Tag: The Athletics
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Monkey Bytes | June 10
Monday’s nine-game slate featured five extra-inning games, a new injury for a Diamondbacks’ reliever, and a third consecutive blown save by last year’s saves leader. In all, relievers recorded six wins, two following a blown save, and converted three saves. They also suffered six losses across the nine contests. Here are the saves in condensed…
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Monkey Bytes | June 9
Sunday’s slate provided seven wins by relievers and ten saves while getting tagged with four losses. There was a career-first save, covered in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Robert Suarez 21 17 70.6 5.9 1:0 Carlos Estévez 19 18 66.7 11.1 1:1 Andrés Muñoz 18 18 55.6 22.2 2:1 Emmanuel Clase…
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Monkey Bytes | June 7
Before Friday’s game, Brian Snitker acknowledged Raisel Iglesias remains in the mix for saves but will not be the “primary” option: In last night’s game, Pierce Johnson took over at the top of the ninth and allowed a single by Tyler Fitzgerald, then picked him off first, ending the inning. Returning for the tenth, Fitzgerald…
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Monkey Bytes | June 6
Could a historic meltdown be the downfall of Raisel Iglesias as Atlanta’s closer? Time will tell. He’s insulated by a lack of talent in his team’s leverage ladder. However, Thursday’s loss was rough: As a result, the team will promote Craig Kimbrel from Triple-A. He went 1-1 while recording three saves with a 1.091 WHIP…
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Monkey Bytes | June 1
Saturday was a strange slate with a mix of shutouts and some lopsided contests. Relievers recorded five and seven saves while suffering four losses. Here are the condensed recaps of the saves: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Carlos Estévez 16 14 64.2 0 0:0 Jeff Hoffman 13 18 66.7 5.6 1:1 Emmanuel Clase…