Tag: Chasen Shreve
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What was A.J. Hinch doing exactly?
April 13, 2023 Detroit Tigers — Some weird stuff from A.J. Hinch on Wednesday. Up two in the eighth with all of his relievers rested, he called on closer Alex Lange. After Lange threw 12 pitches against Toronto’s 9-1-2 hitters, he was lifted in the ninth for Trey Wingenter, whose only career save came on…
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Rays extend their record some more
September 27, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays – Nick Anderson became the 14th Ray to record a save this season, extending the team’s MLB record. Can you name them all? Hierarchy remains: *McHugh | Fairbanks | Anderson.* = closer-by-committee VULTURE SAVE WATCHTomorrow1. Richard Rodriguez – After pitching him 3 straight over the weekend, the Braves may…
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Jake Diekman logs first post-Kela 9th; Ken Giles and Roberto Osuna swapped
July 31, 2018 Houston Astros – The Astros traded one headache for another, acquiring Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna in exchange for Ken Giles. Osuna, eligible to return on Sunday, probably won’t close for the Astros, as Hector Rondon has been nails since taking over the job, but he’ll likely get the first bite at…
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Ryan Tepera is back to closing for the Blue Jays and Zach Britton could be on the move soon
July 22, 2018 Toronto Blue Jays – Ryan Tepera pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts for his seventh save of the season. Seung Hwan Oh pitched a perfect eighth inning ahead of Tepera, and the Blue Jays seem content to use Oh in a set-up role. We will move Tepera back to the…
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Cam Bedrosian is back; four bullpen losses in a row for the Yankees
June 17, 2017 Los Angeles Angels — Cam Bedrosian comes back from the DL today; although he’ll work in the late innings, he’s not likely to go back to the closer’s role immediately. Bud Norris has been solid while Bedrosian and Huston Street have missed time. Any opportunity for Bedrosian would be short-lived anyway, as Street is…