Tag: Kansas City Royals
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Monkey Bytes | June 19
Wednesday’s full slate was reduced by inclement weather. There were three games postponed and one called during the sixth inning in Cincinnati. Still, relievers recorded three wins and six saves while getting tagged with three losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Carlos Estévez 20 12…
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Monkey Bytes | June 16
Sunday continued a weekend trend of surprising saves, including a career-first by a Miami reliever, promoted before the game. Relievers finished with seven wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save, and converted six saves while suffering five losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF…
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Monkey Bytes | June 14
Friday’s full slate resulted in eight wins by relievers, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Dennis Santana) versus five losses. There were six saves, covered in condensed form, though a chart cannot tell the whole story: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Trevor Megill 14 21 66.7 19 2:0 Félix Bautista 13…
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Monkey Bytes | June 13
Even though there were only eight games on Thursday, relievers recorded six saves and two wins against three losses. There was a three-inning save (Aaron Ashby) and new usage patterns by the Cubs, but here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Josh Hader 18 18 77.8 16.7 2:0…
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Monkey Bytes | June 9
Sunday’s slate provided seven wins by relievers and ten saves while getting tagged with four losses. There was a career-first save, covered in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Robert Suarez 21 17 70.6 5.9 1:0 Carlos Estévez 19 18 66.7 11.1 1:1 Andrés Muñoz 18 18 55.6 22.2 2:1 Emmanuel Clase…