July 1, 2019

Kansas City Royals – Wily Peralta has had a rough go of it lately, recording as many outs (5) as earned runs allowed (5) in his last three outings. So with the Royals protecting a 1-run lead, they went to Kevin McCarthy and Jake Diekman to bridge the gap to Ian Kennedy. We’ll adjust the hierarchy accordingly until Peralta figures things out.

Updated hierarchy: Kennedy | Diekman | Peralta.

Milwaukee Brewers – With Josh Hader unavailable, the Brewers went to Jeremy Jeffress in the 8th and then, somewhat surprisingly, Matt Albers for the 9th. The Cat converted for his first save of the season.

Hierarchy remains: Hader | Jeffress | Guerra.

St. Louis Cardinals – In an 11-inning game, Dominic Leone picked up his first save of the season after the Cardinals took a 2-run lead in the top of the inning. Carlos Martinez, John Gant and Andrew Miller had already pitched.

Hierarchy remains: *Martinez | Gant | Miller.
* = closer-by-committee

VULTURE SAVE WATCH
Today
1. Michael Lorenzen – Raisel Iglesias threw 2 innings last night.

Tomorrow
1. John Gant – Carlos Martinez might get a second day off tomorrow after pitching 2.2 innings on Sunday.