Tag: Scott Alexander
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Roberto Osuna unavailable due to a bad neck, Nicasio moves to top of Cardinals’ committee
September 10, 2017 St. Louis Cardinals — The Cardinals went right back to their newest bullpen piece last night, and Juan Nicasio responded by striking out two in a scoreless inning for the save. Nicasio has been pitching well and racking up reliever stats (2 wins, 2 holds, and 2 saves in his last 7 appearances). …
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Brandon Maurer and Scott Alexander best-positioned in KC
September 9, 2017 Kansas City Royals — The Royals announced Friday afternoon that Kelvin Herrera was being removed from the closer’s role, and his performance in that night’s game didn’t cause any regrets. Brought in with the team down a run, he gave up two extra-base hits that eventually yielded two more runs. As we told you…
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David Phelps done for the year; Brandon Maurer gets torched
September 5, 2017 Kansas City Royals – Just when it seemed like Brandon Maurer was settling in, the righty got banged around to the tune of 5 hits (1 HR) and 3 earned runs on Monday before giving way to Scott Alexander, who got the game’s last out and picked up his third save of…
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Kelvin Herrera pulled with forearm tightness; Brandon Maurer could close
August 23, 2017 Kansas City Royals — Kelvin Herrera got two quick outs with a one-run lead in the ninth but, after a bloop triple, he walked the bases loaded, then left with an injury on a 2-0 count. Lefty Scott Alexander got the unenviable task of converting the super-high-leverage save, and he rose to the…