June 29, 2013
Arizona Diamondbacks – J.J. Putz will be activated from the DL on Saturday and should return to the closer role. Hierarchy change: J.J. Putz to closer, Heath Bell to Set-Up, David Hernandez to 2nd in line.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| ARI | J.J. Putz | Heath Bell | David Hernandez | J.J. Putz | 6/29/13 |
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Washington Nationals – Tyler Clippard pitched a scoreless 8th in a tie game last night. That left Drew Storen to get the save when the Nats took the lead in the top of the 9th. Clippard has been pitching in the set-up role ahead of Soriano most of the year, and it looks like the Nats like him so much in the 8th inning role they will continue to use him there even on nights when Soriano is unavailable. Drew Storen will likely continue to see the save opportunities when Soriano is given a night off . Hierarchy change: Drew Storen to Set-up, Tyler Clippard to 2nd in line.
| Closer | Set-Up | 2nd in line | 2014 Closer | Updated | ||||||
| WAS | Rafael Soriano | Drew Storen | Tyler Clippard | Rafael Soriano | 6/29/13 |
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Cleveland Indians — Vinnie Pestano picked up the save in game 2 of the doubleheader last night. Chris Perez had already thrown a perfect inning in game 1. Perez is still the closer but if he struggles at all Pestano has proved that he can handle the job. No hierarchy change.
| Closer | Set-Up | 2nd in line | 2014 Closer | Updated | ||||||
| CLE | Chris Perez | Vinnie Pestano | Joe Smith | Chris Perez | 6/29/13 |
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Baltimore Orioles – Tommy Hunter pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th inning on Friday night to pick up his second save of the season. Jim Johnson was given the night off after pitching in three of the past four games. No hierarchy change.
| Closer | Set-Up | 2nd in line | 2014 Closer | Updated | ||||||
| BAL | Jim Johnson | Tommy Hunter | Darren O’Day | Jim Johnson | 6/29/13 |
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Pittsburgh Pirates – With the Pirates up big last night Ryan Reid pitched the final three innings for the save. No hierarchy change.
| Closer | Set-Up | 2nd in line | 2014 Closer | Updated | ||||||
| PIT | Jason Grilli | Mark Melancon | Justin Wilson | Jason Grilli | 6/29/13 |
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VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Junichi Tazawa, Boston Red Sox – Koji Uehara has pitched in three straight.
2. Scott Downs, Los Angeles Angels – Kevin Jepsen and Ernesto Frieri have each pitched three nights in a row.
3. Brandon Lyon, New York Mets – Bobby Parnell took the loss last night and has pitched in three straight games.
