June 7, 2015
Seattle Mariners — Carson Smith pitched a perfect 9th on Saturday night to record his first career save. Manager Lloyd McClendon said recently that he didn’t have any alternatives to Rodney, but finally admitted that Rodney would get some time off from closing to clean up some things. It looks like it will be a closer-by-committee with Mark Lowe and Charlie Furbush also getting chances situationally. Carson Smith should get the majority of chances, but he has only pitched three days in a row once this season, and the Mariners will likely be cautious with his innings.
Updated hierarchy: Smith | Lowe | Furbush.
* = closer-by-committee
