Tag: Zach Britton
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Just when you thought Ken Giles was out, they pull him back in
June 13, 2018 Houston Astros – After Hector Rondon’s string of three saves in five days, the Astros turned to Ken Giles to get the final three outs of Tuesday’s win. Rondon was reportedly unavailable after his recent usage, giving Giles a chance to pick up his 11th save in 11 tries. Not only has Giles…
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Zach Britton returns, will try to pitch his way to a contender
June 12, 2018 Baltimore Orioles – Zach Britton was activated from the disabled list yesterday. He will be eased back into the closer role — a decision punctuated by the fact that the Orioles failed to use him at all in a 12-inning loss to the Red Sox — but he should eventually get there,…
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Jordan Hicks and Hector Rondon record saves
June 10, 2018 St. Louis Cardinals — Jordan Hicks recorded his first career save yesterday. Hicks and closer Bud Norris had both pitched in back-to-back games, but Norris had it a little tougher with the rain delay on Friday so he got the day off. Norris is still the closer for now but this is…
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Brad Brach struggles, but the big birds will soon fly home
June 8, 2018 Baltimore Orioles — Pitching in a third straight game Thursday, Brad Brach appeared to run out of gas, coughing up three runs to push the game into extras. Don’t worry, though; reinforcements are (slowly) on the way! Darren O’Day struck out the side Thursday at Class A Frederick and will continue his rehab…