Tag: Aroldis Chapman

  • Monkey Bytes | May 21

    Monkey Bytes | May 21

    There was another postponement in Minnesota, but the 14-game slate on Tuesday yielded a bevy of high-leverage events. Relievers recorded four wins, ten saves, and six losses, with two recording their first save of the season. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Kyle Finnegan 15 10 100…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 20

    Monkey Bytes | May 20

    Monday’s 12-game slate was reduced to an 11-game slate, with one game suspended due to weather. Relievers recorded five wins and seven saves while suffering two losses. There were two 1-out saves and a tough injury announcement after the Cubs’ walk-off loss. Here are the seven saves from last night: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike%…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 18

    Monkey Bytes | May 18

    Saturday’s slate was a wild one and included three walk-off victories. Relievers recorded eight wins and six saves while suffering seven losses. Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Andrés Muñoz 14 21 57.1 4.8 1:0 Emilio Pagán 11 10 80 30 1:0 Edwin Díaz 10 17 58.8 5.9 2:0 Ryan Helsley 9 12 83.3…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 12

    Monkey Bytes | May 12

    Sunday’s slate featured seven games decided by five runs or more, which capped the productivity of relievers. Still, they recorded six wins and four saves while suffering three losses. Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Cam Booser 1 6 83.3 0 0:0 Aroldis Chapman 6 17 76.5 17.6 0:0 Trevor Megill 5 13 69.2…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 10

    Monkey Bytes | May 10

    There was some Friday night chaos across a bevy of high-leverage events, in particular, a wild contest in Arizona with multiple lead changes preceding a ninth-inning meltdown by Diamondback relievers: Relievers recorded four wins and secured nine saves while suffering three losses last night. Our takeaways feature a Cubs reliever “getting in work,” Bednar used…