Closer Monkey

Tag: Jared Hughes

  • Keynan Middleton grabs his second save for the Angels

    April 12, 2018 Los Angeles Angels — Another save for Keynan Middleton, this one of the five-out variety. Middleton entered up four and got two more runs in the top of the ninth, but still managed to make things exciting with a walk, two singles, and a hit batsman. After 37 pitches, we don’t expect…

  • Blake Parker struggles; Jordan Hicks is awesome

    April 2, 2018 Toronto Blue Jays – Seung Hwan Oh picked up his first save of the season on Sunday, pitching a clean 9th inning after Tyler Clippard handled the 8th. Roberto Osuna pitched on Friday and Saturday, so he was given the night off, as was Ryan Tepera, who we currently have at the…

  • Opening Day presents us with first vulture save of 2018

    March 30, 2018 San Francisco Giants – Closer Mark Melancon was placed on the 10-day disabled list with inflammation in his forearm. Manager Bruce Bochy said he hopes Melancon will be back in a couple of weeks, calling that scenario “realistic.” In his stead, Hunter Strickland tossed a scoreless ninth inning in a tight 1-0 win…

  • Bullpen shakeups abound as teams set 25-man rosters

    March 27, 2018 Tampa Bay Rays – Two veteran relievers that appeared to be strong candidates for set-up roles at the start of the spring — Daniel Hudson and Dan Jennings — didn’t even make the roster and will be seeking employment elsewhere. The moves were both a bit surprising — Hudson couldn’t get anyone…

  • Bud Norris, Hector Neris win their jobs back just before the break

    July 10, 2017 Milwaukee Brewers – Jared Hughes picked up his second 7th inning hold in as many days on Sunday and has pitched his way on to the Milwaukee hierarchy. The former Pirate has a significantly better ERA and WHIP than Carlos Torres (2.92/1.19 vs 4.37/1.54), who may be wearing down after pitching in…