Closer Monkey

Tag: Tyler Chatwood

  • The committee in Toronto remains unclear while Brad Hand’s struggles continue

    May 22, 2021 Toronto Blue Jays — The committee in Toronto continues to be murky, with Jordan Romano pitching the seventh inning of a tie game last night and Tyler Chatwood taking the ninth at home, where typically you would see a closer. Rafael Dolis was held out of the game after his long outing…

  • Darren O’Day is placed on the IL

    May 2, 2021 Toronto Blue Jays — Jordan Romano pitched a scoreless 10th inning to pick up the win yesterday.  Romano has strung together three straight scoreless appearances after struggling in his first appearance off the IL.  However, it was Rafael Dolis who pitched a scoreless top of the 9th inning of a tie game,…

  • A busy Opening Day across Major League Baseball

    April 2, 2021 St. Louis Cardinals – Is Alex Reyes the closer? Let’s look at the evidence. Reyes pitched the ninth with a five-run lead, allowing a hit and a walk with a strikeout in a scoreless inning to secure the win. Before the game. beat writer Derrick Goold says he believes Reyes is the…

  • Brandon Workman, the first true closer for the 2019 Red Sox?

    August 5, 2019 Baltimore Orioles – The Orioles hadn’t recorded two saves in two days since April 1-2, but they managed the feat Saturday and Sunday, with the latter save going to Shawn Armstrong. Armstrong, Mychal Givens, and Paul Fry will likely continue to share save chances here on the occasional nights when the Orioles…

  • Carlos Martinez records save while Craig Kimbrel market should heat up very soon

    June 2, 2019 St. Louis Cardinals — Jordan Hicks got Saturday off as we expected, and the Cardinals turned to their closer from the end of last year, Carlos Martinez.  Martinez responded with a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.  After missing the beginning of the season, Martinez is beginning to settle…