July 7, 2013
Boston Red Sox – Andrew Bailey got the last 2 outs of the 7th inning last night and then stayed on to pitch a scoreless 8th. Bailey has back to back scoreless outings, recording 2 strikeouts in each appearance. Hierarchy change: Andrew Bailey to 2nd in line, replacing Andrew Miller.
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| BOS | Koji Uehara | Junichi Tazawa | Andrew Bailey | Junichi Tazawa | 7/7/13 |
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Chicago Cubs — Recently acquired Matt Guerrier pitched two perfect innings last night ahead of Kevin Gregg to pick up his first hold since being traded to the Cubs. Hierarchy change: Matt Guerrier to 2nd in line, replacing James Russell.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| CHC | Kevin Gregg | Blake Parker | Matt Guerrier | Kevin Gregg | 7/7/13 |
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VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Junichi Tazawa, Boston Red Sox – Koji Uehara has pitched in two straight and four of the last five.
2. Tyler Clippard/Drew Storen, Washington Nationals – Rafael Soriano has pitched in three straight. Clippard has been pitching better but Storen pitched the 8th last night and got the save last time Soriano was unavailable.
3. Trevor Rosenthal, St. Louis Cardinals – Edward Mujica has pitched in three straight and four of the last five.
