Tag: milwaukee brewers
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Monkey Bytes: August 15
Wednesday’s split slate featured 15 games, with seven relievers recording a win while five secured a save. Michael Tonkin (NYY) notched the third three-inning save in the last two days, closing out an eight-run win over the White Sox. The slate also included three extra-inning games, with Detroit, Houston, and Texas emerging victorious. For those…
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Monkey Bytes: August 12
Rarely does Sunday not feature a full slate of games, but four teams had the day off. Across the 13 games played, relievers recorded four wins and seven saves. Two saves were of the ancillary variety, with George Soriano (MIA) notching a one-out save and Will Vest being summoned with a one-run lead in San…
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Monkey Bytes: August 11
Saturday’s 16-game slate resulted in eight relievers recording a win, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Burch Smith). It also featured ten saves, including the first of the season by Devin Williams and Ryan Walker. Our condensed recaps cover the high-leverage events of interest. Closer CliffsNotes Vulture Save Options for Sunday, August 11…
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Monkey Bytes: August 8
Two doubleheaders boosted Wednesday’s full slate to 17 games. Relievers recorded six wins and nine saves, with only one contest reaching extra innings between San Diego and Pittsburgh. David Bednar suffered his first blown save since April, and Adrian Morejon recorded his first major league save in a battle between postseason hopefuls. Mason Miller returned…
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Monkey Bytes: August 1
Following a voluminous trade deadline for relievers, roles will continue to evolve through this weekend. It is challenging to say one reliever will be the closer when teams may be deploying a match-up-based approach or auditioning players for their leverage role. Because of this, the hierarchies and our closer depth chart will undergo multiple updates…