Closer Monkey

Tag: Michael Lorenzen

  • Chris Martin, Jose Leclerc to share closing duties with Shawn Kelley on the shelf

    July 23, 2019 Texas Rangers – With Shawn Kelley officially on the IL, Chris Woodward indicated that Jose Leclerc and Chris Martin would handle 9th inning duties in Kelley’s absence. We detailed their recent work in yesterday morning’s post, and figure this might come down to who converts successfully first. From an organizational perspective, the…

  • Michael Lorenzen records save while Amir Garrett returns

    July 21, 2019 Cincinnati Reds — Amir Garrett and Raisel Iglesias were both activated yesterday, although Iglesias was still unavailable.  Garrett jumped right back in with a couple strikeouts in a scoreless 7th inning and picked up the win.  With Iglesias out, Michael Lorenzen pitched the final two innings for his sixth save of the…

  • Kenley Jansen should avoid the IL

    July 18, 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers — Kenley Jansen felt better yesterday after taking a comebacker off his ankle, but he was still unavailable for Wednesday’s game. Jansen’s absence should only be temporary however, as he is not expected to need an IL stint and likely would be able to close today if needed. Dave…

  • Matt the Cat earns his first save of the season

    July 1, 2019 Kansas City Royals – Wily Peralta has had a rough go of it lately, recording as many outs (5) as earned runs allowed (5) in his last three outings. So with the Royals protecting a 1-run lead, they went to Kevin McCarthy and Jake Diekman to bridge the gap to Ian Kennedy.…

  • Raisel Iglesias lifted mid-save-chance; Ryan Brasier returns

    June 18, 2019 Cincinnati Reds – The Reds brought Raisel Iglesias on for a 5-out save on Monday night. But after Iglesias finished off the 8th, he walked the first batter in the 9th, then induced a pop out, then was curiously pulled for Michael Lorenzen. The move worked, as Lorenzen got the last two…