Tag: Junichi Tazawa
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Carson Smith makes his Red Sox debut
May 4, 2016 Boston Red Sox — Carson Smith made his Red Sox debut and performed well, striking out one and allowing zero hits on nine pitches. The same could not be said for Junichi Tazawa, who allowed two runs in a third of an inning. We’ll see how Smith is deployed with the Sox…
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Joaquin Benoit hits the disabled list
April 26, 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates – Colorado native A.J. Schugel came into the game hoping to hold the lead for Tony Watson and Mark Melancon, but pitched well enough that Clint Hurdle left him in after the Pirates scratched out a couple more runs. The 2.1 inning outing was Schugel’s first career save. Hierarchy remains: Melancon…
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Bailey leading Phillies ‘pen; Astros, Rockies no closer to naming closer
March 24, 2016 Philadelphia Phillies – Andrew Bailey appears to be the front-runner for the closer’s job, though manager Pete Mackanin has also said that David Hernandez and Dalier Hinojosa are also in the mix. While Edward Mujica is all but a lock to make the roster, the three aforementioned arms are the only ones…
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2016 AL East preview
February 29, 2016 Baltimore Orioles — Zach Britton and Darren O’Day will be back in the roles they’ve dominated since Tommy Hunter’s demotion last May. The seventh inning should be left in the capable hands of Mychal Givens and Brad Brach. Starting 2016 hierarchy: Britton | O’Day | Givens. Holds candidates: O’Day, Givens, Brach. Boston Red Sox — What…
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Red Sox shut down Junichi Tazawa; Brad Boxberger is tired
September 16, 2015 Boston Red Sox – Manager Torey Lovullo announced after Tuesday’s game that Junichi Tazawa will be shut down for the remainder of the season, not based on a injury but rather his workload. For now, Alexi Ogando will slide into the hierarchy, though for Boston’s sake anybody else will pitch with a…