Miami Marlins – Steve Cishek struggled coming in with a man on 2nd and nobody out in the 9th inning against the Diamondbacks. He got 2 outs, but was lifted for set-up man Mike Dunn after a single and a walk. Dunn, who came in sporting a 1.77 ERA on the year, walked his first batter before closing the game out and leaving the bases loaded. Dunn is most likely to get save chances if Cishek is pulled from the closer role, though that seems unlikely at this point. No hierarchy change
Jansen used in 8th, Axford picks up win.
May 19, 2013
Los Angeles Dodgers – With 1 out in the 8th and the Dodgers up 1, Don Mattingly went to Kenley Jansen. Jansen immediately gave up a 2 run homer to Evan Gattis and ended up taking the loss. Mattingly will continue to use his best reliever Jansen in high pressure situations. For Kenley owners, hopefully these high-pressure situations will occur in the 9th inning more often than otherwise. However, it appears Brandon League will still see save opportunities on nights when Jansen is used prior to the 9th. Kenley Jansen to Hot Seat.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| LAD | Kenley Jansen | Brandon League | Paco Rodriguez | Kenley Jansen | 5/19/13 |
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Milwaukee Brewers – John Axford got the final out of the 8th inning and stayed on to pitch a scoreless 9th with the game tied. He ended up getting the win after the Brewers scored two runs in the 10th inning, and if he continues to pitch well, he should work his way back towards the back end of the Brewers bullpen. Hierarchy change: John Axford to 2nd in line, replacing Burke Badenhop.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| MIL | Jim Henderson | Brandon Kintzler | John Axford | Jim Henderson | 5/19/13 | |||||
| Tom Gorzelanny (DL) |
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Atlanta Braves – Another day, another injury for the Braves bullpen. This time it was Eric O’Flaherty landing on the DL and he will visit Dr. James Andrews later this week so it doesn’t sound good. Cory Gearrin pitched the 8th yesterday and Freddi Gonzalez said after the game that he will use Gearrin and lefty Luis Avilan based on matchups. Hierarchy change: Cory Gearrin to set-up, Eric O’Flaherty to DL.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| ATL | Craig Kimbrel | Cory Gearrin | Luis Avilan | Craig Kimbrel | 5/19/13 | |||||
| Eric O’Flaherty (DL) | Jordan Walden (DL) |
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VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Brandon League, Los Angeles Dodgers – Brandon League could get a save on any night if Jansen is needed before the 9th
2. Luke Gregerson, San Diego Padres – Huston Street has pitched in back to back nights and four of the last five.
3. Carlos Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals – Edward Mujica and Trevor Rosenthal have both pitched two nights in a row and three of the last four.
