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MLB Bullpen Report: 08/31/12
American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 41st save of the season on Thursday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one hit in the appearance but was able to get the job done by forcing one ground ball out and one strikeout on just eight pitches thrown. (08/31/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Thursday giving up two runs on two hits in 0.1 innings of relief. Strop … Read entire article »
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MLB Bullpen Report: 08/31/12
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 Updated -8/6/2012 | Saves | Strikeouts | ERA | ||
| Joel Hanrahan | 32 | Aroldis Chapman | 100 | Fernando Rodney | 0.71 |
| Jim Johnson | 32 | Kenley Jansen | 77 | Huston Street | 0.82 |
| Fernando Rodney | 32 | Craig Kimbrel | 73 | Craig Kimbrel | 1.29 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 31 | Ernesto Frieri | 73 | Aroldis Chapman | 1.34 |
| Chris Pérez | 29 | Tom Wilhelmsen | 64 | Steve Cishek | 1.77 |
| Rafael Soriano | 26 | Tyler Clippard | 61 | Rafael Soriano | 1.88 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 25 | John Axford | 58 | Kenley Jansen | 1.95 |
| Santiago Casilla | 24 | Glen Perkins | 57 | Ernesto Frieri | 2.00 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 24 | Jonathan Papelbon | 56 | Casey Janssen | 2.11 |
| Jason Motte | 24 | Jason Motte | 52 | Jonathan Broxton | 2.11 |
| WHIP | Blown Saves | K/9 | |||
| Huston Street | 0.58 | Ryan Cook | 7 | Aroldis Chapman | 16.92 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 0.67 | John Axford | 7 | Craig Kimbrel | 15.64 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 0.71 | Kenley Jansen | 6 | Ernesto Frieri | 14.60 |
| Fernando Rodney | 0.77 | Alfredo Aceves | 6 | Kenley Jansen | 13.80 |
| Casey Janssen | 0.82 | Santiago Casilla | 6 | Huston Street | 11.73 |
| Kenley Jansen | 0.85 | Brandon League | 6 | Carlos Mármol | 11.69 |
| Jason Motte | 0.96 | Heath Bell | 6 | John Axford | 11.60 |
| Ryan Cook | 0.99 | Javy Guerra | 5 | Jonathan Papelbon | 11.20 |
| Grant Balfour | 1.02 | Aroldis Chapman | 4 | Tyler Clippard | 10.96 |
| Tyler Clippard | 1.03 | Jason Motte | 4 | Glen Perkins | 10.67 |
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MLB Bullpen Report: 08/30/12
American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 40th save of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Johnson is not known for his strikeouts, but in his last three innings of relief he has struck out five batters. (08/28/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up the win on … Read entire article »
MLB Bullpen Report: 08/29/12
American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 40th save of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Johnson is not known for his strikeouts, but in his last three innings of relief he has struck out five batters. (08/28/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up the win on … Read entire article »
MLB Bullpen Report: 08/28/12
American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 40th save of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Johnson is not known for his strikeouts, but in his last three innings of relief he has struck out five batters. (08/28/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up the win on … Read entire article »
MLB Bullpen Report: 08/27/12
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MLB Bullpen Report: 08/26/12
American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 39th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Johnson looked great in this appearance needing only 12 pitches to forcing one ground ball out while striking out two batters to close out the game. (08/25/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night … Read entire article »
MLB Bullpen Report: 08/25/12
American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 39th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Johnson looked great in this appearance needing only 12 pitches to forcing one ground ball out while striking out two batters to close out the game. (08/25/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night … Read entire article »
MLB Bullpen Report: 08/24/12
American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 38th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 15 pitches thrown to get the job done. (08/22/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Tuesday after … Read entire article »
MLB Bullpen Report: 08/23/12
American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 38th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 15 pitches thrown to get the job done. (08/22/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Tuesday after … Read entire article »
MLB Bullpen Report: 08/20/12
This article was originally posted on Rotoinfo.com, the place to get all your fantasy news all the time. By Matthew Beck American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 37th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out one batter. Johnson has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on … Read entire article »
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