Tag: Diego Castillo
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Davey Martinez names Kyle Finnegan as closer for Nationals with Tanner Rainey out
July 15, 2022 Washington Nationals — Manager Davey Martinez said Thursday that Kyle Finnegan is going to be “the guy” with Tanner Rainey on the 60-day IL. He adds that if Finnegan is unavailable, Carl Edwards Jr., Steve Cishek and Jordan Weems are all candidates for save chances. Updated hierarchy: Finnegan | Edwards | Cishek.…
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Tanner Houck transitioning to shorter, higher-leverage appearances
Boston Red Sox – A day after Hansel Robles failed to get the job done in the 9th inning on a night that Tanner Houck was unavailable, the latter closed out a 2-0 shutout victory for the Red Sox with a perfect 9th. It was Houck’s second save on the season, and he’s likely the…
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Diego Castillo, Penn Murfee giving M’s bullpen a lift
June 7, 2022 Seattle Mariners – Paul Sewald has been steadily cementing himself atop the Mariners hierarchy, but he got Monday off, having thrown 59 pitches over the preceding four days. Andres Munoz was also off, having pitched in back to back games and three of four, which meant a medley of less-heralded arms combined…
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Diego Castillo posts an impressive escape
May 16, 2022 Seattle Mariners – After Paul Sewald pitched a clean 8th inning, Drew Steckenrider got in trouble in the 9th, allowing four runners to reach before Diego Castillo came on. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Castillo got two strikeouts to preserve the one-run victory. Despite the impressive outing, Castillo (8.74 ERA) will…