MLB Bullpen Report: 07/27/12

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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 two hits in the outing. He needed 13 pitches to get through the appearance forcing three ground ball outs to get the job done. (07/27/12)
(SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters while forcing one ground ball out on 16 pitches thrown. (07/27/12)
(MR) Darren O’Day (R)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 14 pitches thrown. (07/27/12)

Cleveland Indians
(CL) Chris Perez (R)–Recorded his 29th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 23 pitches to get through the appearance with 13 pitches going over for strikes. (07/27/12)
(SU) Vinnie Pestano (R)–Picked up his 29th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 17 pitches thrown. (07/27/12) (MR) Tony Sipp (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Sipp lowered his earned-run average to 5.34 on the season. (07/26/12)

Detroit Tigers
(CL) Jose Valverde (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Wednesday despite giving up a home run to Travis Hafner in the ninth inning. The home run was the only hit that Valverde gave up as he was able to for three ground ball outs to get the job done. (07/26/12)
(SU) Joaquin Benoit (R)–Picked up his 22nd hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs on 13 pitches thrown. (07/26/12)
(MR) Phil Coke (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night giving up one hit in the outing. He needed 14 pitches to get through the appearance forcing three fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/25/12)

Kansas City Royals
(CL) Jonathan Broxton (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two hits while striking out one batter. With this appearance Broxton lowered his earned-run average to 2.27 on the season and is one of the top relief pitchers that could be moved before the trade deadline. (07/25/12)
(SU) Greg Holland (R)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one walk in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out on 21 pitches thrown. (07/25/12)
(MR) Aaron Crow (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday giving up one walk in the outing. With this appearance Crow lowered his earned-run average to 3.77 on the season and is sitting on 12 holds. (07/27/12)
Injured–Joakim Soria (out for season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Picked up the win on Friday night despite being charged with his fourth blown-save after giving up one run on one hit while striking out one batter in the ninth inning. He gave up a home run to Robinson Cano to tie up the game to lead off the inning, but was able to retire the next three batters he faced. (07/21/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Pitched a scoreless 10th inning on Sunday giving up two hits while striking out two batters. He needed 16 pitches to get through the appearance with 11 pitches going over for strikes. (07/23/12)
(MR) Jordan Norberto (L)-Pitched 2.1 innings of relief on Sunday giving up one hit and one walk while striking out three batters. He threw 41 pitches in the appearance so the day off on Monday should give him enough rest to be available for the team’s next game on Tuesday. (07/23/12)
Injured–Joey Devine (15-Day DL)

Seattle Mariners
(CL) Tom Wilhelmsen (R)–Recorded his 12th save of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. Wilhelmsen has been pitching well lately and has recorded five strikeouts in his last three innings of work. (07/27/12)
(SU) Brandon League (R)–Picked up his fourth hold of the season on Saturday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He forced both batters that he faced to ground out on eight pitches thrown. (07/22/12)
(MR) Lucas Luetge (L)–Picked up his seventh hold of the season on Wednesday despite taking the loss after giving up two runs on two hits in the eighth inning. He recorded just one out in the appearance and has fallen to 1-1 on the season. (07/26/12)
Injured–George Sherrill (15-Day DL), Stephen Pryor  (15-Day DL)

Tampa Bay Rays
(CL) Fernando Rodney (R)–Recorded his 28th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up two walks while striking out two batters. With this appearance Rodney lowered his earned-run average to 0.81 on the season. (07/25/12)
(SU) Kyle Farnsworth (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 one ground ball out and one fly ball out on 13 pitches thrown. (07/23/12)
(MR) Joel Peralta (R)–Picked up his 21st hold of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on 18 pitches thrown. (07/25/12)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation striking out one batter in the appearance. He retired all three batters he faced in order lowering his earned-run average to 2.33 on the season. (07/27/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Picked up the win on Thursday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief. He struck out three batters in the appearance on 17 pitches thrown recording his first win as a member of the Blue Jays. (07/27/12)
(MR) J.A. Happ (R)–Pitched 2.1 innings of relief on Tuesday night surrendering three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out two batters. This was his first appearance with the Blue Jays and it wasn’t a pretty one. (07/25/12)
Injured–Sergio Santos (out for season), Jason Frasor (15-day DL)

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
(CL) J.J. Putz (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Monday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one fly all out on 12 pitches thrown to get the job done. (07/24/12)
(SU) David Hernandez (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out two batters. With this appearance Hernandez lowered his earned-run average to 2.55 on the season. (07/27/12)
(MR) Takashi Saito (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday giving up one walk while striking out two batters. Since being activated from the disabled-list Saito has yet to give up an earned-run. (07/27/12)

Houston Astros
(CL) Francisco Cordero (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his second blown-save Wednesday after surrendering three runs on two hits and one walk in the ninth inning. Cordero has been horrible since taking over the closer role in Houston, but expect him to stay in the role despite the recent struggles. (07/26/12)
(SU)Wilton Lopez (R)–Picked up his ninth hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter needing 15 pitches to get the job done. (07/25/12)
(MR) Fernando Rodriguez (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Wednesday giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. He threw just eight pitches in the appearance with three pitches going over for strikes. (07/26/12)

Los Angeles Dodgers
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Recorded his 19th save of the season on Monday night after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out two batters in the appearance while lowering his earned-run average to 1.93 on the season. (07/24/12)
(SU) Ronald Belisario (R)–Pitched 1.2 innings of relief on Wednesday retiring all five batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out on 11 pitches thrown. (07/26/12)
(MR) Josh Lindblom (R)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday giving up one hit in the outing. Lindblom has now pitched three straight days and will likely be unavailable for at least one day. (07/27/12)
Injured–Matt Guerrier (15-Day DL)

Milwaukee Brewers
(CL)Francisco Rodriguez (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his sixth blown-save of the season on Wednesday after giving up two runs on two hits and one walk in the 10th inning. Rodriguez has now blown back-to-back saves falling to 2-6 on the season. (07/26/12)
(CL) John Axford (R)–Pitched two innings of relief on Wednesday retiring all six batters he faced in order. With the recent struggles of Francisco Rodriguez, Axford may be in line to regain the closer role sooner than later. (07/26/12)
(MR) Kameron Loe (R)–Pitched two scoreless innings of relief on Thursday retiring all six batters he faced in order. He struck out three batters in the appearance while forcing three ground ball outs on just 13 pitches thrown. (07/27/12)

New York Mets
(CL) Bobby Parnell (R)–Recorded his third save of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He allowed two base runners via base-on-balls, but was able to get out o the jam by striking out three batters. (07/27/12)
(SU) Jon Rauch (R)–Picked up his 10th hold of the season on Thursday despite giving up one run on one hit and one walk in 0.2 innings of relief. He needed 19 pitches to get through the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/27/12)
(MR) Tim Byrdak (L)–Picked up his 16th hold of the season on Thursday after striking out the only batter that he faced to end the eighth inning. He threw just seven pitches in the appearance with four pitches going over for strikes. (07/27/12)
Injured– Frank Francisco (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 30th save of the season on Thursday despite giving up one run on one hit and one walk while striking out two batters in the ninth inning. Hanrahan has now pitched back-to-back days and may get the day off on Friday. (07/27/12)
(SU) Jason Grilli (R)–Picked up his 25th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Grilli lowered his earned-run average to 1.91 on the season. (07/26/12)
(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)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 22nd save Thursday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning striking out all three batters he faced. With this appearance Motte lowered his earned-run average to 2.66 on the season. (07/27/12)
(SU) Mitchell Boggs (R)–Picked up his 15th hold of the season on Thursday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit and one walk while striking out two batters on 21 pitches thrown. (07/27/12)
(MR) Marc Rzepczynski (L)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Tuesday forcing the only two batters he faced to ground out. He threw just three pitches in the appearance with two pitches going over for strikes. (07/25/12)

Washington Nationals
(CL) Tyler Clippard (R)–Recorded his 18th save of the season on Wednesday 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 on 16 pitches thrown and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/26/12)
(SU) Sean Burnett (L)–Picked up his 22nd hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. He forcing the only batter that he faced to ground out after throwing just one pitch to get the job done. (07/26/12)
(MR) Drew Storen (R)–Picked up his second hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. He threw four pitches in the appearance forcing the only batter that he faced to ground out on four pitches. (07/26/12)

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