MLB Bullpen Report: 07/16/12

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By Matthew Beck

American League

Baltimore Orioles 
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up three runs on four hits while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. This was his first outing since last week, so hopefully he will be able to put this behind him and return back to what he did in the first half of the season. (07/15/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. Strop has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance O’Day lowered his earned-run average to 2.50 on the season. (07/15/12)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up three walks while striking out one batter. Aceves got himself into a jam, but was able to forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/16/12) (SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Picked up his 20th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up two hits while striking out one batter. He needed 14 pitches to get through the appearance with 10 going over for strikes. (07/14/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Sunday retiring all five batters he faced in order on 19 pitches thrown. Melancon has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Monday. (07/16/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit in the outing. This was a nice bounce-back performance from Reed, who gave up one run in his last appearance, so he appears to be going in the right direction moving forward. (07/16/12)
(SU) Matt Thornton (L)– Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up two hits while striking out one batter. He needed 11 pitches to get through the appearance with eight going over for strikes. (07/14/12)
(MR) Hector Santiago (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday giving up one walk in the outing. Santiago ha now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Recorded his 25th 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 start the second half of the season in the right direction. (07/14/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 24th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly ball out on 14 pitches thrown in the outing. (07/14/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Sunday after striking out the only batter he faced to end the seventh inning. He needed six pitches to get the job done with three pitches going over for strikes. (07/09/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one hit in the outing. Valverde has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable to pitch on Monday against the Angels. (07/16/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Took the loss on Saturday after surrendering three runs on two hits in the 13th inning. He recorded only two outs in the appearance while giving up two home runs to end the game. (07/15/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Saturday giving up two walks in the outing. He allowed a few base runners but was able to work out of the jam by forcing four ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (07/15/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Recorded his 22nd save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Broxton bounced back nicely form a blown-save on Friday night, but has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(SU) Greg Holland (R)–Picked up the win on Saturday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Holland has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(MR) Aaron Crow (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up two hits in the sixth inning. Crow did not give up any runs, so his earned-run average lowered to 3.79 on the season. (07/15/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Failed to record an out in his appearance on Sunday surrendering three runs on one hit and two walks in the ninth inning. The three runs were Frieri’s first earned-runs allowed this season but did not get charged with a blown-save due to the big lead the Angels had when he entered the game. (07/16/12)
(CL) Scott Downs (L)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one hit and two walks in the outing. Downs was removed after loading the bases, but escaped unharmed after Kevin Jepsen cleaned up the mess forcing Alex Rodriguez to pop-out to end the game. (07/16/12)
(MR) Jordan Walden (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. He needed 21 pitches to get through the appearance with 12 pitches going over for strikes. (07/09/12)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Matt Capps (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was Capps’ first outing since returning from the disabled-list and will likely return to his role as the team’s closer once a save situation arises. (07/15/12)
(SU) Glen Perkins (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one hit in the outing. He needed 19 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/16/12)
(MR) Jared Burton (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up two hits and one walk. He got himself into a jam, but was able to work out of hit by forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out on 25 pitches thrown. (07/16/12)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 22nd save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out two batters. He has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Sunday since the Yankees don’t get the day off on Monday. (07/15/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With Rafael Soriano pitching back-to-back days, Robertson may be in line to get a save opportunity on Sunday. (07/15/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one walk in the outing. This was Logan’s first appearance of the second half needing only nine pitches to get the job done. (07/16/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Recorded his ninth save of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out two batters. Cook picked up right where he left off at the end of the first half continuing to be one of the best up-in-coming relievers in the game. (07/14/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Friday after recording the final out of the eighth inning. He forced the only batter he faced to fly out on eight pitches thrown. (07/14/12)
(MR) Jordan Norberto (L)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Saturday giving up one run on three hits in the appearance. The run came via a Josh Willingham home run and luckily no one was on base or else it could’ve been a lot worse. (07/15/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (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 appearance while forcing two ground ball outs on nine pitches thrown. (07/16/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance League lowered his earned-run average to 3.29 on the season and has been pitching well as of late. (07/16/12)
(MR) Lucas Luetge (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Friday night striking out the only batter he faced on three pitches. With this appearance Luetge lowered his earned-run average to 1.59 on the season. (07/14/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL), Stephen Pryor  (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 26th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Rodney continued his remarkable season on Saturday and lowered his earned-run average to 0.91 on the season. (07/15/12)
(SU) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on 12 pitches thrown. (07/14/12)
(MR) Joel Peralta (R)–Picked up his 19th hold of the season on Saturday after retiring the final two batters of the eighth inning. He needed just five pitches to get through the appearance forcing two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/15/12)

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Friday night despite surrendering two runs on three hits and one walk in the outing. This was a rough outing for Nathan, but at least he escaped with the save. (07/14/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Friday after recording the final out of the eighth inning. He forced the only batter that he faced to fly out on six pitches thrown. (07/14/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday needing only seven pitches to get the job done. He forced one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get through the appearance. (07/09/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Saturday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one hit in the outing. Janssen has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely get a day of rest on Sunday if a save-situation arises. (07/15/12)
(SU) Jason Frasor (R)– Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. Frasor gave up one hit while striking put one batter on 14 pitches thrown. (07/16/12)
(MR) Francisco Cordero (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief o Thursday surrendering three runs on five hits while striking out one batter. With this appearance Cordero’s earned-run average ballooned to 6.00 on the season. (07/06/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (out for season)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed only six pitches to get through the appearance forcing three ground ball outs. (07/16/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Saturday 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 on 11 pitches thrown. (07/15/12)
(MR) Bryan Shaw (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order on 16 pitches. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/16/12)
Injured–Takashi Saito (15-Day DL)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Recorded his 27th save of the season on Saturday after striking out the side in the ninth inning. Kimbrel has now pitched back-to-back days and has recorded six strikeouts in the two outings since starting the second half of the season. (07/15/12) (SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Sunday forcing the only batter that he faced to ground out on six pitches. O’Flaherty has now been used in back-to-back games, but with a day off on Monday, expect him to be ready for the Braves next game on Tuesday against the Giants. (07/16/12)
(MR) Kris Medlen (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one run on three hits and one walk. With this appearance Medlen raised his earned-run average to 2.91 on the season. (07/16/12)
Injured–Jonny Venters (15-Day DL)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Recorded his 10th save of the season on Sunday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. Marmol has now pitched back-to-back days, but will get the day off on Monday with the Cubs starting their series with the Marlins on Tuesday. (07/16/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief forcing the only batter that he faced to fly out on three pitches. Russell has now been used in back-to-back games and has become a decent option for those in holds leagues. (07/16/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Sunday despite giving up one run on one hit in the eighth inning. He needed 16 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get out of the inning. (07/16/12) 

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Sunday after striking out the side in the ninth inning. Chapman has now pitched all three days since the All-Star break and will likely be unavailable for Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks. (07/16/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Saturday after giving up one hit in the seventh inning. He retired two batters in the appearance forcing one ground ball out and striking out a batter. (07/15/12)
(MR) Jose Arredondo (R)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Friday night despite giving up one run on two hits in the eighth inning. With this appearance Arredondo raided his earned-run average to 2.25 on the season. (07/14/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one hit in the outing. He needed only four pitches to get through the inning forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/16/12) (SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday giving up two runs on two hits. With this appearance Belisle went up to 2.25 on the season and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/15/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Saturday retiring the final batter of the fifth inning on five pitches thrown. He forced the only batter he faced in the appearance to ground out and lowered his earned-run average to 3.35 on the season. (07/15/12)

Houston Astros
(CL)Brett Myers (R)–Took the loss on Saturday night after giving up one run on three hits in the 12th inning. He failed to record an out in the appearance on 10 pitches with seven going over for strikes. (07/15/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Saturday giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. He needed 28 pitches to get through the inning forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out. (07/15/12)
(MR) Wilton Lopez (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Saturday giving up two hits while striking out one batter. This was Lopez’s first appearance since returning from the disabled list, so don’t expect to see him out there on Sunday. (07/15/12)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Took the loss on Saturday and was charged with this fourth blown-save of the season after surrendering two runs on two hits while striking out one batter. Only one run was earned, but it was enough to blow the game for the Dodgers. (07/15/12)
(SU) Ronald Belisario (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Saturday despite giving up one run on two hits while striking out one batter in the eighth inning. Belisario has been solid in the setup role this season and is now sporting a 1.72 earned-run average. (07/15/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one run on four hits in the appearance. The run came via a Chase Headley home run, but was able to limit the damage to only one run. (07/16/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Steve Cishek (R)–Recorded his second save of the season on Saturday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out three batters. This was the first save chance for the Marlins since going to a closer-by-committee, which means it appears Cishek has an upper hand on the other pitchers in the Marlins bullpen. (07/15/12)
(CL) Heath Bell (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was Bell’s first appearance in the second half of the season, but will likely be used in a setup role until he can get himself back in order. (07/16/12)
(MR) Mike Dunn (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. With the marlins going with a closer-by committee to start the second half, Dunn may be in line to get some save chances moving forward. (07/16/12)
Injured– Edward Mujica (15-Day DL)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL) John Axford (R)–Recorded his 16th save of the season on Sunday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. This was Axford’s first outing of the second half and hopefully he will be able to build off of this performance. (07/16/12)
(SU) Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing a ground ball out on 12 pitches thrown. (07/16/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Saturday after surrendering two runs on two hits and one walk in 0.2 innings of relief. This is not the way owners in deep holds leagues wanted Loe to start the second half, so hopefully he will be able to rebound in his next appearance. (07/15/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Saturday after surrendering one run on three hits in the eighth inning. Parnell is only filling in for Frank Francisco while he recovers from an injury, and with performances like this one he will likely move back to a setup role when he returns. (07/15/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Saturday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up one walk in the outing. With this appearance Rauch lowered his earned-run average to 3.94 on the season. (07/15/12)
(MR) Miguel Batista (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs on 11 pitches thrown. (07/16/12)
Injured– Frank Francisco (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Saturday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/15/12) 
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–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 appearance while forcing two ground ball outs on seven pitches thrown. (07/16/12)
(MR) Jeremy Horst (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday retiring all three batters he faced in order. Horst has now pitched three straight days, but will the All-Star break he will get plenty of rest before Friday’s game. (07/09/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 24th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Hanrahan picked up right where he left off in the first half and has become one of the best ninth inning options in all of baseball. (07/15/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Picked up his 22nd hold of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Grilli lowered his earned-run average to 1.82 on the season. (07/15/12) (MR) Juan Cruz (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up one walk in the outing. With this appearance Cruz lowered his earned-run average to 2.67 on the season and has become a decent pitcher to own in holds leagues. (07/16/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out one batter. With this appearance Street lowered his earned-run average to 1.08 on the season. (07/15/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Thayer lowered his earned-run average to 4.61 on the season. (07/16/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Sunday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief striking out one batter. He needed only 10 pitches to get through the appearance with six pitches going over for strikes. (07/16/12)

San Francisco Giants 
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Sunday after retiring the final two batters of the ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing the other batter to ground out on seven pitches thrown and has now pitched three straight days. (07/16//12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Sunday after striking out the only batter that he faced in the eighth inning. He needed only five pitches to get through the appearance with three pitches going over for strikes. (07/16/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Picked up his 11th hold of the season on Sunday after striking out the only batter that he faced on four pitches. Lopez has pitched the last three days, but with a scheduled day off on Monday he should be ready to go for Tuesday. (07/16/12) Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Saturday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two hits while striking out one batter. This was Motte’s first appearance since Thursday, so he will be available out of the bullpen on Sunday. (07/08/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. With this appearance Boggs lowered his earned-run average to 1.88 on the season and is a must start in holds leagues. (07/16/12)
(MR) Marc Rzepczynski (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Sunday forcing the only batter he faced to fly out on six pitches thrown. He relieved starter Jake Westbrook with one out in the eighth inning but was only used to face one batter. (07/16/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a non-save situation giving up one hit and two walks while striking out one batter. With this appearance Clippard lowered his earned-run average to 1.83 on the season. (07/16/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Sunday retiring both batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter while forcing the other batter to ground out on 10 pitches thrown. (07/16/12)
(MR) Michael Gonzalez (L)–Picked up his third hold of the season on Friday night after recording the final two outs of the seventh inning. He threw just one pitch in the appearance and lowered his earned-run average to 1.42 on the season. (07/14/12) Injured– Drew Storen (15-Day DL)

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