MLB Bullpen Report: 06/29/12

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By Matthew Beck

American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation giving up one hit and two walks while striking out one batter. This was Johnson’s first appearance since last Sunday, so it was likely just a routine pitching day for him. (06/29/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Strop lowered his earned-run average to 1.29 on the season. (06/29/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday night surrendering two runs on three hits while striking out two batters. This was O’Day’s worst outing of the season so hopefully he can bounce back and get on track in his next outing. (06/28/12)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He threw 12 pitches in the appearance forcing three fly ball outs. (06/27/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while lowering is earned-run average to 3.86 on the season. (06/27/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed only eight pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (06/28/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL), Bobby Jenks (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He was saved by a great catch by Alex Rios on a ball that Derek Jeter hit to the wall which would’ve won the game for the Yankees, but luckily Rios was able to make a great play to hold onto the win. (06/29/12)
(SU) Matt Thornton (L)– Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He struck out one batter in the outing while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (06/27/12)
(MR) Hector Santiago (L)–Picked up the win on Thursday after pitching one inning of relief giving up one run on one hit while striking out two batters. It wasn’t the best of outings from Santiago, but it was nice to see him keep it together and pick up the win. (06/29/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Friday night after striking out the side on 13 pitches in the ninth inning. Perez has now struck out six batters in his last three innings of relief, which is what you want to see out of your closer. (06/23/12) (SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday afternoon giving up one run on three hits while striking out one batter. Even with this appearance, Pestano’s earned-run average still sits at 2.10 on the season. (06/28/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on one hit. The run came via a Alex Rodriguez home run in the seventh inning, which raised his earned-run average to 6.66 on the season. (06/27/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He threw just nine pitches in the appearance forcing three fly ball outs to get the job done. (06/29/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance Benoit lowered his earned-run average to 1.80 in the season. (06/29/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. Coke has been solid over the last few weeks of the season and should start to get consideration in holds leagues. (06/29/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Wednesday afternoon after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Broxton lowered his earned-run average to 1.52 on the season. (06/28/12)
(SU) Greg Holland (R)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. He allowed two base runners in the appearance, but was able to get out of the jam by striking out two batters and forcing one fly ball out. (06/28/12)
(MR) Aaron Crow (R)–Picked up a win on Wednesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He entered the game in relief on Tim Collins in the eighth inning, who couldn’t get the job done, which lead to him getting the victory. (06/28/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Recorded his 10th save of the season on Thursday after working out of a base loaded jam in the ninth inning. He gave up two hits and one walk in the outing while striking out two batters. (06/29/12)
(SU) Scott Downs (L)–Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Downs’ earned-run average went down to 0.35 on the season. (06/29/12)
(MR) Jordan Walden (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out two batters. This was his first appearance since last Wednesday as it appears this is the type of situations he will be used in moving forward. (06/27/12)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Glen Perkins (L)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Jared Burton was given the save chance for the second night in a row, so maybe the Twins are leaning towards him over Perkins in the ninth inning role. (06/26/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Recorded his second save of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk in the outing. Burton was used in the ninth inning for the second night in a row and maybe has the upper hand on Glenn Perkins to close games for the Twins. (06/26/12)
(MR)–Alex Burnett (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Wednesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. This was Burnett’s first outing since last Friday so expect him to be ready to go for the rest of the week. (06/28/12)
Injured–Matt Capps (15-Day DL)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Wednesday afternoon despite giving up one run on two hits and two walks while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. Soriano has now pitched back-to-back days and three of the last four games, so a day off may be in line for Soriano on Thursday. (06/28/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Took the loss on Thursday after giving up one run on one hit in the ninth inning. Robertson was also charged with his second blown-save of the year after giving up a home run to Dayan Viciedo with no one on in the inning. (06/29/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. He was used to get the second out of the eighth inning, which he was able to do by forcing the only batter he faced to fly out on three pitches. (06/29/12) Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Recorded his sixth save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning striking out one batter in the appearance. After a bad outing last Friday Cook has now put together two straight solid appearances and looks to have gotten over it. (06/28/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance Balfour lowered his earned-run average to 2.61 on the year. (06/28/12)
(MR) Brian Fuentes (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday surrendering three runs on two hits and three walks. Fuentes has fallen apart at the seams since losing the closer role, and it would be surprising if he ends up being removed from the bullpen all together with another outing like this one. (06/24/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Recorded his sixth 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 one ground ball out and one fly ball out the get the job done. (06/27/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Wednesday retiring all five batters he faced in order. He threw just 15 pitches in the appearance, forcing five fly ball outs to get the job done. (06/28/12)
(MR) Lucas Luetge (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 1.40 on the season. (06/28/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL), Stephen Pryor  (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 21st save of the season in Sunday’s Game 1 of a doubleheader after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance, which brings his total to 33 on the year. (06/25/12)
(SU) J.P. Howell (L)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up just one hit in the appearance. With this outing Howell lowered his earned-run average to 4.81 on the season. (06/27/12)
(MR) Jake McGee (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Thursday needing only two pitches to get the job done. He forced the only batter that he faced to ground out to end the eighth inning in relief on James Shields. (06/29/12)
Injured–Kyle Farnsworth (15-Day DL) Suspended–Joel Peralta

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Thursday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. This marked the third straight day that Nathan pitched so expend him to be unavailable on Friday. (06/29/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Adams as now pitched three straight days and will likely get the day off on Friday. (06/29/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Picked up his fourth hold of the season on Thursday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He threw just eight pitches in the appearance for one ground ball out and one fly ball out. (06/29/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Thursday in a non-save situation giving up one run on two hits while striking out one batter. He needed 21 pitches to get through the ninth inning, forcing two ground ball outs to go along with the strikeout. (06/29/12)
(SU) Jason Frasor (R)– Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Thursday giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Frasor was called upon to get the final two outs of the sixth inning, and he got the job done on nine pitches. (06/29/12)
(MR) Francisco Cordero (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Thursday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 21 pitches to get through the appearance, but only 11 went over for strikes. (06/29/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (15-Day DL)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out one batter. This was Putz’s first appearance since last Sunday, and he looked extremely sharp throwing 15 pitches with 10 going over for strikes. (06/29/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Picked up the win on Thursday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up two walks while striking out three batters. With this appearance Hernandez lowered his earned-run average to 2.73 on the season. (06/29/12)
(MR) Bryan Shaw (R)–Pitched a scoreless sixth inning on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Shaw lowered his earned-run average to 2.90 on the season. (06/28/12)
Injured–Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Took his first loss on the season on Thursday after serving up a game-winning home run to Chris Young in the ninth inning. He has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get a day off on Friday. (06/29/12)
(SU) Jonny Venters (L)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter in the seventh inning. The run came via a Chris Young home run, but it ended up not being a factor in the game. (06/28/12)
(MR) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Thursday needing only one pitch to get the job done. He forced the only batter he faced to ground out and has now pitched in back-to-back games. (06/29/12)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Recorded his fifth save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Marmol allowed just one base runner in this contest, which is good for Marmol, but it is only a matter of time before he blows up ones again. (06/27/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Russell lowered his earned-run average to 2.52 on the season. (06/27/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Tuesday night after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. He gave up just one hit in the appearance on 23 pitches with 14 going over for strikes. (06/27/12)

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Recorded his ninth save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out three batters. This was a much better showing from Chapman than his most recent outings, so hopefully he will be moving forward and forgetting those outings. (06/27/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Picked up the win on Tuesday after retiring the final batter of the eighth inning on four pitches. He forced the only batter he faced to fly out, which gave him a cheap win. (06/27/12)
(MR) Jose Arredondo (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday giving up one walk while striking out three batters. With this appearance Arredondo lowered his earned-run average to 1.89 on the season. (06/29/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Thursday after giving up a solo-home run to Bryce Harper in the ninth inning. The home run was the only hit he gave up in the appearance, but it was a big one. (06/29/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up two hits in the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 1.98 on the season. (06/29/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday night giving up one run on two hits in the outing. With this appearance Reynolds raised his earned-run average to 3.58 on the season. (06/28/12)

Houston Astros
(CL)Brett Myers (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Thursday after surrendering six runs on four hits in the ninth inning. Only one run was earned, but either way this was a bad outing from Myers. (06/29/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Thursday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Lyon lowered his earned-run average to 2.73 on the season. (06/29/12)
(MR) David Carpenter (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. Carpenter has now given up three runs in his last two appearances. (06/27/12)
Injured–Wilton Lopez (15-Day DL)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Recorded his 12th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in his efforts while forcing two ground ball outs. (06/24/12)
(SU) Scott Elbert (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Monday night giving up one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 23 pitches to get through the appearance with 13 going over for strikes. (06/26/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was a much better showing that his previous outing when he gave up two runs, so hopefully he turned the corner. (06/27/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL), Javy Guerra (15-Day DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Heath Bell (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit in the outing. Bell was coming off of a rough outing on Monday, so it was nice to see a smooth outing from him. (06/28/12)
(SU) Edward Mujica (R)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He threw 10 pitches in the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs. (06/28/12)
(MR) Steve Cishek (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Monday night giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. The run was not earned, so his earned-run average stays at 2.61 after this appearance. (06/26/12)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Took the loss on Tuesday night after giving up a game-winning home run to Drew Stubbs in the eighth inning. Axford have looked awful as of late, and the Brewers are starting to lose patience with their closer. (06/27/12)
(SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on one hit and one walk. Rodriguez has been good lately, and could be in line to get some saves if John Axford continues to struggle. (06/28/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (06/28/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the outing in his first appearance as the Mets closer. (06/25/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Monday night giving up four runs on one walk while striking out one batter. All of the runs were unearned, but once again Rauch did not look good on the mound. (06/26/12)
(MR) Miguel Batista (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit in the outing. He finished out the bottom of the eighth inning by forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (06/27/12)
Injured– Frank Francisco (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Tuesday night despite giving up one run on one hit while striking out two batters in the ninth inning. He served up a home run to Michael McKenry in the top of the ninth inning which made it a 5-4 game, but was able to get out of jam without any more damage. (06/27/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday night in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Bastardo has now pitched back-to-back games and may have the day off on Thursday. (06/28/12)
(MR) Chad Qualls (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday surrendering three runs on three hits and one walk. Qualls has had a hard time being consistent this season and if this continues he may move down the depth chart in the near future. (06/28/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning striking out one batter. He has now pitched back-to-back games and may get a day off on Friday. (06/29/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Thursday despite giving up one run on two hits while striking out two batters. Despite a rough outing, Grilli’s earned-run average only went up to 2.05 on the season. (06/29/12)
(MR) Juan Cruz (R)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. He was called upon to get the final out of the seventh inning, and he did it on eight pitches forcing a fly ball out. (06/29/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (06/29/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (06/28/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Thursday retiring both batters he faced in order on seven pitches. He struck out one batter in the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 3.71 on the season. (06/29/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Recorded his 21st save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Casilla has faltered lately, so it was nice to see him bounce back in this outing. (06/27/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Recorded his fourth save of the season on Wednesday after retiring the final four batters of the game. He was filling in for Santiago Casilla, who had pitched four of the last five days, so don’t look too much into this appearance. (06/28/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He retired both batters he face din order on nine pitches forcing two ground ball outs. (06/28/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 16th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out. He has now pitched back-to-back games and may get a day off on Wednesday. (06/27/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one hit in the appearance on seven pitches thrown with five going over for strikes. (06/27/12)
(MR) Eduardo Sanchez (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Monday night surrendering two runs on three walks. Sanchez has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely have off on Tuesday. (06/26/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Recorded his 12th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the outing and lowered his earned-run average to 1.95 on the season. (06/24/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (06/29/12)
(MR) Michael Gonzalez (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Thursday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. He needed 10 pitches to get through the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (06/29/12)
Injured– Drew Storen (15-Day DL), Henry Rodriguez (15-Day DL)

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