Tag: minnesota twins
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Monkey Bytes | May 9
Thursday’s nine-game slate produced fours across the board. Relievers recorded four wins, saves, and holds. They also suffered four losses and four blown saves. In a leverage ladder that lost Joe Jiménez before the season began, a closer struggling with contact was not what Brian Snitker hoped for. Plus, a Reds reliever cannot convert his…
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Monkey Bytes | May 8
Wednesday provided volume among its peaks and valleys for high-leverage results. Relievers recorded eight wins and nine saves while suffering six losses. In today’s takeaways, an encouraging outing in the Bronx, an intriguing option for the Phillies made his debut in relief, and a rough night in Los Angeles. Three Takeaways (1) A step forward…
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Monkey Bytes | May 5
Sunday’s 16-game slate resulted in seven wins by relievers, though one was accompanied by a blown save, eight saves, and seven losses. Despite a runner reaching third with one out at the top of the ninth, Atlanta held on for a one-run win, Minnesota’s closer has tweaked his pitch mix, and St. Louis swept the…
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Monkey Bytes | May 4
Saturday’s slate had a mix of close games and six decided by four or more runs. Relievers recorded five wins and seven saves but also suffered seven losses and three blown saves. Our takeaways will be brief but feature three closers in bounce-back situations; they all passed. Three Takeaways (1) Walker remains in the ninth:…
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Monkey Bytes | May 2
Thursday’s split slate provided four reliever wins and five saves versus four losses and two blown saves. Arizona closed out its first save with its co-closers on the injured list; the Reds demoted their projected Opening Day closer, and another save for a Rockies’ rookie. Three Takeaways (1) Is it Miller time? Preserving a two-run…