Tag: Darren O’Day
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Someone needs to stop Brandon League; Marmol and Herrera disappear
June 26, 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers — As predicted, the Dodgers gave Kenley Jansen the night off and went to Brandon League with a three-run lead in the ninth — but League gave up three straight hits to quickly make it a one-run game. Paco Rodriguez took over and allowed another single before retiring the next…
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Long balls send Bailey to the Hot Seat; Tommy Hunter pitching well in Baltimore
June 19, 2013 Boston Red Sox — Felix Doubront pitched beautifully through eight innings (including retiring the last 17 men in a row), and John Farrell brought in Andrew Bailey for the ninth. Two pitches later, the game was tied, courtesy of the third home run allowed by Bailey in four games. A Jonny Gomes walk-off…
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Kenley Jansen earns a save on his first day as Dodgers closer
June 12, 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers — On a tense night that saw five hit batsmen, two bench-clearing brawls, and Mark McGwire’s first ejection in almost 12 years, the Dodgers rallied to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth. Newly anointed closer Kenley Jansen came out for the save and struck out two in a perfect ninth. Meanwhile,…
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JJ Hoover snags another vulture save; Andrew Bailey to undergo MRI
May 6, 2013 Cincinnati Reds – After pitching in back to back games, both Aroldis Chapman and Jonathan Broxton got the day off on Sunday, and the Reds played matchups in the late innings to protect a three-run lead, with Sean Marshall in the 8th and J.J. Hoover in the 9th. This was Hoover’s 2nd…
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John Axford looming in Milwaukee; JJ Putz hasn’t lost his job… yet
April 25, 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks – Matt Reynolds got his 2nd extra-inning save in as many nights on Wednesday, but JJ Putz hasn’t lost the closer job yet despite a bad start to the season; last night, he was just unavailable due to being overworked. Also of note in Arizona is the resurgence of Heath…