Tag: Kevin Shackelford
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Joe Musgrove picks up first career save
September 17, 2017 Houston Astros – As predicted in yesterday’s Vulture Save Watch, Ken Giles got the night off. However, instead of Chris Devenski getting the save chance, the Astros went with Joe Musgrove. Musgrove pitched the final two innings to record his first career save. Since moving to the bullpen, Musgrove has stellar numbers…
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The third member of the Royals closer committee gets his first save
September 16, 2017 Kansas City Royals — Mike Minor has been repeatedly mentioned as an option in the Royals’ closer committee, but it wasn’t until last night that he got his first save — by striking out the side to end the Indians’ historic winning streak. He’s been better than Brandon Maurer and Kelvin Herrera,…