June 26, 2017
Los Angeles Angels – Cam Bedrosian, Blake Parker, Keynan Middleton, David Hernandez, and Huston Street spent Friday and Saturday sorting out who would be the best man for the 9th inning in a strong Angels bullpen that still has yet to establish any defined roles for its relievers. Then, on Sunday, in a clear save chance… Yusmeiro Petit got the final six outs. Mike Scioscia doesn’t appear to be in any hurry to figure things out, as the mix-and-match approach has been effective as of late. Any of the six relievers mentioned above could conceivably get the call at the moment; we’ll continue to monitor to see if anyone emerges.
Hierarchy remains: *Street | Hernandez | Bedrosian.
* = closer-by-committee
Toronto Blue Jays – Unavailable for the previous three days due to anxiety issues, Roberto Osuna returned to the mound on Sunday and threw a scoreless inning, striking out three. Good to see you back, Roberto, and hope you’re getting the treatment you need.
Hierarchy remains: Osuna | Tepera | Barnes.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
Today
1. Keone Kela – Matt Bush threw 21 pitches yesterday and 31 pitches Friday.
Tomorrow
1. Keone Kela/Jose LeClerc – See above. If Bush goes today he’ll definitely be off tomorrow, and if Kela goes as well, it’ll be three straight.
2. Taylor Rogers – If Brandon Kintzler goes today, it’ll be three straight.
3. Trevor Rosenthal – If Seung-Hwan Oh goes today, it’ll be back to back and three of four (and five of seven).
4. Dellin Betances – If Aroldis Chapman goes today, it’ll be back to back and three of four.
5. Michael Lorenzen – If Raisel Iglesias goes today, it’ll be back to back and three of four, including 1.2 innings yesterday.
6. Pedro Baez – If Kenley Jansen goes today, watch his pitch count; he threw 1.2 innings yesterday.
