MLB Bullpen Report: 07/19/12

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By Matthew Beck

American League

Baltimore Orioles 
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 27th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit in the appearance. He threw just six pitches in the outing forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/19/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up two hits and one walk in the outing. Strop got himself into a jam but was able to work out of it by forcing two ground ball outs and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/18/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Monday night surrendering three runs on four hits in the outing. With this appearance O’Day raised his earned-run average to 3.16 on the season. (07/17/12)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Monday night in a non-save situation giving up one walk in the outing. Aceves has now pitched back-to-back days and will likely be given the day off on Tuesday. (07/17/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Picked up the win on Monday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning striking out one batter on 13 pitches thrown. With this appearance Padilla goes to 3-0 on the season with a 3.71 earned-run average. (07/17/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. With this appearance he lowered his earned-run average to 5.89 on the season, which seems high, but after his terrible start in April, it has vastly improved. (07/19/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance and has now recorded back-to-back saves in his last two outings. (07/18/12)
(SU) Matt Thornton (L)– Pitched one inning of relief on Tuesday surrendering three runs on three hits while striking out one batter. This was a rough outing for Thornton, but at least he didn’t take the loss. (07/18/12)
(MR) Hector Santiago (L)–Pitched three innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two runs on two hits and one walk while striking out four batters. He threw 45 pitches in the appearance, so don’t expect to see him take the mound on Thursday. (07/19/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Recorded his 26th save of the season on Monday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out two batters in the appearance. Perez is now two-for-two in save chances in the second half of the season with three strikeouts. (07/17/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 26th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/19/12)
(MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit and one walk. He needed 11 pitches to get through the appearance with only five pitches going over for strikes. (07/19/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Monday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Valverde has now pitched four straight days and will likely be given a day off on Tuesday. (07/17/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit in the appearance. Benoit has now given up runs in each of his last three outings, which is not what you want to see from your main setup man. (07/19/12)
(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 Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning 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. (07/19/12)
(MR) Aaron Crow (R)–Was charged with his fourth blown-save of the season on Wednesday after giving up two runs on three hits in 0.2 innings of relief. With this appearance Crow raised his earned-run average to 4.08 on the season. (07/19/12)
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) Glen Perkins (L)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. With Matt Capps back on the disabled list, expect to see Perkins and Jared Burton split the save chances. (07/19/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Recorded his third save of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out one batter. Burton received the first save chanced with Matt Capps on the disabled list, but expect him to split the closer role with Burton moving forward. (07/18/12)
(MR) Alex Burnett (R)–Picked up the win on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance Burnett improved to 3-2 on the season with a 2.78 earned-run average. (07/18/12)
Injured–Matt Capps (15-Day DL)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 24th 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 Soriano entered after Chad Qualls and Clay Rapada couldn’t get the job done. (07/18/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Picked up the win on Monday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one walk in the outing. With this appearance Robertson improved to 1-3 on the season with a 2.36 earned-run average. (07/17/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Picked up his 12th hold of the season on Tuesday night after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. HE forced both batters he faced in the seventh inning to ground out on seven pitches thrown lowering his earned-run average to 3.62 on the season. (07/18/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Cook improved to 3-2 on the season with a 1.34 earned-run average. (07/19/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out two batters. He needed 18 pitches to get the final two outs of the sixth inning with 12 pitches going over for strikes.  (07/19/12)
(MR) Jordan Norberto (L)–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 Josh Hamilton solo-home run in the eighth inning, but Noberto was able to bounce back to get out of the inning. (07/18/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Recorded his eighth save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning 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. (07/18/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Monday night retiring all four batters he faced in order. League struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out on 18 pitches thrown. (07/17/12)
(MR) Lucas Luetge (L)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Tuesday night after pitching 1.2 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Luetge lowered his earned-run average to 1.46 on the season. (07/18/12) Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL), Stephen Pryor  (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 27th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit in the outing. Rodney has now pitched back-to-back days and may get a day off on Wednesday. (07/18/12)
(SU) Kyle Farnsworth (R)–Picked up his second hold of the season on Wednesday despite taking the loss after giving up two runs on two hits in the seventh inning. He only recorded two outs in the inning and was later relieved by Jake McGee, who then gave up three runs. (07/19/12)
(MR) Joel Peralta (R)–Picked up his 20th hold of the season on Tuesday night after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/18/12)

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)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Adams lowered his earned-run average to 2.93 on the season. (07/18/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on two hits in the sixth inning. Despite the rough outing, Ross is still sitting on a 1.12 earned-run average on the season. (07/19/12)
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)– Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Monday surrendering two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. Frasor gave up a grand slam to Raul Ibanez in the eighth inning but was only charged with two of the runs after Aaron Loup was charged with the other two. (07/17/12)
(MR) Francisco Cordero (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs on 13 pitches thrown. (07/18/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (out for season)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Putz has now pitched back-to-back days and may get a day of rest on Tuesday. (07/17/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Monday after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He needed only seven pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/17/12)
(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)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance Kimbrel lowered his earned-run average to 1.25 on the season. (07/19/12)
(SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He needed 11 pitches to get through the appearance forcing three ground ball outs to get the job done. (07/19/12)
(MR) Kris Medlen (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. With this appearance Medlen lowered his earned-run average to 2.85 on the season and is becoming a solid player in holds leagues. (07/19/12)
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 the win on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. With this appearance Russell improved to 3-0 on the season with a 2.45 earned-run average. (07/19/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one hit in the outing. The game was called due to rain, so if that didn’t happen Camp would have stayed in the game to face more batters. (07/19/12)

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Recorded his 14th save of the season on Tuesday night after striking out the only batter he faced in the ninth inning. Chapman has now pitched four of the last five days, but expect him to be available on Wednesday. (07/18/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday giving up two hits while striking out two batters in the appearance. He got himself into a jam in the inning, but was relieved by Aroldis Chapman who got the job done. (07/18/12)
(MR) Jose Arredondo (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two batters. Only one run was earned so this appearance wasn’t as bad as it may appear. (07/19/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit in the outing. He needed 11 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs. (07/19/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Belisle lowered his earned-run average to 2.20 on the season. (07/19/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Took the loss on Wednesday after pitching 1.2 innings of relief giving up three runs on three hits while striking out four batters. This was a bad appearance from Reynolds, but at least he got the win for his owners. (07/19/12)

Houston Astros
(CL)Brett Myers (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He needed only 12 pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs to go along with his strikeout. (07/17/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on one hit and two walks in the outing. He needed 28 pitches to get through the appearance forcing oen ground ball out and four fly ball outs. (07/19/12)
(MR) Wilton Lopez (R)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Lopez lowered his earned-run average to 2.29 on the season. (07/17/12)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up one hit and two walks while striking out one batter. Jansen has now pitched back-to-back days, but with a day off on Thursday he should be ready to go for this weekend’s series with the struggling Mets. (07/19/12)
(SU) Ronald Belisario (R)–Took the loss on Tuesday night despite picking up his 13th hold of the season after giving up two runs on one walk in the eighth inning. He recorded just two outs in the outing needing to be relieved by Kenley Jansen. (07/18/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched a scoreless 11th inning on Wednesday allowing one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Lindblom lowered his earned-run average to 3.09 on the season. (07/19/12)
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 ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. Bell has now pitched three straight days and will likely get the day off on Wednesday. (07/18/12)
(CL) Mike Dunn (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one run on two hits and one walk. He was used to get through the seventh inning and was able to end to inning, but not without giving up a run. (07/19/12)
Injured– Edward Mujica (15-Day DL)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL)Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Recorded his third save of the season on Wednesday despite giving up one run on one hit and three walks while striking out two batters in the ninth inning. This was not the best showing from Rodriguez, but at least he was able to escape with only giving up one run. (07/19/12)
(MR) John Axford (R)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. This was Axford’s first appearance since losing the closer role to Francisco Rodriguez, and is now 3-6 on the season. (07/19/12) (MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Retired the final batter of the ninth inning on Monday night needing only three pitches to get the job done. He forced the only batter he faced to fly out in relief of John Axford. (07/17/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Was charged with his fifth blown-save of the season Tuesday night after giving up one run on three hits in the ninth inning. Parnell has now blown saves in each of his two appearance since the All-Star break, which has really hurt his case to stay in the ninth inning role once Frank Francisco returns to action. (07/18/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday striking out two batters in the appearance. Rauch has been pitching better as of late, and should still be considered a decent player for holds leagues. (07/19/12)
(MR) Miguel Batista (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief giving up two runs on three hits while striking out one batter in the appearance. He needed 14 pitches to get through the outing with nine pitches going over for strikes. (07/19/12)
Injured– Frank Francisco (15-Day DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Wednesday after surrendering two runs on four hits in the 10th inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing the only other batter he faced to fly out to get out of the inning. (07/19/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Tuesday after striking out the only batter he faced in the eighth inning. He threw just six pitches in the appearance with three pitches going over for strikes. (07/18/12)
(MR) Jeremy Horst (L)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Wednesday after giving up a hit to the only batter that he faced. He threw just five pitches in the inning and the hit that he gave up ended up not being an issue. (07/19/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 26th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing the other batter to fly out on just eight pitches thrown. (07/19/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Picked up his 23rd hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. This was not a typical outing from Grilli, but he was able to escape from the appearance unharmed. (07/19/12) (MR) Juan Cruz (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday night giving up two walks in the outing. After allowing two base runners, Cruz was relieved by Joel Hanrahan to close out the game. (07/18/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Wednesday after striking out the only batter that he faced to end the ninth inning. The inning did not start out as a save situation, but after a base runner was allowed the Padres decided to bring Street in to cloe out the game. (07/19/12) (
SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Monday night giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. Thayer has now pitched 2.2 innings the last two days so don’t expect to see him take the mound on Tuesday. (07/17/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation striking out all three batters he faced in the outing. With this appearance Gregerson lowered his earned-run average to 3.32 on the season. (07/18/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Picked up the win on Wednesday despite giving up two runs on two hits in the 10th inning. He was also charged with his sixth blown-save of the season, and may be losing his hold on the closer role. (07/19/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday striking out one batter. He faced three batters in the appearance needing 17 pitches to get through the appearance with 10 going over for strikes. (07/19/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out one batter in the appearance. With this appearance Lopez lowered his earned-run average to 3.72 on the season. (07/19/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Picked up the win on Monday night after pitching 1.2 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out two batters in the appearance. With this appearance Motte lowered his earned-run average to 2.93 on the season. (07/17/12)
(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)–Recorded his 15th save of the season on Wednesday despite giving up two runs on two hits while striking out three batters in the ninth inning. Clippard gave up two home runs in the outing and has now given up five runs the last two days, so don’t expect to see him take the mound Thursday. (07/19/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Picked up his 19th 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 1.82 on the season. (07/19/12) (MR) Michael Gonzalez (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday giving up one run on two hits. He needed 12 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/18/12)
Injured– Drew Storen (15-Day DL)

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