MLB Bullpen Report: 07/05/12

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By Matthew Beck

American League

Baltimore Orioles
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 25th save of the season on Wednesday after relieving Chris Tillman with one out in the ninth inning. Johnson has now pitched back-to-back days, but both outing were with low pitch counts so he could still be used on Thursday. (07/05/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Tuesday after giving up two runs on three hits and one walk. Despite the rough outing, Strop is still sitting on a 1.73 earned-run average. (07/04/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Picked up the win on Tuesday night after retiring the final batter on the eighth inning on three pitches. With this outing O’Day improved to 5-0 on the season with a 2.36 earned-run average. (07/04/12)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Tuesday night after surrendering two runs on three hits. With this appearance Aceves falls to 0-6 on the season with a 4.32 earned-run average. (07/04/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one hit and one walk while striking out three batters. He needed 27 pitches to get through the appearance and will likely be given the day off on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Monday night retiring all six batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance and has now strung together three straight solid outings. (07/03/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL), Bobby Jenks (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 10th inning throwing only seven pitches in the appearance. With this outing Reed improved to 2-1 on the season with a 4.03 earned-run average. (07/05/12)
(SU) Matt Thornton (L)– Pitched two innings of relief on Wednesday retiring all six batters he faced in order. With this appearance Thornton lowered his earned-run average to 3.06 on the season. (07/05/12)
(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)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Perez has pitched two of the last three days, but expect him to be available for Monday’s game against the Angels. (07/02/12) (SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 20th hold of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit in the appearance and forced one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/04/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 11 pitches thrown. (07/05/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Valverde has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Monday. (07/02/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. The run came via a home run to start the inning, but Benoit was able to bounce back from blow and not give up any more runs. (07/04/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Pitched two innings of relief on Monday night giving up two hits while striking out two batters. He needed 25 pitches to get the job done and will likely be off on Tuesday after pitching three innings the last two days. (07/03/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Friday night despite giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in the ninth inning. This was a rough outing for Broxton and luckily for him the Royals had a big enough lead that he didn’t blow the game. (06/30/12)
(SU) Greg Holland (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up two walks while striking out two batters. He needed 27 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/04/12)
(MR) Aaron Crow (R)–Pitched one inning of relief giving up three runs on two hits and one walk while striking out two batters. This was a rough outing for Crow and with this appearance he raised his earned-run average to 3.34 on the season. (07/02/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With two more strikeouts on Sunday Frieri now has 60 strikeouts on the season. (07/02/12)
(SU) Scott Downs (L)–Recorded his seventh save of the season on Monday night after pitching two innings of relief. Frieri had pitched the previous night, so Downs was used after being off for three straight days. (07/03/12)
(MR) Jordan Walden (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday night giving up one run on three hits while striking out two batters. Walden has now given up at least one run in his last three appearances which has raised his earned-run average to 4.15 on the season. (07/04/12)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Glen Perkins (L)–Recorded his fourth save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Perkins has been great in the closer role since Matt Capps when down with an injury, and is proving why the Twins should move Capps before the trade deadline. (07/04/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 29 pitches to get through the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/02/12)
(MR)–Alex Burnett (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Monday night after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Burnett lowered his earned-run average to 1.77 on the season. (07/03/12) Injured–Matt Capps (15-Day DL)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out one batter in the appearance. With this appearance Soriano lowered his earned-run average to 1.72 on the season and has nothing to worry about in terms of losing the ninth inning role to David Robertson. (07/05/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters in the appearance. He needed only 13 pitches to get through the outing with eight going over for strikes. (07/05/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Picked up the win on Wednesday despite giving up two runs on two hits while striking out two batters in the seventh inning. This wasn’t a good outing for Logan, but because the Yankees gained the lead in top of the eighth inning, Logan earned a cheap win. (07/05/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Recorded his eighth save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He forced one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get through the inning on seven pitches thrown. (07/05/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief needed 23 pitches to get the job done. He retired all five batters he faced in order forcing two ground ball outs and three fly ball outs. (07/05/12)
(MR) Brian Fuentes (L)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one run on two hits and one walk while striking out one batter. Fuentes has now given up six runs in his last three appearances and is in danger of being demoted if he continues down this road. (07/01/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Recorded his seventh save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Wilhemlsen has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable on Tuesday. (07/03/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out and one ground ball out to get the job done. (07/05/12)
(MR) Lucas Luetge (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Luetge lowered his earned-run average to 1.66 on the season. (07/05/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL), Stephen Pryor  (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 24th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the inning and has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
(SU) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Picked up his first hold of the season Wednesday despite taking the loss after surrendering three runs on four walks in 0.1 innings of relief. This was just his second outing of the season and appears to not have full control of all his pitches yet. (07/05/12)
(MR) Joel Peralta (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Tuesday night after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He needed only six pitches to get through the appearance forcing two fly ball outs. (07/04/12)

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)–Took the loss on Wednesday after surrendering one run on one hit and one walk while striking out two batters in the ninth inning. With this outing Adams falls to 1-3 on the season with a 3.18 earned-run average. (07/05/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 27 pitches to get through the outing forcing three ground ball outs to go along with his two strikeouts. (07/05/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Janssen has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be off on Thursday. (07/05/12)
(SU) Jason Frasor (R)– Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on two hits and one walk in the seventh inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs to get out of the inning. (07/05/12) (MR) Francisco Cordero (R)–Took the loss on Sunday after surrendering three runs on four hits in the eighth inning. The runs came off of two home runs in the outing, which raised his earned-run average to 5.29 on the season. (07/02/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (15-Day DL)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was Putz’s first appearance since last Thursday so expect him to be available the next few days. (07/04/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Was charged with his second loss of the season on Wednesday after surrendering two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. This was a rough outing for Hernandez, but overall he has been solid all season. (07/05/12) (MR) Bryan Shaw (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday surrendering two runs on two hits. Shaw has been pitching great leading up to Wednesday, so hopefully he will be able to rebound from this one. (07/05/12)
Injured–Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 1.50 on the season. (07/01/12)
(SU) Jonny Venters (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit in the outing. The run came via a home run in the seventh inning and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/05/12)
(MR) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth 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. (07/01/12)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing the other to fly out on 13 pitches thrown. (07/05/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching two scoreless innings of relief. He gave up one walk while striking out two batters in the outing while lowering his earned-run average to 2.27 on the season. (07/05/12) (MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit in the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 2.93 on the season. (07/03/12) 

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Monday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out two batters in the outing. After hitting a rough patch Chapman has now put together back-to-back solid outings so it appears the skid may be over. (07/03/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up two hits in the appearance. He needed 12 pitches to get through the outing forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs. (07/02/12)
(MR) Jose Arredondo (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Arredondo lowered his earned-run average to 2.06 on the season. (07/05/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He allowed one hit and one walk while striking out one batter in the appearance. (07/04/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. He retired all four batters he faced in order striking out one batter while forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/04/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday night striking out one batter in the appearance. With this outing Reynolds lowered his earned-run average to 3.57 on the season. (07/05/12)

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)–Was charged with his first blown-save of the season on Tuesday night after surrendering two runs on two hits while striking out two batters in two innings of relief. He threw 30 pitches in the appearance and will likely be off on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
(MR) David Carpenter (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday surrendering two runs on two hits in the outing. With this appearance Carpenter raised his earned-run average to 6.07 on the season, which is nothing to brag about. (07/05/12)
Injured–Wilton Lopez (15-Day DL)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance, which raised his season total to 58 strikeouts. (07/05/12)
(SU) Scott Elbert (L)–Picked up the win on Tuesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief throwing just two pitches in the appearance. With this outing Elbert improved his earned-run average to 2.84 on the season. (07/04/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Lindblom has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Wednesday. (07/04/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL), Javy Guerra (15-Day DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Heath Bell (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless 10th inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Bell has now pitched back-to-back days and three of the last four games, so expect him to get a day off on Thursday. (07/05/12)
(SU) Edward Mujica (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Friday night giving up one hit in the outing. This was Mujica’s first appearance since Tuesday, so expect him to be available for the rest of the weekend. (06/30/12)
(MR) Steve Cishek (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Tuesday giving up just one hit in the outing. He needed 21 pitches to get through the appearance and forced four ground ball outs to get the job done. (07/04/12)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Was charged with his fifth blown-save of the season on Wednesday after surrendering one run on one  hit in the ninth inning. Axford has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable on Thursday. (07/05/12)
(SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Rodriguez has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable on Thursday. (07/05/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He threw just six pitches in the outing, with all six pitches going over for strikes. (07/05/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. Parnell needed just six pitches to get through the appearance to force three ground ball outs. (07/01/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation striking out one batter in the appearance. He needed only 11 pitches to get through the outing with seven going over for strikes. (07/04/12)
(MR) Miguel Batista (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit. He threw just one pitch in the outing and was quickly pulled for Tim Byrdak. (07/05/12)
Injured– Frank Francisco (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies 
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was Papelbon’s first outing since last Tuesday so expect him to be available for the rest of the week when needed. 907/05/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Sunday giving up two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. The runs came via a Hanley Ramirez two-run home run in the inning, which gave the Marlins just enough cushion to pull away for the win. (07/02/12)
(MR) Jeremy Horst (L)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. Horst has now pitched in consecutive days and has three strikeouts in two innings of relief. (06/30/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 21st save of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on one hit in the outing. Hanrahan has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be unavailable on Thursday. (07/05/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Picked up his 20th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning striking out one batter. Grilli has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Thursday. (07/05/12)
(MR) Juan Cruz (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance and has now recorded four strikeouts in his last two innings of work. (07/04/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed only nine pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs. (07/05/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Picked up his fourth hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching one inning of relief. He retired all three batters he faced in order on 11 pitches thrown with six going over for strikes. (07/05/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Picked up his second win of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief striking out both batters he faced. He has now pitched back-to-back das and three of the last four, so expect Gregerson to get the day off on Thursday. (07/05/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Picked up the win on Sunday despite being charged with this third blown-save of the season after giving up three runs in the ninth inning. He was not charged with any runs and struck out two batters in the appearance. (07/02/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Picked up his 13th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one walk in the appearance lowering his earned-run average to 0.79 on the season. (07/02/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Lopez has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Thursday. (07/05/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season) 

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up two hits while striking out two batters in the inning on 20 pitches thrown. (07/05/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Monday night needing only two pitches the get through the appearance. With this outing Boggs lowered his earned-run average to 2.02 on the season. (07/03/12)
(MR) Eduardo Sanchez (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night giving up two runs on three hits in the sixth inning. This was a bad outing for Sanchez, but he entered after Adam Wainwright gave up seven runs through five innings, so the game was already out of reach. (06/30/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. With this appearance Clippard lowered his earned-run average to 1.83 on the season. (07/02/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Burnett lowered his earned-run average to 1.47 on the season. (07/05/12) (MR) Michael Gonzalez (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday giving up one hit in the outing. Gonzalez has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be unavailable on Thursday. (07/05/12)
Injured– Drew Storen (15-Day DL)

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