Tag: kevin siegrist
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Mark Lowe stringing together some good outings
May 24, 2016 Detroit Tigers – Despite an ERA that was over 8 in mid-May, the Tigers keep giving Mark Lowe a chance to right his ship. Lowe, in turn, has responded with four scoreless outings over the past week, including clean 8th innings on Sunday and Monday which earned him his 7th and 8th…
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Trevor Rosenthal to get more work
May 23, 2016 St. Louis Cardinals – Expect to see a few more vulture save opportunities for Kevin Siegrist and Seung Hwan Oh in the future, as the Cardinals will reportedly start pitching Trevor Rosenthal more frequently to ensure he stays sharp. This means he might not always be as available when save chances arise,…
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Santiago Casilla is a man on the mound; here comes Big Will again
May 13, 2016 San Francisco Giants — For the second straight night, Santiago Casilla ran into trouble. He faced five batters, and while he did strike out two, he allowed the others to reach base via a walk and two hits. Bruce Bochy then summoned lefty specialist Javier Lopez to face Jake Lamb, enraging Casilla. “It…
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Jeanmar Gomez looking like a closer; Glen Perkins blows a save
April 11, 2016 Philadelphia Phillies – Jeanmar Gomez solidified his position at the top of the Phillies committee on Sunday, posting another easy save against the Mets. Though Pete Mackanin hasn’t officially named him the closer yet, Gomez is now in a position where he can expect to be used as the closer until he…
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Bruce Rondon has a bad night; Sean Doolittle has a good one
August 31, 2015 Detroit Tigers – Usually, your “closer” doesn’t pitch in the 8th inning of a game you’re losing by four runs. But that’s when the Tigers summoned Bruce Rondon yesterday, who responded by allowing 3 earned runs and getting yanked. Rondon’s FIP remains decent at 3.17, but his ERA is still more than…