Tag: Tanner Scott
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Paul Fry continues his sparkling run
May 11, 2021 Baltimore Orioles – Paul Fry pitched a perfect 8th inning with 2 Ks on Monday, earning his fifth hold of the season. The outing lowered his ERA to 1.26 for the year, and he’s likely surpassed Tanner Scott — who has been mostly effective but has struggled with control issues — as…
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A’s wink at a possible committee going forward
May 4, 2021 San Diego Padres – Drew Pomeranz continued his strong season with a clean, 2-strikeout 8th inning ahead of Mark Melancon. Emilio Pagan has been perfectly decent — and the placement of these two might be trivial if the Padres decide on a committee approach should Melancon miss time — but for now,…
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Josh Staumont takes the lead for saves in Kansas City
April 27, 2021 Kansas City Royals – The Royals went with Greg Holland in the 8th and Josh Staumont in the 9th, and Staumont earned his second save of the year. We’re shuffling the committee accordingly and will monitor this to see if this is now Staumont’s job to lose. Updated hierarchy: *Staumont | Holland…
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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…
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Lucas Sims picks up first save; Cubs bullpen hit with COVID
April 13, 2021 Cincinnati Reds – Lucas Sims picked up a 1-out save on Monday, entering with a runner on and two out with the Reds up by 3. This is the first indication that Cincinnati may actually use something of a committee, as all the other consequential 9th innings had gone to Amir Garrett…