September 22, 2013
Pittsburgh Pirates – Jason Grilli pitched a scoreless ninth on Saturday to pick up his 31st save of the season. The Pirates have announced that Grilli will take over as the closer again and move Mark Melancon back to his set-up role. Hierarchy change: Jason Grilli to Closer, Mark Melancon to Set-up.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| PIT | Jason Grilli | Mark Melancon | Kyle Farnsworth | Jason Grilli | 9/22/13 |
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Toronto Blue Jays – Sergio Santos pitched a perfect 8th inning on Saturday night with a one run lead. Santos has not allowed a run in his last 16 appearances while Steve Delabar has given up 5 runs over his last 3 appearances. Hierarchy change: Sergio Santos to Set-up, Steve Delabar to 2nd in line .
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| TOR | Casey Janssen | Sergio Santos | Steve Delabar | Casey Janssen | 9/22/13 |
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Chicago Cubs – Pedro Strop struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning while picking up his first save of the season. The Cubs want to see what they have with Strop so he should continue to see the save opportunities for the rest of the season. No hierarchy change.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| CHC | Pedro Strop | Kevin Gregg | Blake Parker | Pedro Strop | 9/22/13 |
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VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Dane de la Rosa, Los Angeles Angels – Ernesto Frieri has pitched in two straight and three of the past four.
