September 4, 2016
Kansas City Royals — Ned Yost originally said he wanted to stay away from Wade Davis on Saturday, but Davis ended up coming on to get the last two outs of the 9th for the save, striking out both batters he faced. Davis wanted to pitch on Saturday after blowing the save in his return on Friday. The Royals will likely be cautious with Davis and try to avoid overworking him. However they are in the middle of a playoff push so he should still see plenty of save chances, and for Royals fans and fantasy owners, hopefully lots of “Salvy Splashes.”
Hierarchy remains: Davis | Herrera | Soria.
Atlanta Braves – As predicted, Jim Johnson got the day off on Saturday, and Mauricio Cabrera pitched a perfect inning for his fourth save of the season. The young flamethrower Cabrera could be the closer of the future for the Braves, but for the rest of this season he will likely only see save chances with Johnson is unavailable.
Hierarchy remains: Johnson | Cabrera | Simmons.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Kelvin Herrera, Kansas City Royals – Wade Davis has gone in back-to-back games in his return from the disabled list.
2. Hector Neris, Philadelphia Phillies – Jeanmar Gomez has pitched in two straight, and three of the past four.
3. Corey Knebel, Milwaukee Brewers – Tyler Thornburg, Corey Knebel, and Carlos Torres have all pitched in two straight. However, Thornburg has pitched in five of the past six as well so Knebel could get the call if the Brewers want to avoid sending Thornburg out there again.
