May 19, 2015
Miami Marlins – After taking the job, Marlins GM-turned-manager Dan Jennings declared A.J. Ramos the stopper for the floundering Fish, and his hold on the job got even tighter as the game progressed. After pitching the 9th inning in a tie game, he watched as Steve Cishek took yet another loss, giving up the game-winning run in the top of the 13th.
Hierarchy remains: Ramos | Dunn | Morris.
Arizona Diamondbacks – In the same game, Addison Reed pitched the 12th inning and picked up the win, as Enrique Burgos grabbed his first save of the year pitching a scoreless 13th. De facto closer Brad Ziegler had kept the game scoreless by pitching two perfect innings (3 Ks) in the 10th and 11th.
Updated hierarchy: *Ziegler | Burgos | Reed.
* = closer-by-committee
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Enrique Burgos/Oliver Perez, Arizona Diamondbacks – Brad Ziegler has thrown 43 pitches over the last three days, including 27 yesterday, while Addison Reed has also seen a lot of work in that span, amassing 52 pitches thrown. The committee is wide open tonight.
2. Kevin Siegrist/Seth Maness, St. Louis Cardinals – Trevor Rosenthal has pitched in three straight and four of five.
