sunday’s game as well. Manager Brad Ausmus said he would have gone…