Tag: Jared Burton
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Street, Perkins, Qualls all dealing with minor injuries
September 10, 2014 Houston Astros — Interim manager Tom Lawless chose Josh Fields to close out the Seattle Mariners; after the game, we learned that Chad Qualls was day-to-day with a minor injury. Hierarchy remains: Qualls | Sipp | Fields. Minnesota Twins — With Glen Perkins still battling tingling in his shoulder and neck, Jared Burton earned Tuesday night’s save. Perkins hopes…
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Putnam blows save while Casilla picks up first save in Giants’ committee
July 6, 2014 Chicago White Sox – The White Sox took a 2 run lead in the bottom of the 8th inning yesterday and then brought on lefty Eric Surkamp to start the 9th inning. He walked the only batter he faced before Zach Putnam came on to try and close it out. Putnam gave up…
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Tampa Bay committee chugs along confusingly
June 23, 2014 Seattle Mariners – Though he spent part of 2013 as the closer, Danny Farquhar didn’t appear to be the backup to Fernando Rodney — he often pitched the 7th inning, and has only accumulated 6 holds. But on Sunday, it was Farquhar who was the closer du jour with Rodney unavailable. As…
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Grant Balfour, of course, with a seven-out save
June 12, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays — Huh. In a one-run game, Joe Maddon summoned Juan Carlos Oviedo in the sixth, watched him get one out and hit a batter in the seventh, brought in Cesar Ramos as a LOOGY, and then let deposed closer Grant Balfour finish the inning. When the Rays scored two in the bottom of…
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Rondon’s shaky outing puts Chicago closer role in doubt; Frieri close to getting job back
May 5, 2014 Seattle Mariners – Fernando Rodney was unavailable after a 4-out save on Saturday, so Danny Farquhar got the final outs in his place. The Mariners have mixed and matched in the 8th inning all year, but this leaves no doubt that Farquhar will be the man to inherit the job if Rodney…