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  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 7.4.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 7.4.2026

    First and foremost, a happy 250th to the United States of America. Enjoy the time with family and friends. Friday’s 13-game slate featured five wins, eight saves, four losses, and two blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 670 saves this season by 188 different pitchers.  Here are…

  • Rapid Reaction | Ryan Helsley

    Rapid Reaction | Ryan Helsley

    While warming up for an appearance in the ninth inning, Ryan Helsley stopped throwing, with this note on X by Jake Rill:  He has already missed time this season and may be headed back to the injured list, at a time when the Orioles need it least. Here is the follow-up with quotes from the…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 7.1.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 7.1.2026

    Tuesday’s slate featured six saves, and one loss by relievers, marking the end of June. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 654 saves this season by 184 different pitchers. Here is the updated save trends chart though the end of June:  Here are the vulture options:  Vulture Save Options for 7.1.2026…

  • Cole Sulser and Drew Steckenrider record saves

    September 11, 2021 Baltimore Orioles — When manager Brandon Hyde wasn’t picking fights with Robbie Ray, he was cycling his bullpen, giving the ball to Cole Sulser with a 3 run lead in the 8th inning, and letting him stay for the 9th. Sulser converted for his seventh save of the year. After the game,…

  • The Orioles actually recorded a save

    September 1, 2021 Baltimore Orioles — For the first time in exactly a month, we can write about a Baltimore reliever earning a save. Cole Sulser, who had his team’s last save on July 31, tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning to close out a 4-2 win. While committee leader Tyler Wells entered the game in…