MLB Bullpen Report: 06/16/12

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By Matthew Beck

American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Tuesday night after retiring the final two batters of the ninth inning. The inning did not start out as a save situation, but after Kevin Gregg gave up two runs he was quickly replaced by Johnson who saved the day. (06/13/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Strop lowered his earned-run average to 1.44 on the season. (06/14/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed only eight pitches to get the job done and struck out one batter in his efforts. (06/15/12)
Injured–Matt Lindstrom (15-Day DL)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He needed 14 pitches to get through the appearance and forced a ground ball out and a fly ball out to go along with his strikeout. (06/13/12)
(SU) Franklin Morales (L)–Pitched three innings of relief on Saturday retiring all nine batters he faced in order striking out three. This was Morales second straight appearance being used in long relief so it appears the Red Sox will be using him in this role from now on. (06/10/12)
(MR) Vicente Padilla (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Wednesday night giving up a hit to the only batter he faced on three pitches. He has now pitched in back-to-back games so it is good that the Red Sox have off on Thursday so he can refuel himself. (06/14/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL), Bobby Jenks (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance, lowering his earned-run average to 4.35 on the season. (06/13/12)
(SU) Matt Thornton (L)– Took the loss on Friday night after surrendering one run on one hit and one walk in the eighth inning striking out two batters. Thornton has now pitched in back-to-back games and will likely be off on Saturday. (06/16/12)
(MR) Hector Santiago (L)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Friday surrendering two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. Santiago needed 29 pitches to get through the appearance in what was his first outing his last Saturday. (06/09/12)

Cleveland Indians (CL) Chris Perez (R)–Recorded his 21st save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one hit in the appearance needing to throw just five pitches to get through the inning. (06/16/12) (SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. With this appearance Pestano lowered his earned-run average to 2.10 on the season. (06/16/12) (MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter. The Run came via a Joey Votto home run in the seventh inning, which raised his earned-run average to 6.65 on the season. (06/13/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Took the loss on Friday night after surrendering six runs on three hits and two walks in 0.2 innings of relief. Only one run was earned, but this was still a rough outing for Valverde, who has now pitched three straight days and will likely be given a day off on Saturday. (06/16/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Friday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Benoit lowered his earned-run average to 2.12 on the season and will likely be used in the closer role on Saturday if one arises. (06/16/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Friday night giving up three hits while striking out one batter. He needed 17 pitches to get the job done, and has yet to really put together a solid string of outings this season. (06/16/12)
Injured–Octavio Dotel (15-Day DL)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Recorded his 16th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Broxton lowered his earned-run average to 1.46 on the season and has been one of the better values at closer this season. (06/16/12)
(SU) Greg Holland (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two hits while striking out three batters. He needed 25 pitches to get through the outing and has now pitched in back-to-back games. (06/14/12)
(MR) Aaron Crow (R)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up two hits in the appearance. Crow as able to work out of the jam he created for himself by forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (06/16/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Recorded his sixth save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. He has now recorded back-to-back saves and with a day off on Thursday should be ready to go for this weekend’s series with the Diamondbacks. (06/14/12)
(SU) Scott Downs (L)–Recorded his sixth save of the season on Sunday despite giving up his first earned-run of the season on three hits. Downs, not Ernesto Frieri, was used in the ninth inning in this contest, but Downs is expected to be the setup man in most situations. (06/11/12)
(MR) Jordan Walden (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night throwing just eight pitches in the appearance. This was his first appearance since Friday when he gave up one earned-run, so he hasn’t really been used that much lately. (06/13/12)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Matt Capps (R)–Took the loss on Friday night after giving up two runs on two hits while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. This was Capps’ fourth loss of the season, but he has been one of the most consistent closers in terms of fantasy this season. (06/16/12)
(SU) Glen Perkins (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. Perkins has really settled down as of late and has lowered his earned-run average to 3.38 on the season. (06/14/12)
(MR) Brian Duensing (L)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Friday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. This was a solid outing from Duensing, who gave up three runs in his last appearance, so it appears he has worked out his issues and has moved on. (06/16/12)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance Soriano lowered his earned-run average to 1.93 on the season. (06/14/12)
(SU) Boone Logan (R)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up two walks in the appearance but was able to get out of the jam by striking out one batter and forcing a ground ball out and a fly ball out on 24 pitches thrown. (06/14/12)
(MR) David Robertson (R)–Pitched one inning of relief in his first appearance since returning from the disabled-list giving up one run on two hits while striking out one batter. It is unknown in Robertson will get a chance to close again, but for now he will likely get back into the swing of things by being used in roles similar to this one. (06/16/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Recorded his second save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit. Cook is now two-for-two in save chances and has now pitched back-to-back games and will likely be unavailable on Thursday. (06/14/12) (CL) Brian Fuentes (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday surrendering two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out one batter. The big blow came via a Marco Scutaro home run in the ninth inning, which made Fuentes’ total earned-run balloon to five runs on his last 1.2 innings of relief. (06/15/12)
(MR) Grant Balfour (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 3.03 on the season. (06/15/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing the only other batter he faced to ground out. (06/15/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit and two walks in the outing. He was able to work out of the jam by striking out one batter and forcing two ground ball outs. (06/14/12)
(MR) Stephen Pryor (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit in the outing. He threw 11 pitches in the appearance with seven going over for strikes, which is something you like to see out of a young pitcher. (06/13/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday afternoon giving up one run on two hits while striking out two batters. With this outing Rodney raised his earned-run average to 1.21 on the season. (06/15/12)
(SU) Joel Peralta (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday giving up one hit and one walk in the appearance. He forced two ground ball outs and one fly ball out on 16 pitches thrown to get the job done. (06/15/12)
(MR) J.P. Howell (L)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. Howell struck out two batters in the appearance and has now pitched three consecutive days and will likely be unavailable to pitch on Friday. (06/15/12)
Injured–Kyle Farnsworth (15-Day DL)

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Nathan has now recorded five strikeouts in his last three innings of relief. (06/16/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up his first win of the season on Wednesday after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He needed only seven pitches to get the job done, striking out one batter and forcing the other batter to fly out. (06/14/12)
(MR) Koji Uehara (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Saturday surrendering two runs on four hits while striking out one batter. He needed 25 pitches to get through the appearance, which was his first since last Saturday. (06/10/12)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Recorded his sixth save of the season on Friday night following a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up just one hit in the appearance and forced one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (06/16/12)
(SU) Jason Frasor (R)– Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up one walk while striking out one batter. This was Frasor’s first appearance since Tuesday, so expect him to be available for the next two games of the weekend. (06/16/12)
(MR) Francisco Cordero (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one walk on nine pitches thrown. He was able to force two fly ball outs to get himself out of the eighth inning, but threw just four strikes in the appearance. (06/14/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (15-Day DL)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks 
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed only 11 pitches to get through the appearance, forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (06/11/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance and for one fly ball out to end the game. (06/16/12)
(MR) Bryan Shaw (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Thursday retiring all six batters he faced in order on 19 pitches thrown. He forced two ground ball out and four fly ball outs in the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 3.51 on the season. (06/15/12)
Injured–Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He needed only 10 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground balls to go along with his one strikeout. (06/16/12)
(SU) Jonny Venters (L)–Venters struck out the only batter that he faced in the eighth inning on five pitches thrown. He has now pitched in three consecutive games and since the Braves are off on Thursday he will be ready to go for this weekend’s series with the Orioles. (06/14/12)
(MR) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Friday night after giving up one run on one hit in the eighth inning. O’Flaherty has now pitched three consecutive days and will likely be unavailable to pitch on Saturday. (06/09/12)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Recorded his third save of the season on Friday afternoon following a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter in the appearance and is now the club’s closer, but will likely be on a short leash this time around. (06/16/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Friday afternoon after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He threw 17 pitches in the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (06/16/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday surrendering two runs on two hits in the appearance. Camp has now given up four runs in his last 3.1 innings of relief, which could cost him save chances down the road. (06/15/12) 

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order striking out two batters. This outing ended his three consecutive starts with giving up a run, so it appears Chapman is right back on track. (06/16/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 3.33 on the season. (06/16/12)
(MR) Jose Arrenondo (R)–Picked up his third hold of the season on Friday after pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning. He needed only 10 pitches to make it through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (06/16/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL), Bill Bray (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Pitched a scoreless 10th inning on Friday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was a much better outing for Betancourt than his last appearance, so it looks like he has moved on from it. (06/16/12) (SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Picked up his third win of the season on Friday after pitching two scoreless innings giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He threw 23 pitches in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 2.29 on the season. (06/16/12) (MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday giving up one run on two hits while striking out one batter. The run came via a Josh Reddick home run in the eighth inning, but if you take that one pitch away Reynolds didn’t look that bad in this appearance. (06/15/12)

Houston Astros
(CL)Brett Myers (R)–Recorded his 16th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up just one hit in the appearance. With this outing Myers lowered his earned-run average to 1.99 on the season. (06/15/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. Lyon has now struck out four batters in his last 2.1 innings of relief. (06/13/12)
(MR)Wilton Lopez (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one run on one hit. The one run came via a Paul Konerko home run in the eighth inning, but even with that home run Lopez’s earned-run average is sitting at 2.51 on the season. (06/11/12)

Los Angeles Dodgers (
CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance and looked a lot better than he did on Wednesday after pitching three straight days. (06/16/12)
(SU) Scott Elbert (L)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Friday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief throwing just six pitches to get the job done. He forced the only batter he faced to ground out in his first appearance since last Sunday. (06/16/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He threw just nine pitches in the outing forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs. (06/14/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL), Javy Guerra (15-Day DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Heath Bell (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday night in a non-save situation giving up two hits while striking out two batters. Bell now has six strikeouts in his last 2.2 innings of relief, which is a much higher rate that what we are accustomed to with him. (06/14/12)
(SU) Edward Mujica (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday giving up one hit in the outing on 14 pitches thrown. Mujica has now put together two straight solid outings following his disastrous performance last Thursday when he gave up three runs in 0.1 innings. (06/13/12)
(MR) Steve Cishek (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday needing 16 pitches to get through the outing. He forced two ground ball outs and one fly ball out in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 1.95 on the season. (06/13/12)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was a relief for his fantasy owners after back-to-back terrible outings, so he appears to have worked out the kinks. He has now pitched three straight days and will likely be given the day off on Saturday. (06/16/12)
(SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Thursday after striking out the only batter that he faced on six pitches. He relieved Shaun Marcum in the eighth inning and was able get the job done relatively easy. (06/15/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Picked up the win on Friday night after pitching 1.2 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Loe lowered his earned-run average to 2.83 on the season. (06/16/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Frank Francisco (R)–Recorded his 16th save of the season on Thursday afternoon after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one walk while striking out two batters in the appearance needing 18 pitches to get the job done. (06/15/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a 1-2-3 sixth inning striking out two batters. This was Rauch’s best outing in a few weeks, so hopefully he will be able to repeat this performance next time out. (06/15/12)
(MR) Bobby Parnell (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance and forced the other two batters he faced to fly out to get through the inning. (06/15/12)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Wednesday after retiring the final four batters of the game in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 2.10 on the season. (06/14/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on two hits while striking out two batters. Bastardo has been a strikeout-machine as of late and has eight strikeouts in his last three innings of relief. (06/14/12) (MR) Chad Qualls (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He struck out three batters in the outing, but Jamey Carroll reached base on a wild pitch for one of his strikeouts. (06/14/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters. This was his first outing since Saturday so the Pirates just wanted him to get some work in even though it was a blowout. (06/14/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Friday night giving up one run on two walks while striking out two batters. With this appearance Grilli’s earned-run average went up to 1.82 on the season. (06/16/12)
(MR) Chris Resop (R)–Pitched three innings of relief on Thursday giving up one run on four hits while striking out two batters. He threw 44 pitches in the outing, so he will likely be given the day off on Friday after a pitch count like that. (06/15/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Recorded his seventh save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out one batter. He has now pitched back-to-back games and will likely be unavailable to close on Thursday. (06/14/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday giving up one run on one hit and two walks on 29 pitches thrown. This was Thayer’s first appearance since last Saturday and it wasn’t one that you wanted to see from him. (06/15/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Wednesday night after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up two hits while striking out one batter. He needed 18 pitches to get the two outs in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 3.86 in his efforts. (06/14/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to end the game. (06/16/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Friday after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He threw just four pitches in the appearance forcing two ground ball outs. (06/16/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Friday night after recording the first out of the eighth inning. He was relieved by Sergio Romo after throwing just three pitches, but has been used enough to be worthy of owning in holds leagues. (06/16/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season) 

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed only seven pitches to get the job done and despite pitching on back-to-back days he should be available on Friday based on his low pitch count. (06/15/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Thursday after forcing the only batter that he faced to fly out on four pitches in the eighth inning. Boggs was coming off of a bad outing on Tuesday so it was nice to see him rebound in this contest. (06/15/12)
(MR) Eduardo Sanchez (R)–Picked up his third hold of the season on Thursday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one walk in the appearance while forcing the other two batters he faced to fly out. (06/15/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Recorded his ninth save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out two batters. Clippard has really excelled in his new role and even when Drew Storen returns to action, it is hard to see the Nationals moving him back to the setup role. (06/13/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He has now pitched in back-to-back games and three out of the last four days, so a day off on Wednesday is likely. (06/13/12)
(MR) Brad Lidge (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Friday night surrendering three runs on one hit and two walks. This was a terrible outing for Lidge, who has yet to string together back-to-back solid outings and hopefully he will be able to work out the kinks before his next appearance. (06/16/12)
Injured– Drew Storen (15-Day DL), Henry Rodriguez (15-Day DL)

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