Tag: Orion Kerkering
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 25
It’s not as simple as saying there will be a changing of the guard for San Francisco. However, after the team rallied for a one-run lead in Milwaukee at the top of the ninth, Ryan Walker received the save opportunity. He worked around Sal Frelick’s two-out single and recorded two strikeouts during a scoreless outing,…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 12
As the game progressed, it seemed inevitable that Josh Hader would take over at the top of the ninth against the Red Sox to protect a one-run lead. He has only missed time once, a ten-game stint with a COVID-19 designation in 2021. However, when he was not warming up at the bottom of the…
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Monkey Bytes | July 8
Things seemed tranquil on Monday until Arizona announced Shelby Miller was being placed on the 15-day injured list with forearm tightness. In the postgame comments, Torey Lovullo shared that the reliever will undergo imaging: Although fantasy managers prefer clarity, it appears the team will deploy a match-up-based approach: As for Monday’s 10-game slate, relievers recorded…
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Monkey Bytes | July 6
Saturday featured six wins by relievers and seven saves. However, they also suffered seven losses on a slate that included a one-out save and a career first. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Josh Hader 25 24 70.8 20.8 2:0 5 Andrés Muñoz 20 10 90%…
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Monkey Bytes | June 27
Thursday’s nine-game slate featured four shutouts and four games decided by five or more runs. Relievers recorded three wins and three saves while getting tagged with two losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Tanner Scott 17 17 52.9 17.6 1:0 3 Pete Fairbanks 15 4…