Tag: Shawn Armstrong
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Monkey Bytes, April 8: McArthur secures his second save, Hader notches his first with Houston, Ancillary saves rule the day, and more
Sunday slates can be frustrating, especially when teams provide their high-leverage relievers with rest. There were 11 saves across the 15 contests, but six were not recorded by their closer, and three were of the three-inning variety. Here are the high-leverage events of interest. Kansas City Royals – Securing his second save, James McArthur tossed…
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Scott Effross injury pushes Yankees further into committee mode
August 23, 2022 New York Yankees – A Scott Effross IL stint, combined with the Yankees continued reluctance to give the full time job back to Aroldis Chapman, meant that Jonathan Loaisiga was asked to get the final four outs of Monday’s Subway Series opener. Loaisiga responded by retiring all four hitters he faced, becoming…
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Jake Diekman earns his first save of the year
April 21, 2021 Oakland A’s — The A’s closed out the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader by going to Lou Trivino in the sixth and Jake Diekman in the seventh to preserve a 1-0 win. Trivino worked around a passed ball and a wild pitch to strike out the top two hitters in the Twins’…
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Cesar Valdez and Lou Trivino establishing themselves in their respective bullpens
April 17, 2021 Baltimore Orioles — with a 3 run lead in the 9th the Orioles went with Cesar Valdez to close out the game. He pitched a clean inning for his third save of the year. The only other reliever to record a save for Baltimore was Paul Fry in extra innings. While the…