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Tag: Sergio Romo

  • Ty Buttrey adds another save to his stellar season stats

    May 19, 2019 Los Angeles Angels – Ty Buttrey recorded the last five outs yesterday for this second save of the season.  Despite a pretty bad entrance video based on his last name, Buttrey has been fantastic this year as yesterday’s outing lowered his ERA to 0.76.  He also struck out three to raise his…

  • Adam Conley records save while Blake Parker gets another ninth inning

    April 7, 2019 Miami Marlins – The Marlins bullpen threw five scoreless innings yesterday and Drew Steckenrider, Sergio Romo, and Adam Conley combined for the last three. Steckenrider pitched a perfect seventh, Romo had a perfect eighth and came back out for the first out of the ninth. That meant lefty Adam Conley was used…

  • Chasen Bradford nabs a save for volatile Seattle pen

    April 1, 2019 Baltimore Orioles – Mychal Givens worked in and out of trouble in the 8th, and seemed headed toward a two-inning save after retiring the first two hitters in the 9th. But after a walk and two singles, Paul Fry was summoned to get the game’s final out. Brandon Hyde said before the…

  • Jim Johnson grabs a save and Ty Buttrey won’t pitch again this year

    September 27, 2018 Los Angeles Angels — Jim Johnson, who had given up nine hits in his last two appearances, was Mike Scioscia’s first choice to pitch the ninth inning in a save situation on Wednesday night. And although it’s no longer 2013, Johnson made it work. After the game, we learned that Ty Buttrey…

  • Keep an eye on Justin Wilson in Cubs bullpen

    September 21, 2018 Chicago Cubs — Now that Brandon Morrow is out for the season and Pedro Strop is uncertain to return, the Cubs will be hunting for a possible October closer over the final two weeks. One writer theorizes that Justin Wilson will emerge from a crowd that includes Steve Cishek, Jesse Chavez, CJ…