Tag: Koji Uehara
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Will Koji Uehara be shut down?
August 26, 2014 Boston Red Sox — Koji Uehara entered the ninth with a 3-0 lead and a bases loaded jam from which to escape, but exited having blown his fourth save of the year. After the Sox regained the lead in the 10th, Craig Breslow came on for his first save of the season. Following…
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Uehara has worst outing of career, Qualls returns
August 23, 2014 Boston Red Sox — Koji Uehara had the worst relief outing of his career last night. He gave up 5 runs, all with two outs, and blew his third save of the season. Uehara has given up at least one run in three straight appearances, after giving up zero runs in his previous…
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Siegrist returns to Cardinals bullpen; Uehara finally gets save chance
July 28, 2014 St. Louis Cardinals — Kevin Siegrist has returned from the DL and despite taking the loss on Friday night, pitched a perfect eighth inning on Sunday against the top three bats in the Cubs’ order. The left-hander appears to be a solid option for holds going forward, but Jason Motte is still likely…
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Edward Mujica or Junichi Tazawa could close in Boston soon
July 10, 2014 Boston Red Sox — Trade rumors are heating up around Koji Uehara, raising the question of who would be next in line to replace him. John Farrell has mentioned that he likes to use Edward Mujica in the role with Uehara unavailable, Mujica’s 5.61 ERA and 1.49 WHIP notwithstanding. Farrell might be better served considering Junichi Tazawa…
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Uehara and Kimbrel to return; Strop gets an edge
April 17, 2014 Oakland A’s — It was Luke Gregerson’s turn to blow a save on Wednesday. Bob Melvin has said that he’ll consider making some changes in the bullpen on tomorrow’s off day; don’t be surprised if Jim Johnson gets back into it. Hierarchy change: Jim Johnson to 2nd in line, replacing Ryan Cook. . Closer . Set-Up . 2nd…