Tag: Andrew Kittredge
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | September 2
Monday’s 13-game slate yielded seven reliever wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (David Robertson), and seven saves while suffering eight losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for September 2 Under the Hood Emilio Pagán suffered his sixth blown save, third since August 16,…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 20
In one of the most turbulent slates of the season, relievers recorded seven wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Luis Mey), and ten saves while suffering seven losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Due to scheduling and usage patterns, no recommended stream options are available. Three Takeaways (1) Match-up Mansolino…
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Monkey Bytes: September 25
Two more teams, Baltimore and San Diego, punched their postseason tickets with wins during Tuesday’s contests; Houston clinched the American League West. Relievers recorded seven wins and eight saves during the 15-game slate. Our condensed game recaps cover last night’s high-leverage events of interest. Closer CliffsNotes Raisel Iglesias (ATL) retired the side against the Mets,…
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Monkey Bytes: September 16
Sunday’s slate provided many high-leverage intrigue events, many with playoff implications. Six relievers recorded wins, and ten secured saves. Atlanta and the Mets lost due to ninth-inning rallies by their opponents, and Arizona produced a walk-off win against Milwaukee featuring curious usage patterns in the tenth inning. Our condensed game recaps cover Sunday’s action, including…
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Monkey Bytes: August 17
Even though it was not a full slate, Friday’s 14 games featured 11 games decided by three or fewer runs, nine by two or less, and seven one-run contests. Relievers recorded six wins, though a blown save accompanied two. High-leverage relievers also secured eight saves in a stress-filled slate. Our condensed game recaps cover all…