Tag: Tyler Clippard

  • Jordan Hicks likely down for the season with torn UCL

    June 25, 2019 St. Louis Cardinals – The Cardinals announced that Jordan Hicks has a torn UCL and will likely miss the rest of the season. John Gant and Carlos Martinez are the two relievers who could inherit the job. The Cardinals’ president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said that Gant would be the one…

  • Hector Neris and Emilio Pagan record saves

    April 28, 2019 Philadelphia Phillies — The Phillies again went with Hector Neris in a save opportunity and he converted for his fourth save of the season.  Neris has now recorded the Phillies’ last three saves and is close to shedding the committee asterisk. Hierarchy remains: *Neris | Dominguez | Neshek* = closer-by-committee Tampa Bay…

  • Ty Buttrey now atop Angels hierarchy; Keone Kela shut down

    September 17, 2018 Baltimore Orioles – Paul Fry got the final five outs of Sunday’s game — four by strikeout — to pick up his first save of the year. He entered with the Orioles up by 3 in the 8th, then stayed on after their extended their lead. Mychal Givens continues to be the…

  • Jeremy Jeffress vultures save for Brewers

    August 1, 2018 Milwaukee Brewers – After Joakim Soria pitched a clean eighth inning, Jeremy Jeffress closed out a 1-0 win in the ninth to collect his fourth save of the season. Craig Counsell said after the game that Jeffress got the ninth instead of Corey Knebel because of the righties that were coming to the…

  • Kyle Barraclough and Ryan Tepera blow saves

    July 29, 2018 Cincinnati Reds — Jared Hughes came on in the 8th inning with the Reds up 2 and got a double play to end the inning.  After the Reds added two runs in the bottom of the 8th to make it a 4 run lead, Hughes came back out to finish the game…