Tag: Justin Martinez
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Monkey Bytes | April 27
Saturday featured a 16-game slate despite a postponement in New York. Relievers recorded seven wins, though two were accompanied by a blown save designation, and converted seven saves. They also suffered six losses and four blown saves. Cleveland deployed its closer in the eighth inning with a lead, A.J. Hinch has fantasy players scrambling again,…
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Monkey Bytes | April 25
Though small, Thursday’s nine-game slate yielded five reliever wins and seven saves against four losses and two blown saves. There was also no shortage of hot topics with Arizona’s staff deciding its “closer” was unavailable, a potential closer controversy brewing in San Francisco, and curious usage patterns by the Brewers during a late-inning collapse. Three…
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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 23
Full-slate Tuesdays provide a bevy of high-leverage events; last night, they featured a run of fives. Relievers recorded five wins, five losses, five saves, and five blown saves. Justin Martinez was not quite ready for game action; Minnesota held on in the ninth courtesy of Byron Buxton. Will a closer controversy happen in Cleveland? Covered…
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Monkey Bytes | April 21
Sunday’s 16-game slate resulted in ten wins for relievers, although a blown save accompanied two. They converted ten saves while also accruing nine losses and six blown saves. Things did not go well for Emmanuel Clase, Justin Martinez did not appear in an extra-inning game, and Tommy Kahnle pitched at the top of the eighth,…