Tag: chicago cubs
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Monkey Bytes: August 21
Tuesday’s full slate provided a bevy of high-leverage events of interest. Relievers recorded five wins and ten saves. Angel Chivilli (COL) and Edwin Uceta (TBR) secured the first saves of their respective major league careers. Also, Porter Hodge received the first save chance after the team waived Héctor Neris earlier in the day. Our condensed…
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Monkey Bytes: August 18
Baseball Reference identifies a blowout as a game decided by five or more runs. Saturday’s slate featured six such contests, though two provided a save. Relievers only recorded two wins and seven saves, though four were of the ancillary variety. Our condensed recaps cover the high-leverage events of interest and some relievers getting in work…
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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…
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Monkey Bytes: August 14
Tuesday’s slate featured three relievers recording the first save of their careers, with two lasting three or more innings: Jake Cousins (NYY), Joey Wentz (DET), and Landon Knack (LAD). In all, four relievers collected wins and nine secured saves. Another intriguing note of interest is that workload management has been put aside by teams pushing…
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Monkey Bytes: August 13
Monday’s 11-game slate started slowly but finished with a flurry. Relievers recorded five wins and five saves, with each of the four last games decided by two runs or less. Our condensed game recaps cover the slate’s high-leverage events of interest. In case you missed it, our Updated saves and SOLDS rankings were posted last…