MLB Bullpen Report: 07/28/12

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By Matthew Beck

American League

Baltimore Orioles 
(CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Took the loss and was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Friday night after surrendering six runs on five hits and one walk in the ninth inning. He recorded just one out in the appearance in what was his worst outing of the season. (07/28/12)
(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)

Boston Red Sox
(CL) Alfredo Aceves (R)–Recorded his 21st save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk in the outing. He needed only eight pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out and two fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/25/12)
(SU) Vicente Padilla (R)–Picked up the win on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit while striking out two batters. With this appearance Padilla improved to 4-0 on the season with a 3.50 earned-run average. (07/25/12)
(MR) Mark Melancon (R)–Pitched one inning of relief on Friday night surrendering four runs on two hits and one walk. The runs came via a Curtis Granderson grand slam in the eighth inning, which blew the game wide open. (07/28/12)
Injured–Andrew Bailey (60-Day DL)

Chicago White Sox
(CL) Addison Reed (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit in the outing. He picked up one strikeout while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to close out the game. (07/28/12)
(SU) Brett Myers (R)–Picked up his second hold as a member of the White Sox on Friday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit while striking out one batter on 17 pitches thrown. (07/28/12)
(MR) Matt Thornton (L)– Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Friday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one walk while forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/28/12)

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)

Los Angeles Angels
(CL) Ernesto Frieri (R)– Recorded his 12th 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 get the job done. (07/28/12)
(CL) Scott Downs (L)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit in the appearance while striking out one batter on nine pitches thrown. (07/28/12)
(MR) Kevin Jepsen (R)–Picked up his sixth hold of the season on Friday night after pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two fly ball outs on 19 pitches thrown. (07/28/12)
Injured–Jordan Walden (15-day DL)

Minnesota Twins
(CL) Glen Perkins (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Wednesday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out two batters in the appearance while forcing one ground ball out on 11 pitches thrown. (07/26/12)
(CL) Jared Burton (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Wednesday giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Burton lowered his earned-run average to 2.29 on the season. (07/26/12)
(MR) Alex Burnett (R)–Pitched 1.1 innings of relief on Monday night retiring all four batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/24/12)
Injured–Matt Capps (15-Day DL)

New York Yankees
(CL) Rafael Soriano (R)–Recorded his 26th save of the season on Wednesday afternoon after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Soriano lowered his earned-run average to 1.58 on the season. (07/26/12)
(SU) David Robertson (R)–Picked up his 14th hold of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning giving up one hit in the outing. With this appearance Robertson lowered his earned-run average to 1.99 on the season. (07/28/12)
(MR) Boone Logan (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Tuesday night giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. Neither of the base runners he faced scored, so at least his ineffectiveness did not come back and bite him. (07/25/12)
Injured–Mariano Rivera (out for the season)

Oakland Athletics
(CL) Ryan Cook(R)–Was charged with his fifth blown-save of the season on Friday after giving up one run on three hits in 0.1 innings of relief. Despite the blown-save Cook is still sitting on a 1.90 earned-run average on the season. (07/28/12)
(SU) Grant Balfour (R)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Friday night after pitching 0.2 innings of relief giving up three walks in the outing. He got himself into a jam, but was able to work out of it by forcing two fly ball outs. (07/28/12)
(MR) Jordan Norberto (L)-Pitched up his fourth hold of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless sixth inning. He gave up one hit while striking out one batter forcing one ground ball out and one fly ball out to get the job done. (07/28/12)
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)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation. He retired all three batters he faced in order needing 14 pitches to forced one strikeout and two ground ball outs. (07/28/12)
(MR) Lucas Luetge (L)–Pitched a scoreless inning of relief on Friday night retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter while forcing two ground ball outs on 17 pitches thrown. (07/28/12)
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 eighth inning on Friday night giving up one hit while striking out two batters. He needed 14 pitches to get through the outing with 11 pitches going over for strikes. (07/28/12)
(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)

Texas Rangers
(CL) Joe Nathan (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. This was a solid bounce-back appearance for Nathan, who took the loss on Tuesday, so he appears to be back on track. (07/26/12)
(SU) Mike Adams (R)–Picked up his 17th hold of the season on Wednesday after retiring the final batter of the eighth inning. He forced the only batter that he faced to fly out on four pitches thrown. (07/26/12)
(MR) Robbie Ross (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Monday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. Ross has now pitched back-to-back days and may be unavailable on Tuesday. (07/24/12)
Injured–Koji Uehara (15-Day DL)

Toronto Blue Jays
(CL) Casey Janssen (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. He struck out one batter in the appearance and has now pitched back-to-back days. (07/28/12)
(SU) Brandon Lyon (R)–Picked up his first hold as a member of the Blue Jays Friday night after pitching 0.2 innings of relief. He gave up one hit while striking out two batters in the appearance on 12 pitches thrown. (07/28/12)
(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)

Atlanta Braves
(CL) Craig Kimbrel (R)–Recorded his 29th 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 two fly ball outs on 14 pitches thrown. (07/25/12)
(SU) Eric O’Flaherty (L)–Picked up his 18th hold of the season on Tuesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning. He gave up one hit while striking out one batter needing 13 pitches to get the job done. (07/25/12)
(MR) Jonny Venters (L)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Friday night giving up one hit and two walks while striking out two batters. Venters has looked good since returning from the disabled list, but will be limited in holds leagues since he is now being used earlier than the eighth inning. (07/28/12)

Chicago Cubs
(CL) Carlos Marmol (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday night in a non-save situation giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. Marmol has now pitched back-to-back days and may get a day off on Wednesday. (07/25/12)
(SU) James Russell (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday giving up one hit while striking out three batters. This was his first outing since last Saturday so expect him to be available for the remainder of this weekend’s series with the Cardinals. (07/28/12)
(MR) Shawn Camp (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday in a non-save situation giving up one hit and one walk in the outing. He needed 15 pitches to get through the appearance with eight pitches going over for strikes. (07/28/12) 

Cincinnati Reds
(CL) Aroldis Chapman (L)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. Chapman continued his hot start to eh second half of the season with three more strikeouts bringing his total to 93 on the year. (07/28/12)
(SU) Sean Marshall (L)–Picked up the win on Wednesday after pitching 0.1 innings of relief. With this appearance Marshall improved to 3-3 on the season and is currently sitting on a 2.63 earned-run average. (07/26/12)
(MR) Jose Arredondo (R)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless sixth inning. He gave up one walk in the appearance while forcing two ground ball outs to get the job done. (07/24/12)
Injured–Ryan Madson (out for season), Nick Masset (15-Day DL)

Colorado Rockies
(CL) Rafael Betancourt (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning giving up one walk while striking out two batters. He needed 21 pitches to get through the appearance forcing one ground ball out to go along with his strikeouts. (07/26/12)
(SU) Matt Belisle (R)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Wednesday after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. With this appearance Belisle lowered his earned-run average to 2.25 on the season. (07/26/12)
(MR) Matt Reynolds (L)–Pitched 0.1 innings of relief on Friday night needing only four pitches to get through the appearance. He forced the only batter that he faced to ground out in his first appearance since Tuesday. (07/28/12)

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)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Friday after giving up a hit to the only batter he faced in the ninth inning. Since he only threw three pitches, expect him to be available to rest of the weekend. (07/28/12)
(MR) Fernando Rodriguez (R)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. He pitched well, but due to major league rules he charged with the blown-save. (07/28/12)

Los Angeles Dodgers 
(CL) Kenley Jansen (R)–Recorded his 20th save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless 10th inning. He gave up two hits in the appearance but was able to get out of the jam by striking out two batters and forcing one fly ball out. (07/28/12)
(SU) Ronald Belisario (R)–Was charged with his second blown-save of the season on Friday after surrendering two runs on three hits while striking out two batters. With this appearance Belisario raised his earned-run average to 3.03 on the season. (07/28/12) (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)

Miami Marlins
(CL) Steve Cishek (R)–Recorded his third save of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. Cishek has now pitched back-to-back days but has a low pitch total, so expect him to be available to pitch on Tuesday. (07/24/12)
(CL) Heath Bell (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Friday night in a non-save situation retiring all three batters he faced in order. Once again Bell has been pitching well after being removed from the closer role, but don’t expect that to last. (07/28/12)
(CL) Mike Dunn (L)–Picked up his eighth hold of the season on Monday night after pitching a scoreless seventh inning. He gave up two walks in the appearance, but was able to get out of the jam by forcing three fly ball outs. (07/24/12)

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)

Philadelphia Phillies
(CL) Jonathan Papelbon (R)–Pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in a non-save situation giving up two hits while striking out one batter. He threw 14 pitches in the appearance with eight pitches going over for strikes. (07/26/12)
(SU) Antonio Bastardo (L)–Was charged with his third blown-save of the season on Wednesday after surrendering two runs on two hits while striking out one batter. With this appearance Bastardo raised his earned-run average to 5.23 on the season. (07/26/12) (MR) Jeremy Horst (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night giving up one walk in the appearance. He needed 15 pitches to get through the outing forcing four fly ball outs to get the job done. (07/28/12)
Injured–David Herndon (15-Day DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(CL) Joel Hanrahan (R)–Recorded his 31st save of the season on Friday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one hit while striking out two batters in the inning and will likely be unavailable on Saturday after pitching three straight days. (07/28/12) (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) Tony Watson (L)–Picked up the win on Friday night after pitching a scoreless eighth inning retiring all three batters he faced in order. With this outing Watson improved to 5-1 on the season with a 4.45 earned-run average. (07/28/12)
Injured–Chris Leroux (60-Day DL), Juan Cruz (15-Day DL)

San Diego Padres
(CL) Huston Street (R)–Recorded his 17th save of the season on Wednesday after pitching 1.1 innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Street lowered his earned-run average to 0.91 on the season and may be moved being the trade deadline next week. (07/26/12)
(SU) Dale Thayer (R)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Friday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. With this appearance Thayer lowered his earned-run average to 3.90 on the season. (07/28/12)
(MR) Luke Gregerson (R)–Failed to record an out in his appearance on Wednesday afternoon giving up a hit to the only batter he faced in the eighth inning. He threw seven pitches in the appearance and was not charged with any runs. (07/26/12)

San Francisco Giants
(CL) Santiago Casilla (R)–Pitched 0.2 innings of relief on Friday night in a non-save situation giving up one walk while striking out one batter. He needed 18 pitches to get through the appearance with 11 pitches going over for strikes. (07/28/12)
(SU) Sergio Romo (R)–Took the loss on Friday night after surrendering two runs on two hits and one walk in 0.2 innings of relief. With this appearance Romo falls to 3-2 on the season with a 1.17 earned-run average. (07/28/12)
(MR) Javier Lopez (L)–Pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday giving up one hit while striking out one batter in the outing. With this appearance Lopez lowered his earned-run average to 3.48 on the season. (07/23/12)
Injured–Brian Wilson (out for season)

St. Louis Cardinals
(CL) Jason Motte (R)–Recorded his 23rd save of the season on Friday after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one hit while striking out one batter and will likely be unavailable on Saturday after pitching three straight days. (07/28/12)
(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)–Picked up his 13th hold of the season on Friday after recording the final two outs of the eighth inning. He forced both batters that he faced to fly out on six pitches thrown. (07/28/12)

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)–Pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Friday night giving up one hit while striking out one batter. He threw just nine pitches in the appearance with eight pitches going over for strikes. (07/28/12)

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