May 2, 2023
Boston Red Sox – In Kenley Jansen’s absence, the Red Sox went with Chris Martin in the 7th — who pitched a scoreless, albeit shaky frame for his 4th hold — followed by Josh Winckowski, who pitched the 8th and 9th. Through minimal fault of his own, Winckowski’s outing was adventurous, as two 8th-inning errors allowed the tying runs to score, but Winckowski stayed on for the 9th and, with some better defense behind him, pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Winckowski then earned the win when the Red Sox walked off in the bottom half. This situation remains fluid until Jansen is available again.
Hierarchy remains: Jansen | Martin | Winckowski.
San Diego Padres – Domingo Tapia pitched the 8th inning with the Padres up by 3, then stayed on for the 9th once they stretched the lead even further to earn his first career save.
Hierarchy remains: Hader | Martinez | Wilson.
New York Yankees – Clay Holmes was staked to a 2-0 lead, but allowed three runs in the top of the 9th and took the loss. He’s not necessarily on the hot seat yet — it was only his second blown save of the year and the runs were unearned due to a throwing error — but it’s worth noting that he has a 5.29 ERA across 34 innings since the All Star Break in 2022.
Hierarchy remains: Holmes | King | Peralta.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
Today
1. James Karinchak – Emmanuel Clase has pitched in three of the last four.
2. Erik Swanson – Jordan Romano only threw three pitches yesterday, but it was his third outing in the last four days.
3. Bryan Abreu – Ryan Pressly and Rafael Montero have both gone back to back.
4. Adam Ottavino – David Robertson threw 35 pitches across two innings yesterday.
Tomorrow
1. Nick Anderson – If AJ Minter goes today, it’s back to back.
