Closer Monkey

Tag: Tanner Scott

  • Kenley Jansen battling a back injury

    April 30, 2023 Boston Red Sox – Kenley Jansen allowed his first earned run of the season yesterday and blew his first save.  He was battling back tightness that started during conditioning yesterday and he is expected to be unavailable for at least the next couple days.  Chris Martin is expected to be activated today…

  • Tanner Scott and David Robertson record saves while Michael Fulmer blows one.

    April 16, 2023 Miami Marlins — The Marlins have won four in a row and have eight wins on the season but yesterday was their first save since the second game of the season.  It went to Tanner Scott, who pitched a perfect 9th inning for his first save of the season.  Dylan Floro and…

  • Felix Bautista is day to day with knee soreness

    October 3, 2022 Baltimore Orioles – Felix Bautista is still day to day with some knee soreness, so the Orioles gave Sunday’s save chance to Dillon Tate, who converted for his 5th save of the season. Hierarchy remains: *Bautista | Tate | Perez.* = closer-by-committee Miami Marlins – The fifth man out of the bullpen…

  • The Dodgers bullpen gets another two late-inning options

    September 29, 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers — Tommy Kahnle threw his hat into the Dodgers’ closer committee ring, grabbing a tenth-inning save and allowing LA to join the Yankees with 12 pitchers with saves entering the final week of the season. Kahnle’s last save was with New York in August 2018, but both he and…

  • Reyes Moronta records another save

    September 25, 2022 Arizona Diamondbacks — Despite blowing the save chance on Thursday, the Diamondbacks went right back to Reyes Moronta yesterday.  Moronta struck out a pair in a scoreless 9th inning for his 2nd save of the season.  We will move Moronta to the top of this committee and we think he will see…