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  • Monkey Bytes: September 25

    Monkey Bytes: September 25

    Two more teams, Baltimore and San Diego, punched their postseason tickets with wins during Tuesday’s contests; Houston clinched the American League West. Relievers recorded seven wins and eight saves during the 15-game slate. Our condensed game recaps cover last night’s high-leverage events of interest. Closer CliffsNotes Raisel Iglesias (ATL) retired the side against the Mets,…

  • Monkey Bytes: September 17

    Monkey Bytes: September 17

    Monday’s 10-game slate yielded wins by five relievers and four saves. Colin Rea (MIL) recorded the first save of his career while providing his teammates rest during a win over the Phillies. There were also four one-run contests with playoff implications. Our condensed recaps cover all of the high-leverage events of interest. Closer CliffsNotes Ryan…

  • Monkey Bytes: September 9

    Monkey Bytes: September 9

    Sunday’s full slate featured seven wins by relievers and seven secured saves. Raisel Iglesias collected his fifth win on a walk-off but lost his MLB-leading scoreless game streak, allowing an unearned run at the top of the tenth. Porter Hodge closed out a one-run victory over the Yankees, preventing a sweep and keeping his team’s…

  • Red Sox continue to mix and match in late innings

    May 27, 2019 Toronto Blue Jays – Tim Mayza was placed on the IL on Sunday with left ulnar neuritis, which the team believes will be a short-term issue. Look for Daniel Hudson to get a few more chances for holds while he’s out. Updated hierarchy: Giles | Biagini | Hudson. Boston Red Sox –…

  • Ty Buttrey adds another save to his stellar season stats

    May 19, 2019 Los Angeles Angels – Ty Buttrey recorded the last five outs yesterday for this second save of the season.  Despite a pretty bad entrance video based on his last name, Buttrey has been fantastic this year as yesterday’s outing lowered his ERA to 0.76.  He also struck out three to raise his…