August 17, 2013
Seattle Mariners – Danny Farquhar bounced back from his rough outing a few days back, earning the save on Friday with a perfect 9th inning. Behind him, it’s been mostly Yoervis Medina getting the 8th inning as of late, with Charlie Furbush contributing holds here and there. Oliver Perez isn’t out of the conversation for saves on nights when Farquhar is unavailable, but Medina and Furbush, who combined to get through the 8th on Friday, have been more consistent as of late. Hierarchy change: Yoervis Medina to Set-up, Charlie Furbush to 2nd in line.
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SEA | Danny Farquhar | Yoervis Medina | Charlie Furbush | Danny Farquhar | 8/15/13 |
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Colorado Rockies – Rafael Betancourt started his rehab assignment recently, and though Rex Brothers has pitched well in the injured closer’s stead, a Rockies beat writer expects that Betancourt will take over the 9th inning role again upon his return, which will likely be inside a week or so. No hierarchy change.
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COL | Rex Brothers | Matt Belisle | Mitchell Boggs | Rafael Betancourt | 8/17/13 | |||||
Rafael Betancourt (DL) |
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Houston Astros – The Astros held a two-run lead entering the 9th inning on Friday, and Chia-Jen Lo began warming up. Houston would tack on four runs in the top of the 9th, ruining the save situation, but Lo would pitch the bottom half anyway, extending his scoreless streak to 7 appearances. Josh Fields got the first two save chances since Jose Veras’s trade, but Lo got the third and would likely have gotten the fourth last night if there had been one; the Taiwanese righty might be in the driver’s seat for saves now in Houston. No hierarchy change.
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HOU | Josh Fields | Chia-Jen Lo | Josh Zeid | Josh Fields | 8/17/13 |
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VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Jonathan Broxton/J.J. Hoover, Cincinnati Reds – Aroldis Chapman has pitched in back to back games and five of the last six.
2. Aaron Crow, Kansas City Royals – Greg Holland closed out both games of the Kansas City doubleheader on Friday.