Tag: Robbie Ross
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Koji Uehara out for the season, Jean Machi best bet to close
August 11, 2015 Boston Red Sox – While initial x-rays were negative on Koji Uehara’s injured right wrist, a follow-up CT scan revealed that the 40 year-old Red Sox closer had suffered a non-displaced fracture and has been declared out for the rest of the season. Uehara was struck on the wrist by an Ian…
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Junichi Tazawa will close after Koji Uehara injury
August 7, 2015 Boston Red Sox – On the last pitch of the night, Koji Uehara was drilled in the right arm by a line drive and was walked off the field by a trainer. He still converted the save, as he was able to make the play at first, but given how much pain…
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Scott Downs hasn’t allowed a run since May 1; Neal Cotts dominating
July 8, 2013 Texas Rangers – With Tanner Scheppers coming off a rough outing on Saturday, the Rangers went to lefty Neal Cotts for the 8th inning hold on Sunday. Cotts, called up in May, has been nothing short of spectacular since joining the big league club. He’s got a 1.09 ERA and a 31-to-9…
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So, Kevin Gregg is apparently a thing now
April 27, 2013 Chicago Cubs – Shouldn’t-be closer Carlos Marmol was unavailable on Friday night, so this was finally a chance for James Russell to award his fantasy owners’ patience and potentially earn his first save of the season. And then Dale Sveum decided to pitch him in the 7th inning, whereupon he threw two…
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Mitchell Boggs’s job in trouble; Jim Henderson closing in Milwaukee
April 9, 2013 St. Louis Cardinals – Mitchell Boggs had what he described as “the worst outing of my career” on Monday, as he turned a tie game into an eventual 9-run loss for the Cardinals. Skipper Mike Matheny suggested after the game that Boggs, despite also blowing a save last week, would still be…