Tag: Washington Nationals

  • Monkey Bytes | June 7

    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…

  • Monkey Bytes | June 5

    Monkey Bytes | June 5

    Although there was one postponed game on Wednesday, relievers recorded six wins and eighth saves while suffering five losses. Here are the saves in condensed form, including a career first: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Kyle Finnegan 17 18 77.8 22.2 1:0 Félix Bautista 11 17 52.9 17.6 0:1 Pete Fairbanks 11 18…

  • Monkey Bytes | June 1

    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…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 31

    Monkey Bytes | May 31

    Friday’s full slate resulted in four wins by relievers and nine saves while suffering four losses. There were a couple of surprises during leverage events and a career-first save. Here is our condensed chart: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Robert Suarez 18 19 68.4 10.5 3:0 Kyle Finnegan 16 22 63.6 13.6 0:0…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 30

    Monkey Bytes | May 30

    Thursday’s five-game slate provided three relievers wins and one save against three losses. Unfortunately, there are no vulture plays, and the only save will be covered in our game recaps. However, as a bonus, a deep dive into Alexis Díaz will be included following his trade to the Dodgers: But first, the game recaps from…