Tag: Jason Grilli
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Arodys Vizcaino and Kevin Jepsen get on the board
April 16, 2016 Atlanta Braves — Arodys Vizcaino certainly made it interesting — loading the bases in the eighth and allowing two more baserunners in the ninth — but at the end of the day, he had his first save and the Braves their first win in ten tries. Hierarchy remains: *Vizcaino | Grilli | Johnson.…
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Rough start for K-Rod and Tigers ‘pen
April 6, 2016 Detroit Tigers — The Tigers revamped their beleaguered bullpen in the offseason and it came to fruition on Tuesday as starter Shane Greene picked up his first career save. Just as the organization drew it up! Francisco Rodriguez was horrible in his Detroit debut, allowing three runs on four hits to set the…
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Hernandez meltdown elevates Hinojosa’s stock
April 5, 2016 Texas Rangers – In a bizarre home opener where the Rangers won despite managing only one hit against King Felix, Jake Diekman pitched a perfect 8th inning ahead of Shawn Tolleson’s first save of the season. Both Sam Dyson and Keone Kela were warming in the Texas ‘pen at the time, so…
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Andrew Bailey turning heads in Phillies camp
March 18, 2016 Philadelphia Phillies – Andrew Bailey has now pitched four scoreless spring innings, allowing just one hit and striking out five. With David Hernandez battling a sore triceps, Bailey may have emerged as the early favorite to close for Philadelphia. Among other possible candidates, Edward Mujica is also having a good spring and…
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Jim Johnson to close in Atlanta after Jason Grilli’s injury
July 12, 2015 Atlanta Braves — As we feared last night, Jason Grilli suffered a left Achilles rupture on Saturday night and will miss the rest of the season. Jim Johnson will be the new closer for the Braves, with Luis Avilan, David Aardsma, and Arodys Vizcaino backing him up. Hierarchy remains: Johnson | Avilan…