June 6, 2012
San Diego Padres – Huston Street returned from the DL on Wednesday, and threw a shaky, but scoreless 9th inning in a tie game, earning the win when the Padres walked-off in the bottom half. Street is expected to resume closing immediately. Hierarchy change: Huston Street to Closer, Dale Thayer to Set-up, Andrew Cashner to 2nd in line.
|Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer |UpdatedSD |Street |Thayer |Cashner |Street |6/6/12
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Vicente Padilla, Boston Red Sox – Alfredo Aceves threw 39 pitches over 2 innings in the Red Sox loss last night. If he’s given the night off, Vicente Padilla will get the save chance.
2. Pedro Strop, Baltimore Orioles – Jim Johnson threw 32 pitches over 2 innings yesterday.
3. Shawn Camp, Chicago Cubs – James Russell has gotten all of the save opportunities since Rafael Dolis’s demotion, but he’s not being used like a traditional closer yet. Should the Cubs face a righty-heavy 9th inning, Shawn Camp could pick up a save.
