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Tag: Daniel Hudson

  • It’s always an adventure in Philadelphia’s bullpen

    June 30, 2021 Philadelphia Phillies — José Alvarado finally got a save in the post-Neris-but-still-sometimes-Neris era, though it certainly wasn’t pretty. He inherited two runners with two outs in the eighth and the Phillies ahead by four. After a walk and a wild pitch, Alvarado was able to escape with a three-run lead, but he…

  • Brad Brach comes out of nowhere with his first save in three years

    June 25, 2021 Cincinnati Reds – With Lucas Sims on the injured list and likely out of action for a month, the Reds turned to Amir Garrett and Tejay Antone, as expected, in the late innings. Neither arm earned the save, though. Old friend Brad Brach was David Bell’s man on Thursday, recording his first…

  • Daniel Hudson lands on the IL while Zack Britton returns

    June 13, 2021 Washington Nationals — The Nationals placed Daniel Hudson on the IL with elbow inflammation.   Manager Davey Martinez mentioned Kyle Finnegan, Tanner Rainey, and Wander Suero as candidates to receive more high leverage spots while Hudson is out.  Finnegan recorded the 6th inning hold (it was a doubleheader so the equivalent of an…

  • There were vulture saves aplenty on Thursday

    May 28, 2021 Cincinnati Reds — The Vulture Save watch had a couple of gems yesterday, and it started with the Reds, who played a game and a half. With a three-run lead in their second game of the day, they gave the ball to Lucas Sims, who pitched a perfect seventh inning to earn…

  • Diego Castillo picks up another save for Rays while Brad Hand has an encouraging outing

    May 23, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays — Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless 9th inning yesterday to pick up his 8th save of the season.  The Rays have a deep bullpen, with newly acquired JP Feyereisen joining the mix with a scoreless 6th inning yesterday, but Castillo certainly appears to be closer.  We will see how…