Tag: Cleveland Guardians
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 5
Monday’s 13-game slate yielded plenty of leverage events of interest. Relievers recorded five wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Riley O’Brien), and seven saves while suffering six losses. Of the seven saves, two were a relief pitcher’s first of the season, and one was the first of his career. Here are the…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 3
Saturday’s slate was reduced by one game when the Bristol Speedway contest was suspended after an extended rain delay; it will resume today at 1 p.m. ET. Relievers recorded six wins and eight saves while suffering four losses in the remaining 14 games. Three leverage relievers notched their first save of the season, two saves…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 2
During the first full slate following the trade deadline on Friday, there were team debuts for many relievers, but none were as electric as the one by Jhoan Durán in Philadelphia, especially his entrance. The excitement did not end here, as five games ended in walk-off rallies. Relievers recorded eight wins and seven saves while…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 29
Monday began with a bombshell when it was announced Emmanuel Clase will be suspended through August 31 pending an MLB investigation into gambling accusations. This removes him and his teammates in the bullpen from trade talks, but they struggled in their first game with him away from the team, resulting in a loss against the…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 27
Saturday’s 17-game slate featured six games decided by five runs or more. Still, relievers recorded six wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Graham Ashcraft), and five saves versus six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Robert Suarez 30 17 64.7 23.5 2:0…