Tag: Jordan Romano
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Monkey Bytes | May 15
Wednesday’s slate included 17 contests with two doubleheaders completed. Relievers recorded ten wins and ten saves while suffering six losses. Minnesota recorded a save in both games while securing a sweep against Baltimore, whereas St. Louis and Philadephia split their doubleheader. Here are the saves from yesterday’s games: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB…
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Monkey Bytes | May 12
Sunday’s slate featured seven games decided by five runs or more, which capped the productivity of relievers. Still, they recorded six wins and four saves while suffering three losses. Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Cam Booser 1 6 83.3 0 0:0 Aroldis Chapman 6 17 76.5 17.6 0:0 Trevor Megill 5 13 69.2…
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Monkey Bytes | April 28
Sunday began with limited-leverage events of interest and finished with a flurry during the late afternoon contests. Relievers recorded six wins and five saves while suffering four losses with zero blown saves. Arizona used Justin Martinez on consecutive days, Seattle’s closer moved into a tie for the major league lead in saves, and the Yankees…
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Monkey Bytes | April 24
Despite one game being postponed, it was a volatile news cycle for high-leverage relievers. In the games, relievers recorded five wins and ten saves while suffering six losses and five blown saves. Today’s takeaways feature a closer competition potentially brewing in San Francisco, Edwin Díaz leaving his outing because of cramping in his hip, and…
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Monkey Bytes | April 20
In a word, Saturday was chaotic in the closer ecosystem. Pittsburgh recalled David Bednar, the Dodgers placed Blake Treinen on the 15-day injured list with forearm tightness, and Arizona placed A.J. Puk on the 15-day injured list with a pending MRI regarding his elbow inflammation. During the full slate of contests, relievers recorded nine wins…